# subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate - admin-graphql - MUTATION
Version: 2024-10

## Description
Creates a new subscription billing attempt. For more information, refer to [Create a subscription contract](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/selling-strategies/subscriptions/contracts/create#step-4-create-a-billing-attempt).

### Access Scopes
`write_own_subscription_contracts` access scope. Also: The user must have manage_orders_information permission.


## Arguments
* [subscriptionBillingAttemptInput](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/SubscriptionBillingAttemptInput): SubscriptionBillingAttemptInput! - The information to apply as a billing attempt.
* [subscriptionContractId](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID! - The ID of the subscription contract.


## Returns
* [subscriptionBillingAttempt](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/SubscriptionBillingAttempt): SubscriptionBillingAttempt The subscription billing attempt.
* [userErrors](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/BillingAttemptUserError): BillingAttemptUserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.


## Examples
### Create a billing attempt on a specific billing cycle
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) { subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate(subscriptionContractId: $contractId, subscriptionBillingAttemptInput: {billingCycleSelector: {index: $index}, idempotencyKey: \\\"aaa-bbb-ccc\\\", originTime: \\\"2020-10-01T10:00:00Z\\\"}) { subscriptionBillingAttempt { id ready } userErrors { field message } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"contractId\": \"gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907\",\n    \"index\": 1\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {\n      subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate(subscriptionContractId: $contractId, subscriptionBillingAttemptInput: {billingCycleSelector: {index: $index}, idempotencyKey: \"aaa-bbb-ccc\", originTime: \"2020-10-01T10:00:00Z\"}) {\n        subscriptionBillingAttempt {\n          id\n          ready\n        }\n        userErrors {\n          field\n          message\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"contractId\": \"gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907\",\n      \"index\": 1\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {\n    subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate(subscriptionContractId: $contractId, subscriptionBillingAttemptInput: {billingCycleSelector: {index: $index}, idempotencyKey: \"aaa-bbb-ccc\", originTime: \"2020-10-01T10:00:00Z\"}) {\n      subscriptionBillingAttempt {\n        id\n        ready\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"contractId\": \"gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907\",\n  \"index\": 1\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {\n    subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate(subscriptionContractId: $contractId, subscriptionBillingAttemptInput: {billingCycleSelector: {index: $index}, idempotencyKey: \"aaa-bbb-ccc\", originTime: \"2020-10-01T10:00:00Z\"}) {\n      subscriptionBillingAttempt {\n        id\n        ready\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"contractId\": \"gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907\",\n      \"index\": 1\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate($contractId: ID!, $index: Int!) {\n  subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate(subscriptionContractId: $contractId, subscriptionBillingAttemptInput: {billingCycleSelector: {index: $index}, idempotencyKey: \"aaa-bbb-ccc\", originTime: \"2020-10-01T10:00:00Z\"}) {\n    subscriptionBillingAttempt {\n      id\n      ready\n    }\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "contractId": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907",
  "index": 1
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "subscriptionBillingAttemptCreate": {
      "subscriptionBillingAttempt": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/528177097",
        "ready": false
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
}