# Retrieve history

Retrieve information on the evolution of a subscription in the 2Checkout system, including details of the initial acquisition and the subsequent renewals and upgrades. Use the **getSubscriptionHistory** method to retrieve details about a subscription.

Subscriptions can be retrieved starting with 5 minutes after their orders are generated in the 2Checkout system.

## Request parameters

| Parameters                | Type/Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **sessionID**             | <p><strong>Required (string)</strong><br>Session identifier, the output of the <strong>Login</strong> method. Include <strong>sessionID</strong> into all your requests. 2Checkout throws an exception if the values are incorrect. The <strong>sessionID</strong> expires in <strong>10 minutes</strong>.</p> |
| **subscriptionReference** | <p><strong>Required (string)</strong><br>Unique, system-generated subscription identifier.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

## Response parameters

| Parameters                                                                                                                        | Type/Description |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| [**SubscriptionHistory**](https://verifone.cloud/docs/2checkout/API-Integration/SOAP_API_6.0/API-Responses/Subscription_history/) | **Object**       |

### Request sample

```php
<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$subscriptionReference = '351D8F557E';

try {
    $subscriptionHistory = $client->getSubscriptionHistory($sessionID, $subscriptionReference);
}
catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "subscriptionHistory: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}
var_dump("subscriptionHistory", $subscriptionHistory);
```


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