ActionChargebeeUpdated September 2026

How do I create a Chargebee subscription?

Short answer: You can create subscription in Chargebee by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Chargebee Create Subscription action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Create Subscription in Chargebee — start free All 3 Chargebee actions

Create Subscription in Chargebee — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Plan ID plan_id	string	Required	Plan ID
Customer Email customer_email	email	Required	The email address. Used as the recipient or identifier depending on context.
First Name customer_first_name	string	Optional	First Name
Last Name customer_last_name	string	Optional	Last Name

Sample request

{
  "plan_id": "{{trigger.plan_id}}",
  "customer_email": "e.g. user@example.com",
  "customer_first_name": "{{trigger.customer_first_name}}",
  "customer_last_name": "{{trigger.customer_last_name}}"
}

Returns

{
  "subscription": {
    "id": "sub_abc123",
    "status": "active",
    "plan_id": "basic-monthly",
    "customer_id": "cus_abc123"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Subscription.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Chargebee

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Chargebee

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Subscription.

What does the Create Subscription action do in Chargebee?

Provisions a new subscription with plan, customer, optional trial dates and addons. Useful for "B2B sales process closed → provision their subscription from the deal data" workflows.

What inputs does Create Subscription require?

Required: Plan ID, Customer Email. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Chargebee returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Chargebee returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create Subscription support batch operations?

Run Create Subscription inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Chargebee's rate limits.

More actions

Other Chargebee actions.

Action

Cancel Subscription

Cancels a subscription — immediately or at period end. Useful for "GDPR data deletion request → cancel sub" workflows or for CS-driven "they asked to cancel via support" automation.

Action

List Subscriptions

Paginated subscriptions with filters by status, plan, customer, recently updated. For weekly MRR rollup workflows or for "all customers on this legacy plan, alert about migration" segmentation.

Create Subscription in Chargebee — start free