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Task 4: Create New Subscriptions

Write and run a script that sends subscription creation requests to the

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subscription service. The new subscriptions replicate the active subscriptions in your current subscriptions provider.

This section contains information for writing the subscription creation script:

Requirements for the subscription creation script.

Adhere to these requirements as you write the subscription creation script.

Additional API field required for any credit or debit card subscription.
When migrating a credit or debit card payment subscription from a provider outside of the

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system, include the network transaction ID of the authorized transaction from the previous provider system to avoid re-authorization for a new, zero-value credit card payment.

Additional API field required for a Diners or Discover card.
For subscriptions on Diners cards or Discover cards, also include the authorized payment amount from your previous provider system.

How to obtain the additional information required for a credit or debit card subscription.

The network transaction ID and the authorized payment amount are in the

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Token Management Service (TMS), provided that the network transaction ID of the original subscription (from the previous provider) are now in

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TMS.

This condition is a prerequisite for migration.

Construct your subscription creation script.

For each subscription record that you exported from your former subscription provider, your script must submit an API request to create a new Recurring Billing subscription in the

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system.