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Amendment

The Amendment object holds the changes that you want to make to the relevant Subscription object, including its RatePlan, RatePlanCharge, and RatePlanChargeTier.

Amendments change subscriptions. When a customer needs to make a change to a subscription, you make that change through an amendment. Common changes include the following:

  • Change the terms and conditions of a contract.

  • Add a product to, or remove of product from, a subscription.

  • Update an existing product, such as changing the quantity.

  • Renew a subscription on the autorenewal date or before.

  • Cancel a subscription, or transfer to another owner (can be also be done directly on a subscription without an amendment)

  • Suspend an active subscription. (This feature is in Limited Availability.)

  • Resume a suspended subscription. (This feature is in Limited Availability.)

Supported calls

You can use this object with the following calls:

  • amend()

  • create()

  • query()

  • update()

  • delete()
    Note: Invoiced amendments cannot usually be deleted. One exception to this rule is auto-renew amendments. You can delete the last auto-renew amendment even if an invoice has been generated.

Walkthroughs and use cases

Here are some common ways to use this object:

  • Add a product to the subscription - set Type to NewProduct

  • Update information about a product's rate plan charge - set Type to UpdateProduct

  • Remove a product or part of a product from a subscription - set Type to RemoveProduct

  • Change the terms and conditions of the subscription - set Type to TermsAndConditions

  • Change the owner of the subscription set Type to OwnerTransfer

  • Renew a subscription - set Type to Renewal

  • Cancel a subscription - set Type to Cancellation

  • Suspend a subscription (This feature is in Limited Availability.) set Type to SuspendSubscription

  • Resume a subscription (This feature is in Limited Availability.) set Type to ResumeSubscription