Paypal Subscriptions
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For Agents
Programmatically create plan, list plans. Covers 16 operations with oauth2 authentication.
Use for: I need to plan, I want to plans, Search for show plan details, Find all plan
Not supported: Does not handle communications, crm, or developer tools — use for payments only.
You can use billing plans and subscriptions to create subscriptions that process recurring PayPal payments for physical or digital goods, or services. A plan includes pricing and billing cycle information that defines the amount and frequency of charge for a subscription. You can also define a fixed plan, such as a $5 basic plan or a volume- or graduated-based plan with pricing tiers based on the . The API exposes 16 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Subscriptions to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Subscriptions, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Subscriptions API.
Create plan
List plans
Show plan details
Update plan
Activate plan
Deactivate plan
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Subscriptions API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Payments Operations
Use the Subscriptions to perform payments operations programmatically. The API provides 16 endpoints covering core functionality including create plan, list plans, show plan details.
Call POST /v1/billing/plans to create plan
Automated plans Management
Automate plans operations by combining multiple Subscriptions endpoints. Agents can list plans and then show plan details in a single workflow.
Call GET /v1/billing/plans to list plans, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Subscriptions endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'create plan', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
16 endpoints — you can use billing plans and subscriptions to create subscriptions that process recurring paypal payments for physical or digital goods, or services.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/v1/billing/plans
Create plan
GET
/v1/billing/plans
List plans
GET
/v1/billing/plans/{id}
Show plan details
PATCH
/v1/billing/plans/{id}
Update plan
POST
/v1/billing/plans/{id}/activate
Activate plan
POST
/v1/billing/plans/{id}/deactivate
Deactivate plan
POST
/v1/billing/plans/{id}/update-pricing-schemes
Update pricing
POST
/v1/billing/subscriptions
Create subscription
POST
/v1/billing/plans
Create plan
GET
/v1/billing/plans
List plans
GET
/v1/billing/plans/{id}
Show plan details
PATCH
/v1/billing/plans/{id}
Update plan
POST
/v1/billing/plans/{id}/activate
Activate plan
POST
/v1/billing/plans/{id}/deactivate
Deactivate plan
POST
/v1/billing/plans/{id}/update-pricing-schemes
Update pricing
POST
/v1/billing/subscriptions
Create subscription
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Subscriptions oauth2 credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'create plan') and Jentic returns the matching Subscriptions operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.
Time to first call
Direct Subscriptions integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Alternative
Stripe
Alternative payments API
Choose Stripe when you need a different approach to payments operations
FAQs
Specific to using Subscriptions API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Subscriptions use?
The Subscriptions uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I create plan with the Subscriptions?
Yes. Use the POST /v1/billing/plans endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Subscriptions?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I create plan through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'create plan'. Jentic returns the matching Subscriptions operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Subscriptions have?
The Subscriptions exposes 16 endpoints covering plans, subscriptions, subscriptions-buyer-consent operations.
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