> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getlago.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Terminate a subscription > This endpoint allows you to terminate a subscription. ```bash cURL theme={"dark"} LAGO_URL="https://api.getlago.com" API_KEY="__YOUR_API_KEY__" EXTERNAL_ID="__YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_ID__" curl --location --request DELETE "$LAGO_URL/api/v1/subscriptions/$EXTERNAL_ID?status=pending" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" ``` ```python Python theme={"dark"} from lago_python_client.client import Client from lago_python_client.exceptions import LagoApiError client = Client(api_key='__YOUR_API_KEY__') try: client.subscriptions.destroy('external_id') except LagoApiError as e: repair_broken_state(e) # do something on error or raise your own exception ``` ```ruby Ruby theme={"dark"} require 'lago-ruby-client' client = Lago::Api::Client.new(api_key: '__YOUR_API_KEY__') client.subscriptions.destroy("5eb02857-a71e-4ea2-bcf9-57d3a41bc6ba") ``` ```js Javascript theme={"dark"} await client.subscriptions.destroySubscription("external_id"); ``` ```go Go theme={"dark"} import "fmt" import "github.com/getlago/lago-go-client" func main() { lagoClient := lago.New(). SetApiKey("__YOUR_API_KEY__") subscription, err := lagoClient.Subscription().Terminate("__EXTERNAL_ID__") if err != nil { // Error is *lago.Error panic(err) } // subscription is *lago.Subscription fmt.Println(subscription) } ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml DELETE /subscriptions/{external_id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Lago API documentation description: >- Lago API allows your application to push customer information and metrics (events) from your application to the billing application. version: 1.45.2 license: name: AGPLv3 url: https://github.com/getlago/lago-openapi/blob/main/LICENSE contact: email: tech@getlago.com servers: - url: https://api.getlago.com/api/v1 description: US Lago cluster - url: https://api.eu.getlago.com/api/v1 description: EU Lago cluster security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: activity_logs description: Everything about Activity logs externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/audit-logs/activity-logs-object - name: analytics description: Everything about Analytics - name: api_logs description: Everything about API logs externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/audit-logs/api-logs-object - name: billable_metrics description: Everything about Billable metric collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/billable-metrics/object - name: features description: Everything about Feature collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/entitlements/features/feature-object - name: entitlements description: Everything about Entitlement collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/entitlements/plan-entitlements/plan-entitlement-object - name: billing_entities description: Everything about Billing Entities externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/billing-entities/object - name: customers description: Everything about Customer collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/customers/object - name: plans description: Everything about Plan collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/plans/object - name: subscriptions description: Everything about Subscription collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/subscriptions/subscription-object - name: events description: Everything about Event collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/events/event-object - name: organizations description: Everything about Organization collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/organizations/organization-object - name: taxes description: Everything about Tax collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/taxes/tax-object - name: coupons description: Everything about Coupon collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/coupons/coupon-object - name: add_ons description: Everything about Add-on collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/add-ons/add-on-object - name: fees description: Everything about Fees externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/invoices/invoice-object#fee-object - name: invoices description: Everything about Invoice collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/invoices/invoice-object - name: wallets description: Everything about Wallet collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/wallets/wallet-object - name: credit_notes description: Everything about Credit notes collection externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/credit-notes/credit-note-object - name: webhooks description: Everything about Webhooks externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/webhooks/format---signature#1-retrieve-the-public-key - name: webhook_endpoints description: Everything about Webhook Endpoints externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/webhook-endpoints/webhook-endpoint-object - name: payment_receipts description: Everything about Payment receipts externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/payment-receipts/payment-receipt-object - name: payment_requests description: Everything about PaymentRequests externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/payment-requests/payment-request-object - name: payments description: