API REFERENCE

Claim Subscription

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POST/api/subscriptions/claim

Attach a subscription bought through Create Subscription Session (anonymous path) to the authenticated account. Needed only when the signed-in email differs from the email typed into Stripe Checkout; when they match, the webhook already linked the subscription and this call is a no-op that returns 200.

Authentication

x-api-key in header

bearerAuth bearer

Request

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.recoupable.dev/api/subscriptions/claim' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "session_id": "cs_live_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0"
}'

Try it

Fill in the fields, send the request from your browser, and read the live response. The curl below updates as you type.

API keyx-api-key header

Kept in this browser tab only and cleared when it closes.

Request bodyapplication/json

cURL for this request

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://recoup-api.vercel.app/api/subscriptions/claim' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "session_id": "cs_live_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0"
}'

Request body required

The Checkout session to claim

application/json

session_idstringrequired

The Stripe Checkout session id from the session_id query parameter on the success URL.

Responses

200Subscription attached to the authenticated account (or already was)

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Values: "success"

subscription_idstringrequired

The Stripe subscription now attached to the authenticated account.

planstring · enumrequired

The plan the subscription is on, resolved from its Stripe price.

Values: "starter", "pro"

400Bad request - missing session_id, or the session has no subscription

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Machine-readable code (session_not_found, already_claimed, no_subscription) or a validation message.

401Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Machine-readable code (session_not_found, already_claimed, no_subscription) or a validation message.

404Unknown Checkout session

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Machine-readable code (session_not_found, already_claimed, no_subscription) or a validation message.

404 example

{
  "status": "error",
  "error": "session_not_found"
}

409The subscription belongs to another account that has signed in

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Machine-readable code (session_not_found, already_claimed, no_subscription) or a validation message.

409 example

{
  "status": "error",
  "error": "already_claimed"
}

500Internal server error

application/json

statusstring · enumrequired

Values: "error"

errorstringrequired

Machine-readable code (session_not_found, already_claimed, no_subscription) or a validation message.

Full specification

Download the OpenAPI file for complete schemas, constraints, and examples.

Download accounts.json

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json

{
  "description": "Attach a subscription bought through [Create Subscription Session](/api-reference/subscriptions/sessions-create) (anonymous path) to the authenticated account. Needed only when the signed-in email differs from the email typed into Stripe Checkout; when they match, the webhook already linked the subscription and this call is a no-op that returns 200.",
  "security": [
    {
      "apiKeyAuth": []
    },
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "description": "The Checkout session to claim",
    "required": true,
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionRequest"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "Subscription attached to the authenticated account (or already was)",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "400": {
      "description": "Bad request - missing `session_id`, or the session has no subscription",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionErrorResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "401": {
      "description": "Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionErrorResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "404": {
      "description": "Unknown Checkout session",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionErrorResponse"
          },
          "example": {
            "status": "error",
            "error": "session_not_found"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "409": {
      "description": "The subscription belongs to another account that has signed in",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionErrorResponse"
          },
          "example": {
            "status": "error",
            "error": "already_claimed"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "500": {
      "description": "Internal server error",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClaimSubscriptionErrorResponse"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}