Create a Subscription Using the API

You must use a customer token to create a subscription. After migration, a customer token is created in

TMS

for each active subscription in the legacy system. This token has the same ID as the subscription. You can use this token to create another subscription for the same customer.

To create a subscription for a new customer, you must generate a new customer token. To capture payment card data for future use, validate the payment card account by using one of these methods:

Enable the Data Enrichment for Card Verification feature to automatically choose the minimal authorization amount. Contact Customer Support for more details.

The best way to perform this transaction is with the REST API. For more information, see the

Token Management Service

Developer Guide

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You can still use the Secure Acceptance Checkout or the SCMP or Simple Order API, but only to perform the transaction that initializes the subscription agreement and creates a validated token.

Follow these steps to create tokens using Secure Acceptance Checkout or the SCMP or Simple Order API:

Your current integration will fail after migration begins. Prepare changes on your site in advance. Before migration, create tokens as described above. After migration, create subscriptions for them.

To create a subscription, use this data from the payment response:

Original Transaction Authorized Amount

(Required only for Diners and Discover cards)

For more information about creating a subscription, see the Create a Subscription section in the

Recurring Billing User Guide

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