# Applying Credits to Subscriptions

Learn how to apply Credits to a Subscription

Finix's Subscriptions will take into account any Credits for upcoming charges.

There are many situations where you might want to apply a Credit to a Subscription. For example, a customer might ask to:

- Temporarily reduce the subscription amount for the next charge
- Request a temporary pause for 1-2 months on being billed
- Apply a one-time credit for an issue that may have occcurred


## Apply Credits to a Subscription using the Dashboard

![Subscriptions Credits](/assets/subscription-credits-table.a50ed675be8119bc2b0a874c7471abe4a341af24ee0331431639aae41d34a198.08ff7529.png)

### Steps to Apply a Credit:

1. Navigate to an Active Subscription
2. Click into a Subscription and find the Billing Credit Section
3. Create a Credit


Once the Credit is created, you'll be able to see all the Credits for that Subscription.

Applying Credits are irreversible.

## Apply Credits to a Subscription using the Finix API

If you are interesting in applying a credit using the Finix API, you can use the structure below.


```shell Subscription Credit Request
curl https://finix.sandbox-payments-api.com/subscriptions/subscription_cmhURdrg2KX5Kp1emKdvh/subscription_balance_entries \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Finix-Version: 2022-02-01' \
    -u USksBJMwkNUz5GyxPevL2yFY:71b641c1-861d-435b-9a9c-532760731c5e \
    -X POST \
    -d '{
        "type": "CREDIT",
        "amount": 1000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "description": "10.00 credit due to order issue",
        "tags": {}
    }'
```


```json Subscription Credit Response
{
    "id": "subscription_balance_entry_cmhV4HNbhJJ242SRNqcH9",
    "created_at": "2025-03-19T19:00:30.25Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-03-19T19:00:30.25Z",
    "type": "CREDIT",
    "subscription_id": "subscription_cmhURdrg2KX5Kp1emKdvh",
    "amount": 1000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "description": "10.00 credit due to order issue",
    "tags": {}
}
```