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December 11, 2024

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* Admin GraphQL API
* 2025-01

# Improved billing attempt error handling for subscriptions in Selling Plan API

Following the [release](https://shopify.dev/changelog/subscription-billing-attempt-now-respects-inventory-policy-to-not-allow-overselling) of subscription billing attempt respecting merchant’s inventory policy to prevent overselling, we added new features to assist developers in managing billing errors.

As of 2025-01, when accessing billing error details during billing attempts, you can now leverage [processingError](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/SubscriptionBillingAttempt#field-processingerror) to identify specific product variants responsible for inventory errors. This update provides better insight into failed billing attempts related to inventory issues by integrating location-specific inventory data directly within the error diagnostics.

Learn more about the [Selling Plan API inventory policy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate#top).