Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In this tutorial, we take a look at the specific API calls that you need to make in order to create and manage subscription payments. We walk through the example of a meal kit delivery service so you can see exactly how this would be implemented in a real world application. By the end of this video, you will be able to implement a subscription payment flow in your own application.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:20 - Create Subscription
0:49 - Create Subscription Plan Variation
1:39 - Create an Order Template
2:08 - Subscribe User by Creating Subscription
2:28 - Pause Subscription
3:04 - Get Subscription Status
3:25 - Conclusion

Resources:
Subscriptions API Explained Video: youtube.com/watch?v=WsGch5qWTHk
Subscriptions API: developer.squareup.com/docs/subscriptions/overview
Subscriptions Example App: github.com/square/connect-api-examples/tree/master/connect-examples/v2/node_catalog_subscription
Catalog API: developer.squareup.com/docs/catalog-api/what-it-does
Orders API: developer.squareup.com/docs/orders-api/what-it-does