---
title: "Transfer subscription"
method: PATCH
path: "/apps/{app_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/owner"
---

# Transfer subscription

`PATCH /apps/{app_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/owner`

Transfer a Subscription to a different user within the same OneSignal app. Useful for associating existing Subscriptions like push, email, or SMS with a new or updated user identity.

## Path parameters

- `app_id` string, required
- `subscription_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `identity` object — Identifies the user that this subscription is moved to. Must contain exactly one alias.
    - `external_id` string — The main user ID to identify the user. See [Users](/docs/users).
    - `onesignal_id` string

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `identity` object
    - `external_id` string
    - `onesignal_id` string

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `403` — 403
- `404` — 404
- `429` — 429
- `503` — Service temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short backoff. The body may be empty or non-JSON in some failure modes.

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