---
title: SubscriptionContractCalculationCadence - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  A subscription cadence: a unit of time and the number of units between
  occurrences.
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionContractCalculationCadence
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionContractCalculationCadence.md
api_name: admin
api_type: graphql
type: object
---

# Subscription​Contract​Calculation​Cadence

object

Requires the `read_own_subscription_contracts` or `write_own_subscription_contracts` scope.

A subscription cadence: a unit of time and the number of units between occurrences.

## Fields

* count

  [Int!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/Int)

  non-null

  The number of intervals between occurrences.

* unit

  [Subscription​Contract​Calculation​Cadence​Unit!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/SubscriptionContractCalculationCadenceUnit)

  non-null

  The unit of time for the interval.

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## Map

### Fields with this object

* [SubscriptionBillingPolicy.cadence](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionBillingPolicy#field-SubscriptionBillingPolicy.fields.cadence)
* [SubscriptionContractCalculationMultipleFulfillmentConfig.cadence](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionContractCalculationMultipleFulfillmentConfig#field-SubscriptionContractCalculationMultipleFulfillmentConfig.fields.cadence)