# Auto-activation of charges and subscriptions — Shopify developer changelog
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## Auto-activation of charges and subscriptions

When billing for your app, your charges and subscriptions will transition between a few different states.

One of these transitions is the `accepted` to `active` state. 

When a merchant accepts a new one-time charge or subscription, the charge transitions from `pending` to `accepted`. However, the merchant is not charged until you manually activate that charge, transitioning the status from `accepted` to `active`.

To simplify the billing flow for apps and make it easier to use, we're removing the need for that request.

Starting in the `2021-01` release: when a charge is approved by a merchant, the charge will immediately transition from `pending` to `active`.
Check out our updated [REST Admin API billing guide](https://shopify.dev/tutorials/charging-for-your-app-with-rest-admin-api-introduction) for more information.

*Published: January 01, 2021*
Tags: API, Deprecation Announcement
Link: https://shopify.dev/changelog/auto-activation-of-charges-and-subscriptions

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