REST API

Creating an eCheck Recurring Subscription {#echeck-recurring-subs}
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1. Log in to the `Business Center`:

   #### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   * Live Transactions: <https://businesscenter.cybersource.com>
   * Test Transactions: <https://businesscentertest.cybersource.com>
2. In the left navigation pane, choose Recurring Billing. The Recurring Billing page appears.

3. Click New Subscription. The Add Subscription panel appears.

4. Enter the recurring subscription information:

   #### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   | Type of Information   | Description                                                                                                                                                                 |
   |:----------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | Order                 | Order/merchant reference number. You can include two types of data storage fields in a customer subscription. See [Optional Data Storage](c_Optional_Data_Storage.dita ""). |
   | Payment               | Payment type---choose **Check**.                                                                                                                                            |
   | Payment               | Alternate Merchant Descriptor. Alternate contact information for your business, such as email address or URL.                                                               |
   | Payment               | SEC Code---choose the authorization.                                                                                                                                        |
   | Payment               | Account number                                                                                                                                                              |
   | Payment               | Check number                                                                                                                                                                |
   | Payment               | Account type                                                                                                                                                                |
   | Payment               | Check routing number---also known as the transit number.                                                                                                                    |
   | Payment               | Driver's license number                                                                                                                                                     |
   | Payment               | State/Province                                                                                                                                                              |
   | Payment               | Date of birth                                                                                                                                                               |
   | Customer              | Customer ID                                                                                                                                                                 |
   | Customer              | First and last name                                                                                                                                                         |
   | Customer              | Street address 1                                                                                                                                                            |
   | Customer              | City, state, ZIP/postal code                                                                                                                                                |
   | Customer              | Country                                                                                                                                                                     |
   | Customer              | Phone number                                                                                                                                                                |
   | Customer              | Email address                                                                                                                                                               |
   | Shipping              | First and last name                                                                                                                                                         |
   | Shipping              | Company                                                                                                                                                                     |
   | Shipping              | Street address 1                                                                                                                                                            |
   | Shipping              | Street address 2                                                                                                                                                            |
   | Shipping              | City, state, ZIP/postal code                                                                                                                                                |
   | Shipping              | Country                                                                                                                                                                     |
   | Subscription          | Subscription type---choose **Recurring**.                                                                                                                                   |
   | Recurring Transaction | Title                                                                                                                                                                       |
   | Recurring Transaction | Recurring amount                                                                                                                                                            |
   | Recurring Transaction | Currency                                                                                                                                                                    |
   | Recurring Transaction | Setup fee                                                                                                                                                                   |
   | Recurring Transaction | Start date                                                                                                                                                                  |
   | Recurring Transaction | Billing frequency                                                                                                                                                           |
   | Recurring Transaction | Number of payments                                                                                                                                                          |
   [Echeck Recurring Subscription Required Information]

5. Check Require approval before processing payments to approve each payment before `Visa Acceptance Solutions` processes it.

   #### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   If you change the amount of the subscription, the status of all future payments is reset to unapproved even if the payments were already approved.

6. Click Submit. The success message appears along with the subscription ID for the customer subscription.

7. Click the subscription ID. The Subscription Details screen appears. See the [Recurring Billing Business Center User Guide](https://docs.cybersource.com/content/dam/new-documentation/documentation/en/rb/user/all/ebc/recurring-billing-ebc.pdf "").