---
title: "422 Variant not active"
description: "You pointed at a [plan variant](/docs/concepts/plan-variant-entitlements) that is off. QuotaStack made no [subscription](/docs/concepts/subscriptions)."
---

# 422 Variant not active

`https://api.quotastack.io/errors/variant-not-active`

You pointed at a [plan variant](/docs/concepts/plan-variant-entitlements) that is off. QuotaStack made no [subscription](/docs/concepts/subscriptions).

## Why it happened

- The variant was retired after you last read it.
- You copied the ID over from the other place.

## How to fix it

1. List the [plan variants](/docs/concepts/plan-variant-entitlements), and pick one that is still on.
2. Switch the variant back on in the [dashboard](https://platform.quotastack.io) if you meant to keep selling it.

### Example response 422

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.quotastack.io/errors/variant-not-active",
  "title": "Unprocessable Entity",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "Variant is not active."
}
```

## Which calls return this

- [`POST /v1/subscriptions`](/docs/api/subscriptions#createSubscription)
- [`POST /v1/subscriptions/{id}/upgrade`](/docs/api/subscriptions#upgradeSubscription)
- [`POST /v1/subscriptions/{id}/downgrade`](/docs/api/subscriptions#downgradeSubscription)

## See also

- [Plans](/docs/api/plans)