Everything about Payments externalDocs: description: Find out more url: https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/payments/payment-object - name: payment_methods description: Everything about Payment Methods externalDocs: description: Find out more url: >- https://getlago.com/docs/api-reference/payment-methods/payment-method-object externalDocs: description: Lago Github url: https://github.com/getlago paths: /subscriptions/{external_id}: parameters: - name: external_id in: path description: External ID of the existing subscription required: true schema: type: string example: 5eb02857-a71e-4ea2-bcf9-57d3a41bc6ba delete: tags: - subscriptions summary: Terminate a subscription description: This endpoint allows you to terminate a subscription. operationId: destroySubscription parameters: - name: status in: query description: >- If the field is not defined, Lago will terminate only `active` subscriptions. However, if you wish to cancel a `pending` subscription, please ensure that you include `status=pending` in your request. required: false explode: true schema: type: string example: pending - name: on_termination_credit_note in: query description: > When a pay-in-advance subscription is terminated before the end of its billing period, we generate a credit note for the unused subscription time by default. This field allows you to control the behavior of the credit note generation: - `credit`: A credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. The unused amount is credited back to the customer. - `refund`: A credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. If the invoice is paid or partially paid, the unused paid amount is refunded; any unpaid unused amount is credited back to the customer. - `skip`: No credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. _Note: This field is only applicable to pay-in-advance plans and is ignored for pay-in-arrears plans._ required: false schema: type: string enum: - credit - refund - skip example: credit - name: on_termination_invoice in: query description: > When a subscription is terminated before the end of its billing period, we generate an invoice for the unbilled usage. This field allows you to control the behavior of the invoice generation: - `generate`: An invoice is generated for the unbilled usage. - `skip`: No invoice is generated for the unbilled usage. required: false schema: type: string enum: - generate - skip example: generate responses: '200': description: Subscription terminated content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound' '422': $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity' components: schemas: Subscription: type: object required: - subscription properties: subscription: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionObject' SubscriptionObject: type: object required: - billing_time - canceled_at - created_at - current_billing_period_ending_at - current_billing_period_started_at - downgrade_plan_date - ending_at - external_customer_id - external_id - lago_customer_id - lago_id - name - next_plan_code - on_termination_credit_note - on_termination_invoice - plan_code - previous_plan_code - started_at - status - subscription_at - terminated_at - trial_ended_at properties: lago_id: type: string format: uuid example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 description: >- Unique identifier assigned to the subscription within the Lago application. This ID is exclusively created by Lago and serves as a unique identifier for the subscription's record within the Lago system external_id: type: string example: 5eb02857-a71e-4ea2-bcf9-57d3a41bc6ba description: >- The subscription external unique identifier (provided by your own application). lago_customer_id: type: string format: uuid example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 description: >- Unique identifier assigned to the customer within the Lago application. This ID is exclusively created by Lago and serves as a unique identifier for the customer's record within the Lago system external_customer_id: type: string example: 5eb02857-a71e-4ea2-bcf9-57d3a41bc6ba description: >- The customer external unique identifier (provided by your own application). billing_time: type: string description: >- The billing time for the subscription, which can be set as either `anniversary` or `calendar`. If not explicitly provided, it will default to `calendar`. The billing time determines the timing of recurring billing cycles for the subscription. By specifying `anniversary`, the billing cycle will be based on the specific date the subscription started (billed fully), while `calendar` sets the billing cycle at the first day of the week/month/year (billed with proration). example: anniversary enum: - calendar - anniversary name: type: - string - 'null' example: Repository A description: >- The display name of the subscription on an invoice. This field allows for customization of the subscription's name for billing purposes, especially useful when a single customer has multiple subscriptions using the same plan. plan_code: type: string example: premium description: >- The unique code representing the plan to be attached to the customer. This code must correspond to the `code` property of one of the active plans. plan_amount_cents: type: integer description: >- The base cost of the related plan, excluding any applicable taxes, that is billed on a recurring basis. example: 10000 