Hello,
I have a question about subscriptions and webhooks.
I would like to know if there is a Webhoos event other than “subscription.update” to know if a subscription has been canceled by the user.
Because currently, when a member cancels a subscription, I receive a webhook of type “subscription.update”.
However, in this event, the status is equal to ACTIVE which can be confusing.
But there is a “canceled_date” which is equal to the end date… i guess and also there is a “charged_through_date”
Is this the only way to know if a subscription has been canceled?
Maybe the status=CANCELED is in another type of Webhook event that I have to add to receive alerts?
Thank you for your help!
Pascal
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The “subscription.updated” webhook event is indeed the correct event to monitor for changes in a subscription’s status, including cancellations. The status field in the event data should reflect the current status of the subscription. If a subscription is canceled, the status should be “CANCELED”.
However, it’s important to note that the status will only change to “CANCELED” once the subscription period ends, not immediately when a user cancels the subscription. This is because the user still has access to the subscription benefits until the end of the current billing period.
The “canceled_date” field indicates the date when the user requested the cancellation, and the “charged_through_date” field indicates the end of the current billing period, after which the subscription will be considered canceled and the status will change to “CANCELED”.
So, to determine if a subscription has been canceled by a user, you should check both the status and the “canceled_date” field. If the status is “ACTIVE” but the “canceled_date” is set, it means the user has requested a cancellation but the subscription is still active until the end of the current billing period.
This answer was reviewed by @Bryan-Square.
Hi ! thanks, but that does not help me !
I found this page :
https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/subscriptions-api/webhooks/subscription.updated
and i think i have to use “canceled_date” ?
I just want to be sure if there not is another way!
Thanks
Yes, you’ll want to use the canceled_date. Otherwise the charged_through_date will let you know when the subscription will stop charging the customer. 
Thanks so much @Bryan-Square !
I appreciate a lot !
Pascal