Subscriptions

Who is this for: Product managers, business owners, and stakeholders who want to offer subscription-based payments without building or managing complex recurring billing logic

Outcome: understand what Paymob Subscriptions are and how they work, when to use subscriptions instead of manual recurring charges, the key benefits and limitations of the feature

Paymob's Subscriptions feature allows merchants to charge customers automatically on a recurring basis without the need to manually initiate a back-to-back request for each payment. Once a customer is enrolled, Paymob handles the recurring charges according to the defined schedule.

This feature is designed to simplify recurring billing while providing a consistent and secure payment experience.

Key points

Automatic recurring payments

No repeated manual or API calls.

Customer-friendly

Consistent, on-time charges without repeated checkouts.

Operational efficiency

Reduces manual effort and integration complexity.

Flexible

Supports fixed amounts, custom intervals, and retries for failed payments.

Key Components

Subscription Plan

Defines the recurring payment terms, including amount, interval, and rules. It serves as the blueprint for recurring charges.

Subscription

Represents a customer’s active enrollment in a plan, with payments deducted automatically. It is the execution of the plan for a specific customer.

Ideal use cases

• Subscription services (monthly, yearly)
• Memberships and loyalty programs
• Digital content platforms
• Recurring utilities or services

Technical Implementation