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# subscriber.resumed

> A paused subscription has been resumed by the merchant. Billing will restart on the next cycle. Restore access now.

## When it fires

When a merchant resumes a `paused` subscriber from the dashboard. The subscriber's status transitions back to `active`. Billing will resume on the next cycle.

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## What to do

* **Restore access** to your product
* Update your internal subscription record to `active`
* Optionally send the customer a "your subscription is back" email

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## Payload

```json theme={null}
{
  "event": "subscriber.resumed",
  "subscriberId": "9f1e2d3c-4b5a-6789-abcd-ef0123456789",
  "merchantId": "f9e8d7c6-b5a4-3210-9876-543210fedcba",
  "planId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "email": "customer@example.com",
  "status": "active",
  "currentPeriodEnd": "2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-28T11:00:00.000Z"
}
```

| Field              | Type   | Description                                 |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| `event`            | string | Always `subscriber.resumed`                 |
| `subscriberId`     | string | UUID of the subscriber record               |
| `merchantId`       | string | Your merchant account UUID                  |
| `planId`           | string | UUID of the plan                            |
| `email`            | string | Subscriber email address                    |
| `status`           | string | Always `active`                             |
| `currentPeriodEnd` | string | ISO 8601 — end of the active billing period |
| `timestamp`        | string | ISO 8601 — when the event was generated     |

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## Handler example

```javascript Node.js theme={null}
app.post('/webhooks/settlx', express.raw({ type: 'application/json' }), async (req, res) => {
  verifySignature(req); // see Webhook Integration for verification code

  const event = JSON.parse(req.body);

  if (event.event === 'subscriber.resumed') {
    const { subscriberId, email, currentPeriodEnd } = event;

    await db.subscriptions.update(subscriberId, {
      status: 'active',
      accessUntil: currentPeriodEnd,
    });

    // Restore access
    await restoreAccess(email);

    // Notify subscriber
    await sendEmail(email, 'subscription-resumed', {
      nextBillingDate: currentPeriodEnd,
    });
  }

  res.status(200).json({ received: true });
});
```

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## Related events

* [`subscriber.paused`](/webhook-events/subscriber-paused) — The event that preceded this one.
* [`subscriber.past_due`](/webhook-events/subscriber-past-due) — Next billing cycle; a renewal invoice will be created.