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# How it works

## The recurring payment process

The Recurring API can be used for subscriptions, donations or other recurring payments people place to businesses (e.g., utilities, insurance, parking, gym memberships).

See the following pages for more examples:

* [How signing up a new payment agreement works](https://developer.vippsmobilepay.com/docs/APIs/recurring-api/how-it-works/payment-agreement/README.md)
* [How managing existing Payment Agreements works](https://developer.vippsmobilepay.com/docs/APIs/recurring-api/how-it-works/payment-agreement/README.md)
* [How charging users works](https://developer.vippsmobilepay.com/docs/APIs/recurring-api/how-it-works/charges/README.md)

For technical documentation, see the
[API Guide](https://developer.vippsmobilepay.com/docs/APIs/recurring-api/recurring-api-guide.md).

Try it out in the [demo store](https://demo.vipps.no/recurring).