Subscription resources
Applies to: Partner Center | Partner Center operated by 21Vianet | Partner Center for Microsoft Cloud for US Government
A subscription lets a customer use a service for a certain period of time. Not all fields apply to all subscriptions. Many fields only apply at certain points in the life cycle, such as if a subscription is suspended or canceled.
Subscription
Note
The Subscription resource has a rate limit of 500 requests per minute per tenant identifier.
The Subscription resource represents the life cycle of a subscription and includes properties that define the states throughout the subscription life cycle.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID | string | The subscription identifier. |
| offerId | string | The offer identifier. |
| entitlementId | string | The entitlement identifier (an Azure subscription ID). |
| offerName | string | The offer name. |
| friendlyName | string | The friendly name for the subscription defined by the partner to help disambiguate. |
| quantity | number | The quantity. This property is set to the license count for license-based billing. |
| unitType | string | The units defining quantity for the subscription: "Licenses", "Usage-based", or "Benefit." |
| parentSubscriptionId | string | Gets or sets the parent subscription identifier. |
| creationDate | string | Gets or sets the creation date, in date-time format. |
| effectiveStartDate | string in UTC date time format | Gets or sets the effective start date for this subscription, in date-time format. This property is used to back date a migrated subscription or to align it with another. |
| commitmentEndDate | string in UTC date time format | The commitment end date for this subscription, in date-time format. For subscriptions that aren't autorenewable, this property represents a date far away in the future. New commerce end dates are inclusive, meaning the end of the term is at the end of the full day. Legacy end dates aren't inclusive. |
| commitmentEndDateTime | string in UTC date time format | The commitment end date and time for this subscription, in date-time format. For subscriptions that aren't autorenewable, this property represents a date far away in the future. |
| status | string | The subscription status: "none", "active", "pending", "suspended", "expired", "disabled" or "deleted." |
| autoRenewEnabled | boolean | Gets a value indicating whether the subscription is renewed automatically. |
| billingType | string | Specifies how the subscription is billed: "none", "usage", "license", or "benefit." |
| billingCycle | string | Indicates the frequency with which the partner is billed for this order. Supported values are the member names found in BillingCycleType. |
| hasPurchasableAddons | boolean | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the subscription has purchasable add-ons. |
| isTrial | boolean | A value indicating whether the subscription is a trial. |
| isMicrosoftProduct | boolean | A value indicating whether the subscription is a Microsoft product. |
| publisherName | string | The publisher name. |
| actions | array of strings | Gets or sets the actions that are allowed. Possible values: "edit", "cancel" |
| partnerId | string | The PartnerID of the reseller of record, used in the indirect partner model. |
| suspensionReasons | array of strings | Read-only. If the subscription was suspended, indicates why. |
| contractType | string | Read-only. The type of contract: "subscription", "productKey", or "redemptionCode." |
| refundOptions | array of RefundOption resources | Read-Only. The set of refund options available for this subscription. |
| scheduledNextTermInstructions | scheduledNextTermInstructions | Gets or sets the scheduled instructions executed when the next term starts. |
| nextChargeInstructions | nextChargeInstructions | Gets details for the next term billing instructions for pending billing cycle changes at the end of the current term. |
| links | SubscriptionLinks | Gets or sets the subscription links. |
| orderId | string | The ID of the order that was placed to begin the subscription. |
| termDuration | string | An ISO 8601 representation of the term's duration. The current supported values are P1M (1 month), P1Y (1 year) and P3Y (3 years). |
| attributes | ResourceAttributes | The metadata attributes corresponding to the subscription. |
| renewalTermDuration | string | An ISO 8601 representation of the term's duration. The current supported values are P1M (1 month) and P1Y (1 year). |
| ProductType | ItemType | Read-only. The type of product the subscription is for. |
| consumptionType | array of overage resources | Gets or sets overage for a given customer. |
| promotionId | string | The promotion identifier if applied to the subscription. Format example: "39NFJQT1PJQB:0001:39NFJQT1Q5KN" |
| CancellationAllowedUntilDate | DateTime | The last date for cancellation. |
| BillingCycleEndDate | DateTime | Gets or sets the billing cycle end date for this subscription, in date-time format. |
| BillingCycleEndDateTime | DateTime | Gets billing cycle end date time for this subscription, in date-time format. |
| productOrderId | string | Identifier for a specific product purchase (for example, Reservations or Azure savings plan). |
| lineItems | SubscriptionLineItem | A line item contains the purchase details of a particular subscription. |
SubscriptionLinks
The SubscriptionLinks resource describes the collection of links attached to a subscription resource.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| offer | Link | Gets or sets the offer. |
| parentSubscription | Link | Gets or sets the parent subscription. |
| product | Link | Gets the product associated with the subscription. |
| sku | Link | Gets the product sku associated with the subscription. |
| availability | Link | Gets the product sku availability associated with the subscription. |
| activationLinks | Link | Gets the list of activation links associated with the subscription. |
| self | Link | The self-URI. |
| next | Link | The next page of items. |
| previous | Link | The previous page of items. |
SubscriptionProvisioningStatus
The SubscriptionProvisioningStatus resource provides information about the provisioning status of a subscription.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| skuId | string | A string that identifies the product SKU. |
| status | string | Indicates the provisioning status: "success", "pending" or "failed." |
| quantity | number | Provides the subscription quantity after provisioning. |
| endDate | string in UTC date time format | The end date of the subscription. |
| attributes | ResourceAttributes | The metadata attributes. |
scheduledNextTermInstructions
