ActionZoho BillingUpdated September 2026

How do I create a Zoho Billing subscription?

Short answer: You can create subscription in Zoho Billing by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Zoho Billing Create Subscription action to a workflow, map its 5 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 Zoho Billing — start free All 3 Zoho Billing actions

Create Subscription in Zoho Billing — 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
Organization ID organization_id	string	Required	Organization ID. Example: 10234695
Customer ID customer_id	string	Required	Customer ID. Example: 903000000000099
Plan Code plan_code	string	Required	Plan Code. Example: basic-monthly
Start Date starts_at	string	Optional	Leave empty for today
Auto Collect Payment auto_collect	options	Optional	Auto Collect Payment. Options: No, Yes

Sample request

{
  "organization_id": "e.g. 10234695",
  "customer_id": "e.g. 903000000000099",
  "plan_code": "e.g. basic-monthly",
  "starts_at": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "auto_collect": "{{trigger.auto_collect}}"
}

Returns

{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "Subscription created",
  "subscription": {
    "plan": {
      "name": "Basic",
      "plan_code": "basic-monthly"
    },
    "status": "live",
    "subscription_id": "sub001"
  }
}

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 → Zoho Billing

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Zoho Billing

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Subscription.

What does the Create Subscription action do in Zoho Billing?

Creates a new subscription in Zoho Billing for a customer against a plan, optionally with add-ons, coupon, and trial period. Used to provision recurring billing after sign-up.

What inputs does Create Subscription require?

Required: Organization ID, Customer ID, Plan Code. 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 Zoho Billing returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Zoho Billing 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 Zoho Billing's rate limits.

More actions

Other Zoho Billing actions.

Action

Create Customer

Creates a new customer in Zoho Billing (formerly Zoho Subscriptions) with billing and shipping details, currency, and tax info. Required before creating a subscription.

Action

List Subscriptions

Lists subscriptions from Zoho Billing with their status (live, trial, paused, cancelled, expired). Used for MRR reports, dunning, and churn analysis.

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