plan_amount_currency: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Currency' description: >- The currency of the related plan. It indicates the monetary unit in which the plan's cost, including taxes and usage-based charges, is expressed. example: USD status: type: string description: >- The status of the subscription, which can have the following values: - `active`: the subscription is currently active and applied to the customer. - `canceled`: the subscription has been stopped before its activation. This can occur when two consecutive downgrades have been applied to a customer or when a subscription with a pending status is terminated. - `pending`: a previous subscription has been downgraded, and the current one is awaiting automatic activation at the end of the billing period. - `terminated`: the subscription is no longer active. example: active enum: - active - canceled - pending - terminated created_at: type: string format: date-time example: '2022-08-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The creation date of the subscription, represented in ISO 8601 datetime format and expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This date provides a timestamp indicating when the subscription was initially created. canceled_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-09-14T16:35:31Z' description: >- The cancellation date of the subscription. This field is not null when the subscription is `canceled`. This date should be provided in ISO 8601 datetime format and expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). started_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-08-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The effective start date of the subscription. This field can be null if the subscription is `pending` or `canceled`. This date should be provided in ISO 8601 datetime format and expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ending_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-10-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The effective end date of the subscription. If this field is set to null, the subscription will automatically renew. This date should be provided in ISO 8601 datetime format, and use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). subscription_at: type: string format: date-time example: '2022-08-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The anniversary date and time of the initial subscription. This date serves as the basis for billing subscriptions with `anniversary` billing time. The `anniversary_date` should be provided in ISO 8601 datetime format and expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). terminated_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-09-14T16:35:31Z' description: >- The termination date of the subscription. This field is not null when the subscription is `terminated`. This date should be provided in ISO 8601 datetime format and expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) previous_plan_code: type: - string - 'null' example: null description: >- The code identifying the previous plan associated with this subscription. next_plan_code: type: - string - 'null' example: null description: The code identifying the next plan in the case of a downgrade. downgrade_plan_date: type: - string - 'null' format: date example: '2022-04-30' description: >- The date when the plan will be downgraded, represented in ISO 8601 date format. trial_ended_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-08-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The date when the free trial is ended, represented in ISO 8601 date format. current_billing_period_started_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-08-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The date and time when the current billing period started, represented in ISO 8601 date format. current_billing_period_ending_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time example: '2022-09-08T00:00:00Z' description: >- The date and time when the current billing period ends, represented in ISO 8601 date format. on_termination_credit_note: type: - string - 'null' description: > When a pay-in-advance subscription is terminated before the end of its billing period, we generate a credit note for the unused subscription time by default. This field allows you to control the behavior of the credit note generation: - `credit`: A credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. The unused amount is credited back to the customer. - `refund`: A credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. If the invoice is paid or partially paid, the unused paid amount is refunded; any unpaid unused amount is credited back to the customer. - `offset`: A credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. If the invoice is paid or partially paid, the unused paid amount is refunded; any unpaid unused amount is applied to the invoice reducing its amount due. - `skip`: No credit note is generated for the unused subscription time. _Note: This field is only applicable to pay-in-advance plans and will be `null` for pay-in-arrears plans._ example: credit enum: - credit - refund - offset - skip on_termination_invoice: type: - string example: generate enum: - generate - skip default: generate description: > When a subscription is terminated before the end of its billing period, we generate an invoice for the unbilled usage. This field allows you to control the behavior of the invoice generation: - `generate`: An invoice