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Pause a subscription
An MCP tool from the Stripe API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Pause a subscription Pauses a subscription by transitioning it to the paused status. A paused subscription does not generate invoices and will not advance to new billing periods. The subscription can be resumed later… [POST /v1/subscriptions/{subscription}/pause]
Name on the gateway: stripe_api__post_subscriptions_subscription_pause · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
subscription required | string | subscription parameter |
bill_for | object | Controls what to bill for when pausing the subscription. |
expand | array | Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded. |
invoicing_behavior | invoice | pending_invoice_item | Determines how to handle debits and credits when pausing. Defaults to… |
type | subscription | The type of pause to apply. Defaults to subscription. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "stripe_api__post_subscriptions_subscription_pause",
"arguments": {
"subscription": "…"
}
}Or connect the Stripe API server directly, which lists 606 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-stripe-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/stripe-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the pause a subscription tool with subscription set to ….