M3ter Charge API

Endpoints for creating/updating/deleting Charges. Create Charges for your end-customer Accounts to create ad-hoc line items for Account billing. Charges are: * Created for either debit or credit amounts. * Linked to a Product for accounting purposes. * Optionally linked to a Contract. * Given a specific date for billing. When a bill job has run for the specified Charge bill date, a Charge appears as an Ad-hoc line item on the Bill. * Assigned a service period. * Available in any currency defined for your Organization. See [Creating Charges for Accounts](https://www.m3ter.com/docs/guides/end-customer-accounts/creating-charges-for-accounts) in our main user documentation for more details. Alternatively, you can create a Charge for a Balance on an end-customer Account to create balance fee line items for Account billing. See [Creating Charges for Balances](https://www.m3ter.com/docs/guides/end-customer-accounts/creating-balances-for-accounts/creating-charges-for-balances) in our main user documentation for more details.

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Rating & Charging BC-4250.20

Operations 5

GET /organizations/{orgId}/charges List Charges #
POST /organizations/{orgId}/charges Create Charge #
GET /organizations/{orgId}/charges/{id} Retrieve Charge #
PUT /organizations/{orgId}/charges/{id} Update Charge #
DELETE /organizations/{orgId}/charges/{id} Delete Charge #

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: m3ter Charge API
  description: 'If you are using Postman, you can:

    - Use the **Download** button above to download the m3ter Open API spec JSON file and then import this file as the **m3ter API Collection** into your Workspace. See Importing the m3ter Open API in our main user Documentation for details. - Copy this link: m3ter-Template API Collection and use it to import the **m3ter-Template API Collection** into your Workspace. See Importing the m3ter Template API Collection in our main user Documentation for details. ---


    # Introduction

    The m3ter platform supports two HTTP-based REST APIs returning JSON encoded responses:

    - The **Ingest API**, which you can use for submitting raw data measurements. *(See the Submit Measurements endpoint in this API Reference.)*

    - The **Config API**, which you can use for configuration and management. *(All other endpoints in this API Reference.)*


    ## Authentication and Authorization

    Our APIs use an industry-standard authorization protocol known as the OAuth 2.0 specification. OAuth2 supports several grant types, each designed for a specific use case. m3ter uses the following two grant types:

    - **Authorization Code**: Used for human login access via the m3ter Console. - **Client Credentials**: Used for machine-to-machine communication and API access. Complete the following flow for API access:


    1. **Create a Service User and add Permissions**: Log in to the m3ter Console, go to **Settings**, **Access** then **Service Users** tab, and create a Service User. To enable API calls, grant the user **Administrator** permissions. 2. **Generate Access Keys**: In the Console, open the *Overview* page for the Service User by clicking on the name. Generate an **Access Key id** and **Api Secret**. Make sure you copy the **Api Secret** because it is only visible at the time of creation. See Service Authentication for detailed instructions and an example. 3. **Obtain a Bearer Token using Basic Auth**: We implement the OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Grant authentication flow for Service User Authentication. Submit a request to the m3ter OAuth Client Credentials authentication flow, using your concatenated **Access Key id** and **Api Secret** to obtain a Bearer Token for your Service User. *See examples below.*


    4. **Bearer Token Usage**: Use the HTTP ''Authorization'' header with the bearer token to authorise all subsequent API requests. > Warning: The Bearer Token is valid for 18,000 seconds or 5 hours. When the token has expired, you must obtain a new one. Below are two examples for obtaining a Bearer Token using Basic Auth: the first in cURL and the second as a Python script. ### cURL Example

    1. Open your terminal or command prompt. 2. Use the following `cURL` command to obtain a Bearer Token:


    ```bash

    curl -X POST https://api.m3ter.com/oauth/token \

    -H ''Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'' \

    -u your_access_key_id:your_api_secret \

    -d ''grant_type=client_credentials''

    ```


    Replace `your_access_key_id` and `your_api_secret` with your actual **Access Key id** and **Api Secret**. 3. Run the command, and if successful, it will return a JSON response containing the Bearer Token. The response will look like this:


    ```json

    {

    "access_token": "your_bearer_token",

    "token_type": "Bearer",

    "expires_in": 18000

    }

    ```


    You can then use the Bearer Token *(the value of `"access_token"`)* for subsequent API calls to m3ter. ### Python Example

    1. Install the `requests` library if you haven''t already:


    ```bash

    pip install requests

    ```


    2.'
  version: '1.0'
  x-logo:
    url: https://console.m3ter.com/m3ter-logo-black.svg
servers:
- url: https://api.m3ter.com
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Charge
  description: 'Endpoints for creating/updating/deleting Charges.