The scheduledNextTermInstructions resource defines the instructions to be applied at the start of the subscription's next term. Only present if scheduled changes are set or for all trial subscriptions.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| product | product | A GUID formatted string that identifies the product SKU. |
| quantity | number | Provides the subscription quantity after provisioning. |
| customTermEndDate | string in UTC date time format | The custom end date for the subscription when aligned to another subscription's end date |
Product
The scheduledNextTermInstructions.product resource and attributes a scheduled change will apply at the next term.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| productId | String | The ID for a product. |
| skuId | String | Provides the subscription quantity after provisioning. |
| availabilityId | String | The ID for this availability. This ID is unique only within the context of its parent product and SKU. Note Availability IDs can change over time. Partners should only rely on this value within a short time span after retrieving it. |
| billingCycle | String | Indicates the frequency with which the partner is billed for this order. Supported values are the member names found in BillingCycleType. |
| termDuration | String | An ISO 8601 representation of the term's duration. The current supported values are P1M (1 month) and P1Y (1 year). |
| promotionId | String | The promotion identifier to be applied for the next scheduled term. Format example: "39NFJQT1PJQB:0001:39NFJQT1Q5KN." |
nextChargeInstructions
The nextChargeInstructions resource defines the billing cycle instructions applied at the start of the subscription's next term. Only present when pending billing cycle changes are pending.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| product | product | A GUID formatted string that identifies the product SKU. |
| quantity | number | Provides the subscription quantity after provisioning. |
SubscriptionRegistrationStatus
The SubscriptionRegistrationStatus resource describes the collection of links attached to a subscription resource.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| subscriptionId | string | The subscription identifier. |
| status | string | Indicates the registration status: "registered", "registering", or "notregistered." |
SupportContact
The SupportContact resource represents a support contact for a customer's subscription.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| supportTenantId | string | A GUID formatted string that indicates the support contact's tenant identifier. |
| supportMpnId | string | The contact's Partner identifier. |
| name | string | The name of the support contact. |
| links | ResourceLinks | The support contact related links. |
| attributes | ResourceAttributes | The metadata attributes. Contains "objectType": " SupportContact." |
Overage
The overage resource represents the consumption subscription overage might be assigned to, whether it's assigned and the Reseller assigned.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| azureEntitlementId | string | A GUID formatted string that indicates consumption subscription identifier. |
| partnerId | string | The partner identifier of the reseller associated with the subscription. |
| type | string | The type of overage can be "PhoneServices" |
| overage | boolean | A value indicating whether overage is enabled. |
| links | ResourceLinks | The overage related links. |
| attributes | ResourceAttributes | The metadata attributes. Contains "objectType": "Overage." |
RegisterSubscription
The RegisterSubscription resource returns a link that can be used to query the registration status of a subscription. The registration status is returned in the response body of a successfully accepted request to register an Azure subscription.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| httpResponseMessage | object | Returns HTTP Status Code 202 "Accepted", with a Location header containing a link to query the registration status. For example, "/customers/{customer-id}/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/registrationstatus" |
RefundOption
The RefundOption resource represents a possible refund option for the subscription.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | The type of refund. The supported values are "Partial" and "Full" |
| expiresAfter | string in UTC date time format | The timestamp when this option expires. If null, the refund operation has no expiration. |
AzureEntitlement
The AzureEntitlement resource represents the Azure entitlements for the subscription.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID | string | The entitlement identifier |
| friendlyName | string | The friendly name of the entitlement. |
| status | string | The status of entitlement. |
| subscriptionId | string | The subscription identifier the entitlement belongs to. |
SubscriptionLineItem
A line item contains the purchase details of a particular subscription.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID | string | The subscription line item identifier. |
| friendlyName | string | The friendly name for the subscription line item defined by the partner to help disambiguate. |
| scope | Scope | Scope indicates where benefits apply. |
| autoRenewEnabled | Boolean | Gets a value indicating whether the subscription is renewed automatically. |
| status | string | The subscription status: "none", "active", "pending", "suspended", "expired", "disabled" or "deleted." |
| purchaseCommitment | Purchase Commitment | The fixed amount committed on compute services. |
Scope
Scope indicates where benefits apply.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type | string | The scope type for a purchase: "Single", "Shared", "Resource group", or "Management group." |
| subscriptionId | string | The ID of the Azure plan that would be used for a purchase. Required for Shared scope. |
| entitlementId | string | The ID of the Azure subscription that would be used for a purchase. Required for Single scope. |
| managementGroupId | string | The ID of the Management group that would be used for a purchase. This scope can only be selected through Azure portal today, but updates reflect in PC. |
| resourceGroupId | string | The ID of the Resource group that would be used for a purchase. This scope can only be selected through Azure portal today, but updates reflect in PC. |
Purchase Commitment
The fixed amount committed on compute services.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| amount | string | The fixed amount commitment. |
| grain | string | The period for the commitment. |
| currency | string | The currency of the commitment. |
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