is generated for the unbilled usage. - `skip`: No invoice is generated for the unbilled usage. applied_invoice_custom_sections: description: >- The invoice custom sections applied to invoices generated by this subscription. type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppliedInvoiceCustomSectionObject' payment_method: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentMethodReference' description: >- The payment method assigned to this subscription for processing payments. ApiErrorUnauthorized: type: object required: - status - error properties: status: type: integer format: int32 example: 401 error: type: string example: Unauthorized ApiErrorNotFound: type: object required: - status - error - code properties: status: type: integer format: int32 example: 404 error: type: string example: Not Found code: type: string example: object_not_found ApiErrorUnprocessableEntity: type: object required: - status - error - code - error_details properties: status: type: integer format: int32 example: 422 error: type: string example: Unprocessable entity code: type: string example: validation_errors error_details: type: object Currency: type: string example: USD enum: - AED - AFN - ALL - AMD - ANG - AOA - ARS - AUD - AWG - AZN - BAM - BBD - BDT - BGN - BIF - BMD - BND - BOB - BRL - BSD - BWP - BYN - BZD - CAD - CDF - CHF - CLF - CLP - CNY - COP - CRC - CVE - CZK - DJF - DKK - DOP - DZD - EGP - ETB - EUR - FJD - FKP - GBP - GEL - GHS - GIP - GMD - GNF - GTQ - GYD - HKD - HNL - HRK - HTG - HUF - IDR - ILS - INR - ISK - JMD - JPY - KES - KGS - KHR - KMF - KRW - KYD - KZT - LAK - LBP - LKR - LRD - LSL - MAD - MDL - MGA - MKD - MMK - MNT - MOP - MRO - MUR - MVR - MWK - MXN - MYR - MZN - NAD - NGN - NIO - NOK - NPR - NZD - PAB - PEN - PGK - PHP - PKR - PLN - PYG - QAR - RON - RSD - RUB - RWF - SAR - SBD - SCR - SEK - SGD - SHP - SLL - SOS - SRD - STD - SZL - THB - TJS - TOP - TRY - TTD - TWD - TZS - UAH - UGX - USD - UYU - UZS - VND - VUV - WST - XAF - XCD - XOF - XPF - YER - ZAR - ZMW AppliedInvoiceCustomSectionObject: type: object required: - lago_id - created_at - invoice_custom_section properties: lago_id: type: string format: uuid description: >- Unique identifier of the applied invoice custom section in the Lago application. example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 created_at: type: string format: date-time description: >- The date of the applied invoice custom section creation, represented in ISO 8601 datetime format and expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). example: '2023-07-06T14:35:58Z' invoice_custom_section_id: deprecated: true type: string format: uuid description: Unique identifier of the invoice custom section that was applied. example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 invoice_custom_section: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceCustomSectionObject' PaymentMethodReference: type: object description: Reference to a specific payment method for processing the payment. properties: payment_method_type: type: string enum: - provider - manual description: The type of payment method to use. example: provider payment_method_id: type: string format: uuid description: >- The unique identifier of the payment method (required when using a specific provider payment method). example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 InvoiceCustomSectionObject: type: object required: - lago_id - name - code properties: lago_id: type: string format: uuid description: >- Unique identifier for the invoice custom section in the Lago application, generated by Lago to ensure record uniqueness within the system. example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 name: type: string description: Name of the invoice custom section. example: EU Bank Details code: type: string description: >- Unique code identifying the invoice custom section for the API request. example: eu_bank_details description: type: string description: Internal description of the invoice custom section. example: This section contains the bank details for EU customers. details: type: string description: The value shown on the invoice PDF. example: 'Bank Name: Lago Bank, IBAN: FR7630004000031234567890143' display_name: type: string description: The name of the invoice custom section displayed on the invoice. example: 'Bank Details:' applied_to_organization: type: boolean deprecated: true description: >- This field is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. When set to true, it applies the invoice custom section to the organization's default billing entity. To apply or remove an invoice custom section from any billing entity (including the default one), please use the `PUT /billing_entities/:code` endpoint instead. example: true organization_id: type: string format: uuid description: >- Unique identifier for the organization associated with the invoice custom section. example: 1a901a90-1a90-1a90-1a90-1a901a901a90 created_at: type: string format: date-time description: Creation date of the tax. example: '2023-07-06T14:35:58Z' responses: Unauthorized: description: Unauthorized error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorUnauthorized' NotFound: description: Not Found error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorNotFound' UnprocessableEntity: description: Unprocessable entity error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorUnprocessableEntity' securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer ````