---
title: subscriptionBillingCycle - GraphQL Admin
description: Returns a subscription billing cycle found either by cycle index or date.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/subscriptionBillingCycle
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/subscriptionBillingCycle.md
---

# subscription​Billing​Cycle

query

Returns a subscription billing cycle found either by cycle index or date.

## Arguments

* billing​Cycle​Input

  [Subscription​Billing​Cycle​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/SubscriptionBillingCycleInput)

  required

  Input object used to select and use billing cycles.

***

## Possible returns

* Subscription​Billing​Cycle

  [Subscription​Billing​Cycle](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionBillingCycle)

  A subscription billing cycle.

***

## Examples

* ### Get a billing cycle by cycle index

  #### Description

  Retrieves a billing cycle with cycle index \`1\` and returns the \`billingAttemptExpectedDate\`.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
    subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
      billingAttemptExpectedDate
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
    "index": 1
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) { subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) { billingAttemptExpectedDate } }",
   "variables": {
      "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
      "index": 1
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
      subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
        billingAttemptExpectedDate
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
          "index": 1
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
      subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
        billingAttemptExpectedDate
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
    "index": 1
  }

  response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
        subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
          billingAttemptExpectedDate
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
          "index": 1
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "subscriptionBillingCycle": {
      "billingAttemptExpectedDate": "2022-01-02T11:59:59Z"
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Get a billing cycle by date

  #### Description

  Retrieves the billing cycle that includes the date \`2022-12-01\` and returns the \`billingAttemptExpectedDate\`.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $date: DateTime!) {
    subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {date: $date}}) {
      billingAttemptExpectedDate
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
    "date": "2022-12-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $date: DateTime!) { subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {date: $date}}) { billingAttemptExpectedDate } }",
   "variables": {
      "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
      "date": "2022-12-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $date: DateTime!) {
      subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {date: $date}}) {
        billingAttemptExpectedDate
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
          "date": "2022-12-01T00:00:00Z"
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $date: DateTime!) {
      subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {date: $date}}) {
        billingAttemptExpectedDate
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
    "date": "2022-12-01T00:00:00Z"
  }

  response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $date: DateTime!) {
        subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {date: $date}}) {
          billingAttemptExpectedDate
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
          "date": "2022-12-01T00:00:00Z"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "subscriptionBillingCycle": {
      "billingAttemptExpectedDate": "2022-12-02T01:00:00Z"
    }
  }
  ```

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20subscriptionBillingCycle\(%24contractId%3A%20ID!%2C%20%24index%3A%20Int!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20subscriptionBillingCycle\(billingCycleInput%3A%20%7BcontractId%3A%20%24contractId%2C%20selector%3A%20%7Bindex%3A%20%24index%7D%7D\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20billingAttemptExpectedDate%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22contractId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FSubscriptionContract%2F593791907%22%2C%0A%20%20%22index%22%3A%201%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
    subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
      billingAttemptExpectedDate
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
        "index": 1
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
  subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
    billingAttemptExpectedDate
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) { subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) { billingAttemptExpectedDate } }",
 "variables": {
    "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
    "index": 1
  }
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
    subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
      billingAttemptExpectedDate
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
        "index": 1
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
      subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
        billingAttemptExpectedDate
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
        "index": 1
    },
  },
});
```

##### Ruby

```
session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  query subscriptionBillingCycle($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {
    subscriptionBillingCycle(billingCycleInput: {contractId: $contractId, selector: {index: $index}}) {
      billingAttemptExpectedDate
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
  "index": 1
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
  "index": 1
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "subscriptionBillingCycle": {
    "billingAttemptExpectedDate": "2022-01-02T11:59:59Z"
  }
}
```