---
title: subscriptionBillingAttempt - GraphQL Admin
description: Returns a `SubscriptionBillingAttempt` resource by ID.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/subscriptionBillingAttempt
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/subscriptionBillingAttempt.md
---

# subscription​Billing​Attempt

query

Returns a `SubscriptionBillingAttempt` resource by ID.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the `SubscriptionBillingAttempt` to return.

***

## Possible returns

* Subscription​Billing​Attempt

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

  A record of an execution of the subscription billing process. Billing attempts use idempotency keys to avoid duplicate order creation. A successful billing attempt will create an order.

***

## Examples

* ### Query for a billing attempt with a processing error

  #### Description

  Shows how to query for error details.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
    subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
      id
      nextActionUrl
      idempotencyKey
      ready
      order {
        id
      }
      subscriptionContract {
        id
      }
      processingError {
        __typename
        code
        message
        ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
          insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                title
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
  }
  ```

  #### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) { subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) { id nextActionUrl idempotencyKey ready order { id } subscriptionContract { id } processingError { __typename code message ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError { insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) { edges { node { id title } } } } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
      subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
        id
        nextActionUrl
        idempotencyKey
        ready
        order {
          id
        }
        subscriptionContract {
          id
        }
        processingError {
          __typename
          code
          message
          ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
            insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
              edges {
                node {
                  id
                  title
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
      },
    },
    );
    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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
      subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
        id
        nextActionUrl
        idempotencyKey
        ready
        order {
          id
        }
        subscriptionContract {
          id
        }
        processingError {
          __typename
          code
          message
          ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
            insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
              edges {
                node {
                  id
                  title
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
  }

  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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
        subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
          id
          nextActionUrl
          idempotencyKey
          ready
          order {
            id
          }
          subscriptionContract {
            id
          }
          processingError {
            __typename
            code
            message
            ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
              insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
                edges {
                  node {
                    id
                    title
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113",
      "nextActionUrl": null,
      "idempotencyKey": "unique-token",
      "ready": true,
      "order": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Order/148977776"
      },
      "subscriptionContract": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907"
      },
      "processingError": {
        "__typename": "SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError",
        "code": "INSUFFICIENT_INVENTORY",
        "message": "Insufficient inventory.",
        "insufficientStockProductVariants": {
          "edges": [
            {
              "node": {
                "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/43729076",
                "title": "151cm"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Query for a subscription billing attempt

  #### Description

  Finds a subscription billing attempt by id.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
    subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
      id
      nextActionUrl
      idempotencyKey
      ready
      order {
        id
      }
      subscriptionContract {
        id
      }
      errorMessage
      errorCode
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432112"
  }
  ```

  #### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) { subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) { id nextActionUrl idempotencyKey ready order { id } subscriptionContract { id } errorMessage errorCode } }",
   "variables": {
      "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432112"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
      subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
        id
        nextActionUrl
        idempotencyKey
        ready
        order {
          id
        }
        subscriptionContract {
          id
        }
        errorMessage
        errorCode
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432112"
      },
    },
    );
    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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
      subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
        id
        nextActionUrl
        idempotencyKey
        ready
        order {
          id
        }
        subscriptionContract {
          id
        }
        errorMessage
        errorCode
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432112"
  }

  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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
        subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
          id
          nextActionUrl
          idempotencyKey
          ready
          order {
            id
          }
          subscriptionContract {
            id
          }
          errorMessage
          errorCode
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432112"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432112",
      "nextActionUrl": null,
      "idempotencyKey": "unique-token",
      "ready": true,
      "order": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Order/148977776"
      },
      "subscriptionContract": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907"
      },
      "errorMessage": null,
      "errorCode": null
    }
  }
  ```

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20findBillingAttempt\(%24subscriptionBillingAttempt%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20subscriptionBillingAttempt\(id%3A%20%24subscriptionBillingAttempt\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20nextActionUrl%0A%20%20%20%20idempotencyKey%0A%20%20%20%20ready%0A%20%20%20%20order%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20subscriptionContract%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20processingError%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20__typename%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20code%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20...%20on%20SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20insufficientStockProductVariants\(first%3A%203\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20edges%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20node%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20title%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22subscriptionBillingAttempt%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FSubscriptionBillingAttempt%2F693432113%22%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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
    subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
      id
      nextActionUrl
      idempotencyKey
      ready
      order {
        id
      }
      subscriptionContract {
        id
      }
      processingError {
        __typename
        code
        message
        ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
          insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                title
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
  subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
    id
    nextActionUrl
    idempotencyKey
    ready
    order {
      id
    }
    subscriptionContract {
      id
    }
    processingError {
      __typename
      code
      message
      ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
        insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              title
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

##### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) { subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) { id nextActionUrl idempotencyKey ready order { id } subscriptionContract { id } processingError { __typename code message ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError { insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) { edges { node { id title } } } } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
  }
}'
```

##### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
    subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
      id
      nextActionUrl
      idempotencyKey
      ready
      order {
        id
      }
      subscriptionContract {
        id
      }
      processingError {
        __typename
        code
        message
        ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
          insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                title
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
    },
  },
  );
  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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
      subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
        id
        nextActionUrl
        idempotencyKey
        ready
        order {
          id
        }
        subscriptionContract {
          id
        }
        processingError {
          __typename
          code
          message
          ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
            insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
              edges {
                node {
                  id
                  title
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 findBillingAttempt($subscriptionBillingAttempt: ID!) {
    subscriptionBillingAttempt(id: $subscriptionBillingAttempt) {
      id
      nextActionUrl
      idempotencyKey
      ready
      order {
        id
      }
      subscriptionContract {
        id
      }
      processingError {
        __typename
        code
        message
        ... on SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError {
          insufficientStockProductVariants(first: 3) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                title
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "subscriptionBillingAttempt": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "subscriptionBillingAttempt": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionBillingAttempt/693432113",
    "nextActionUrl": null,
    "idempotencyKey": "unique-token",
    "ready": true,
    "order": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Order/148977776"
    },
    "subscriptionContract": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/593791907"
    },
    "processingError": {
      "__typename": "SubscriptionBillingAttemptInsufficientStockProductVariantsError",
      "code": "INSUFFICIENT_INVENTORY",
      "message": "Insufficient inventory.",
      "insufficientStockProductVariants": {
        "edges": [
          {
            "node": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/43729076",
              "title": "151cm"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```