--- title: Subscriptions APIs: Introduce... description: Shopify's GraphQL Admin API (2026-04) introduces a new `SubscriptionBillingAttemptState` field that replaces multiple loosely-typed nullable fields with a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/subscriptions-apis-introduce-subscriptionbillingattemptstate-wcjzf6cxj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Subscriptions APIs: Introduce SubscriptionBillingAttemptState | daily.dev og:description: Shopify's GraphQL Admin API (2026-04) introduces a new `SubscriptionBillingAttemptState` field that replaces multiple loosely-typed nullable fields with a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/subscriptions-apis-introduce-subscriptionbillingattemptstate-wcjzf6cxj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WcjzF6cXJ.png og:image:alt: Subscriptions APIs: Introduce SubscriptionBillingAttemptState og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Subscriptions APIs: Introduce SubscriptionBillingAttemptState **[Shopify Developer changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/shopifychangelog)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Shopify's GraphQL Admin API (2026-04) introduces a new `SubscriptionBillingAttemptState` field that replaces multiple loosely-typed nullable fields with a discriminated union pattern. The change deprecates fields like `errorCode`, `errorMessage`, `nextActionUrl`, `order`, `processingError`, and `ready`, replacing them with strongly-typed state-scoped equivalents such as `FailedState.error.code`, `ActionRequiredState.action.nextActionUrl`, and `SuccessState.order`. Error codes are now categorized into Payment, Inventory, General, and Unexpected types, improving API ergonomics and self-documentation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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