Subscription Settings - Failed Payment Retries

Modified on: Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 11:30 AM

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What is Failed Payment Retry Configuration?

With the latest update, businesses can now configure automatic payment retries in case of a payment failure for subscriptions. This feature allows greater flexibility in managing payment failures and ensures a smoother subscription renewal process.


Key Benefits of Failed Payment Retry Configuration

Configuring failed payment retries provides several advantages:

  • Customizable Retry Attempts – Define up to 3 retries based on business needs, with configurable gaps of 1, 3, 5, or 7 days between each retry.

  • Default Retry Setup – By default, the system is configured to attempt 3 retries with a gap of 1 day each, but this can be modified as needed.

  • Impact on Existing and New Subscriptions – Changes in retry settings will apply to both new and existing subscriptions, ensuring uniformity across all transactions.

  • Subscription Handling on Failure – If all retries fail, users have the option to either keep the subscription in an ‘Unpaid’ state or automatically move it to a ‘Cancelled’ state by selecting a checkbox in the settings.

How to Configure Failed Payment Retries

Configuring payment retries is simple and can be done in a few steps:

  1. Navigate to Subscription Settings – Go to Payments > Settings > Subscription in your account.

  2. Define Retry Attempts – Select the number of retries (up to 3) based on your business requirements.

  3. Set Retry Gaps – Choose the gap duration between retries (1, 3, 5, or 7 days).

  4. Modify Existing Configurations – Any changes to retry settings will be applied to both new and ongoing subscription retries.

  5. Manage Subscription Status on Final Failure – Enable or disable the option to move failed subscriptions to the ‘Cancelled’ state automatically.

  6. Save Settings – Once configured, save your settings to apply changes immediately.

Example Scenario

If a subscription is set to ‘3 retries with a gap of 3 days for each retry’ and one retry has already been attempted, but before the second retry, the settings are updated to ‘2 retries with a gap of 3 and 5 days respectively,’ then:

  • The second retry will occur after 5 days instead of 3.

  • No third retry will take place.

Supported Payment Providers

This feature is available for the following payment providers:

  • NMI

  • Authorize.net

  • Square



Frequently Asked Questions


Q: How many retries can I configure for a failed payment? 
A: You can configure up to 3 retries, with gaps of 1, 3, 5, or 7 days between each retry.


Q: Will changes in retry settings apply to existing subscriptions? 
A: Yes, changes will be applied to both new and ongoing subscriptions, including those already in the retry process.


Q: What happens if all retries fail? 
A: You can choose to either keep the subscription in the ‘Unpaid’ state or automatically move it to the ‘Cancelled’ state by selecting the appropriate option in settings.


Q: Where can I configure failed payment retries? 
A: Navigate to Payments > Settings > Subscription to access the retry configuration options.


Q: Which payment providers support this feature? 
A: Currently, this feature is supported by NMI, Authorize.net, and Square.



Next Steps

Ensure your failed payment retries are configured correctly to maintain seamless subscription payments. Navigate to Payments > Settings > Subscription and customize the retry settings based on your business needs today!


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