subscription.unpaid
Billing permanently failed; grace expired.
When this fires
A subscription's grace period ends without successful collection. The provider has given up retrying. Resource access is typically revoked shortly after.
Required ability
project-subscription:view-any — token must carry this at mint time to subscribe an endpoint to this event.
Payload
{
"id": "evt_01HX...",
"type": "subscription.unpaid",
"created_at": "2026-07-18T10:05:00Z",
"api_version": "2026-05-01",
"project_id": "prj_01HX...",
"data": {
"subscription_id": "sub_01HX...",
"plan_id": "pln_01HX...",
"subscriber_id": "usr_01HX...",
"provider": "stripe"
}
}Field reference
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
id | string ULID | Unique event id, prefixed evt_. Use for idempotent processing. |
type | string | Always subscription.unpaid for this event. |
created_at | ISO 8601 timestamp | Server-side emission time. |
api_version | string | Webhook API contract version. |
project_id | string ULID | Project this event belongs to. |
data.subscription_id | string ULID | Subscription identifier. |
data.plan_id | string ULID | Plan the subscription is on. |
data.subscriber_id | string ULID | Subscriber's project-scoped user id. |
data.provider | string | Payment provider slug. |
Caveats
- After this event, the subscription is non-recoverable on its current terms — the subscriber must restart with a new subscription.
- Expect
subscription.expiredandmember.churnedto follow.
Related events
subscription.past_due— predecessor inside the grace window.subscription.expired— terminal state.- Subscription events overview — back to family overview.
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