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Payment failure or dunning event triggers renewal risk alert

Renewal and expansionCompanySales Hub ProfessionalIntermediate~35 min to buildFull spec

Outcome. The moment a billing system reports a failed payment or an active dunning sequence, the account owner is alerted and the account is flagged for renewal risk, closing the gap between a billing problem and the sales or CS team knowing about it.

Workflow map Enrollment, branches and actions at a glance renewal-expansion-028
flowchart TD
    A[Payment Status becomes Failed or In dunning] --> B{Notified in last 3 days?}
    B -->|No| C[Set Renewal Risk Flag = true]
    C --> D[Set Payment Issue Notified Date = today]
    D --> E[Create high-priority task for company owner]
    E --> F[Notify company owner]
    B -->|Yes| G[No action]
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When to use it, when not to

  • UseUse it once a billing or subscription platform already writes payment status onto the company record, through a native integration, Zapier, Make, or a comparable sync.
  • UseUse it as a fast-turnaround alert on a specific, unambiguous event, separate from the broader churn or health scoring workflows that combine several soft signals.
  • SkipDo not use it if payment status is not actually synced into HubSpot from anywhere. This workflow reacts to a property; it does not connect to a billing system on its own, and building that connection is a prerequisite, not part of this fiche.
  • SkipDo not use this fiche's account-level alert as a substitute for the billing system's own customer-facing dunning emails (payment retry reminders sent to the buyer); those keep running independently.
The preview ends here. Six sections are in the library. counted, not blurred
PrerequisitesEvery property with its label, internal name, type and options, plus the assets the workflow needs before you start.4 items
EnrollmentThe trigger, the criteria exactly as they are ticked in the UI, the re-enrollment rule and the suppression list.4 parts
StepsEach action in order with its parameters, its branches and its delays, written as you tick them.6 numbered actions
Known pitfallsTraps seen in production, each with what breaks and what to do instead.5 pitfalls
Test plan, variants and build specHow to prove it works in a test portal, where to look when it does not, the variants for other objects or tiers, and the YAML build spec.3 variants, 3 sections
FilesThe properties JSON creates the fields in one API call, the workflow JSON documents the build.PDF, Markdown, JSON
Install1 click. The installer creates the properties this spec declares and the workflow itself, switched off, then opens a task for the prerequisites that are assets rather than properties, such as a team, a static list or a marketing email. What it created is listed on the install page.1 click, switched off
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