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January 1, 2024

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* 2024-01

# Webhook topics introduced for updating subscription contract status

As of the **2024-01** release of the GraphQL Admin API, new dedicated webhook topics have been introduced to notify whenever there is a change in the status of a subscription contract.

The topic `subscription_contracts/activate` is added when the subscription contract status turns to active, `subscription_contracts/expire` when a subscription contract's status turns to expire, `subscription_contracts/fail` when the status turns to failed, `subscription_contracts/cancel` when the status turns to cancelled, and `subscription_contracts/pause` when the status turns to paused.

More information on webhooks can be found [here](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest/resources/webhook)