Recurring Purchases

Recurring Purchases (Techrar Loop) automatically turn any product or service into repeat orders, creating new purchase orders on scheduled intervals for seamless recurring commerce.

Key Benefits

Universal Recurring Orders - Convert any item into automated repeat purchases without subscription complexity

Flexible Scheduling - Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly recurring intervals based on customer needs

Automatic Payment Processing - Payments deducted automatically on schedule with built-in retry logic

Recurring Purchase Status

Pending - Recurring purchase created but not yet started

Active - Recurring purchase running and generating orders on schedule

Inactive - Recurring purchase stopped due to multiple payment failures or manual deactivation

How Techrar Loop Works?

Cart-Based Recurring Orders

Unlike subscriptions that bill for plans, Techrar Loop saves customer cart configurations and automatically creates new orders at scheduled intervals.

Automatic Checkout Process

System automatically processes saved cart through checkout

Creates new order for each recurring cycle

Generates invoices and processes payments

Maintains customer preferences and payment methods

Charge Attempt Management

Retry Logic - System attempts payment up to 3 times for failed charges
Auto Deactivation - Recurring purchase becomes inactive after 3 failed attempts
Charge History - Complete record of all payment attempts and outcomes

Recurring Purchase Properties

Duration & Unit - Recurring interval (e.g., every 14 days, 1 month)
Next Order Date - When the next automatic order will be created
Last Charge Date - Most recent payment processing attempt
Total Cart Price - Fixed price for each recurring order
Order History - All orders generated from this recurring purchase

Recurring vs Subscription Difference

Recurring Purchases (Techrar Loop)

Creates new orders on each cycle

Each cycle is a separate purchase transaction

Can be cancelled anytime without affecting past orders

Works with any items, not just subscription plans

Subscriptions

Creates invoices for ongoing subscription service

Single subscription with multiple billing cycles

Designed for service access and plan-based billing

Read more about Subscriptions & Billing Cycles.

Customer Usage

Common Use Cases: Enable recurring delivery services, set up automatic replenishment orders, create scheduled product purchases, implement recurring service bookings.

Create Recurring Purchase

Set up automated repeat orders by enabling recurring purchase during checkout with specified intervals. See Checkout Flow.

Manage Recurring Orders

View upcoming order dates, modify recurring frequency, or cancel automatic orders while preserving order history. Using Recurring Purchase Details.

Track Order History

Access all orders generated from recurring purchases with payment status and delivery information. Using Recurring Purchase Details.

Cancellation

Recurring purchases can be cancelled anytime without affecting already completed orders. Future scheduled orders will stop, but past purchases remain valid.

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Merchant Integration

For detailed recurring purchase management and analytics, see Merchant Recurring Purchases API.

Key Benefits#

Recurring Purchase Status#

How Techrar Loop Works?#

Cart-Based Recurring Orders#

Automatic Checkout Process#

Charge Attempt Management#

Recurring Purchase Properties#

Recurring vs Subscription Difference#

Recurring Purchases (Techrar Loop)#

Subscriptions#

Customer Usage#

Create Recurring Purchase#

Manage Recurring Orders#

Track Order History#

Merchant Integration#

Key Benefits

Recurring Purchase Status

How Techrar Loop Works?

Cart-Based Recurring Orders

Automatic Checkout Process

Charge Attempt Management

Recurring Purchase Properties

Recurring vs Subscription Difference

Recurring Purchases (Techrar Loop)

Subscriptions

Customer Usage

Create Recurring Purchase

Manage Recurring Orders

Track Order History

Merchant Integration