# Manage autopay

Autopay is the process of automatically collecting payment from a customer on a subscription renewal date. If autopay is activated, the payment is retrieved from the customer on the renewal date using the default payment instrument set on the subscription. If a default payment instrument is not set on the subscription, or if it is inactive, the customer's default payment instrument is used to collect payment.

The autopay schedule sets multiple retries for subscriptions that fail to bill successfully and specifies whether to cancel the subscription after the last attempt.

## Activate autopay

Use this process to activate autopay on a subscription, set a default payment instrument, and specify the length of time after which an unpaid subscription is canceled. If autopay is deactivated, you must process the payment manually.

1. [Log in](https://app-sandbox.rebilly.com/login) to Rebilly.
2. In the left navigation bar, press , then press **Billing**.
3. Select one of the following segments: **Active subscriptions**, **Canceled subscriptions**, **Paid invoice**, **Refunded invoices**, or **Unpaid invoices**.
4. In the **ID** or **Invoice number** column, press a number.
5. In the top right of the screen, press **Edit**.
6. Select from the following:
Activate autopaySelect the **Autopay** checkbox.
Activate delinquency periodTo specify the length of time after which the subscription is canceled if it is not paid:
  1. Select the **Activate delinquency period** checkbox.
  2. Specify the length of time after which the subscription is canceled if it is not paid.
Set a default payment instrument for autopaySelect an instrument from the **Default payment instrument** dropdown. 
A default payment instrument takes precedence over the customer's primary payment.
7. Press **Save**.


## Create an autopay schedule

Use this process to set, or edit, multiple retries for subscriptions that fail to bill successfully, and to specify whether to cancel the subscription after the last attempt.

1. [Log in](https://app-sandbox.rebilly.com/login) to Rebilly.
2. In the left navigation bar, press , then press **Billing**.
3. Press **Unpaid invoices**, **Paid invoices**, or **Refunded invoices**.
4. In the **ID** or **Invoice number** column, press a subscription.
5. Under **Autopay schedule**, press the link.
6. Press the date picker and specify when the next payment will be automatically collected.
7. In the **Retry attempts** section, press **Add attempt**, and specify the schedule. 
To add more attempts, press **Add attempt** and specify the schedule.
8. In the **After each attempt** section, select the **Push renewal time forward** checkbox. 
This moves the renewal time into the future after each retry attempt. If this option is not set, the next rebill may occur while still within the retry schedule of the current rebill.
9. In the **After the last attempt** section, select an option:
  - **Cancel subscription**: Cancels the subscription after the last attempt.
  - **Abandon invoice**: Abandons the invoice after the last attempt.
10. Press **Update autopay**.


## Edit an autopay schedule

Use autopay to schedule multiple retries for subscriptions that fail to bill successfully, and to define whether to cancel the subscription after the last attempt.

1. [Log in](https://app-sandbox.rebilly.com/login) to Rebilly.
2. In the left navigation bar, press , then press **Billing**.
3. Press **Unpaid invoices**, **Paid invoices**, or **Refunded invoices**.
4. In the **ID** or **Invoice number** column, press a subscription.
5. Under **Autopay schedule**, press the link.
6. Press the date picker and specify when the next payment will be automatically collected.
7. In the **Retry attempts** section, press **Add attempt**, and specify the schedule. 
To add more attempts, press **Add attempt** and specify the schedule.
8. In the **After each attempt** section, select the **Push renewal time forward** checkbox. 
This moves the renewal time into the future after each retry attempt. If this option is not set, the next rebill may occur while still within the retry schedule of the current rebill.
9. In the **After the last attempt** section, select an option:
  - **Cancel subscription**: Cancels the subscription after the last attempt.
  - **Abandon invoice**: Abandons the invoice after the last attempt.
10. Press **Update autopay**.