    Create Charges for your end-customer Accounts to create ad-hoc line items for Account billing. Charges are:

    * Created for either debit or credit amounts.

    * Linked to a Product for accounting purposes.

    * Optionally linked to a Contract.

    * Given a specific date for billing. When a bill job has run for the specified Charge bill date, a Charge appears as an Ad-hoc line item on the Bill.

    * Assigned a service period.

    * Available in any currency defined for your Organization.

    See Creating Charges for Accounts in our main user documentation for more details.


    Alternatively, you can create a Charge for a Balance on an end-customer Account to create balance fee line items for Account billing. See Creating Charges for Balances in our main user documentation for more details.'
paths:
  /organizations/{orgId}/charges:
    get:
      tags:
      - Charge
      summary: List Charges
      description: Retrieve a list of Charge entities
      operationId: ListCharges
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the organization
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        description: Number of Charges to retrieve per page
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          maximum: 200
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: nextToken
        in: query
        description: nextToken for multi page retrievals
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: accountId
        in: query
        description: List Charge items for the Account UUID
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: entityType
        in: query
        description: List Charge items for the EntityType
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeEntityType'
      - name: entityId
        in: query
        description: List Charge items for the Entity UUID
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: billDate
        in: query
        description: List Charge items for the Bill Date
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: ids
        in: query
        description: List of Charge UUIDs to retrieve
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: scheduleId
        in: query
        description: List Charge items for the Schedule UUID
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ListCharges 200 response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginatedChargeResponseData'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
    post:
      tags:
      - Charge
      summary: Create Charge
      description: 'Create a new Charge.


        **NOTES:**

        * To create an ad-hoc Charge on an Account, use the `accountId` request parameter.

        * To create a balance fee Charge for a Balance, use the `entityId` request parameter to specify which Balance on an Account the Charge is for.

        * To define the value of the Charge amount that is billed, you can simply specify an `amount` or use a number of `units` together with a `unitPrice` for a calculated value = units x unit price. But you cannot specify *both an amount and units/unit price*.'
      operationId: CreateCharge
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the organization
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the created Charge
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
  /organizations/{orgId}/charges/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Charge
      summary: Retrieve Charge
      description: Retrieve a Charge for the given UUID.
      operationId: GetCharge
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the organization
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The UUID of the Charge to retrieve.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return the Charge
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
    put:
      tags:
      - Charge
      summary: Update Charge
      description: 'Update a Charge for the given UUID.


        **NOTE:** When you update a Charge on an Account, you can provide either a Charge `amount` or Charge `units` together with a `unitPrice`, but *not both*.'
      operationId: UpdateCharge
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the organization
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The UUID of the Charge to update.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the updated Charge
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Charge
      summary: Delete Charge
      description: Delete the Charge for the given UUID.
      operationId: DeleteCharge
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the organization
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The UUID of the Charge to update.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return the deleted Charge
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
components:
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error message
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
  schemas:
    AbstractRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: integer
          description: 'The version number of the entity:

            - **Create entity:** Not valid for initial insertion of new entity - *do not use for Create*. On initial Create, version is set at 1 and listed in the response.

            - **Update Entity:**  On Update, version is required and must match the existing version because a check is performed to ensure sequential versioning is preserved. Version is incremented by 1 and listed in the response.'
          format: int64
          x-stainless-terraform-configurability: computed
          x-stainless-terraform-always-send: true
      description: ''
    ChargeLineItemType:
      type: string
      description: Available line item types that can be used for billing a Charge.
      enum:
      - BALANCE_FEE
      - AD_HOC
    PaginatedChargeResponseData:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          description: ''
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeResponse'
        nextToken:
          type: string
          description: ''
      description: ''
    ChargeEntityType:
      type: string
      description: The entity type the Charge has been created for.
      enum:
      - AD_HOC
      - BALANCE
    AbstractResponse:
      required:
      - id
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'The UUID of the entity. '
        version:
          type: integer
          description: 'The version number:

            - **Create:** On initial Create to insert a new entity, the version is set at 1 in the response.

            - **Update:** On successful Update, the version is incremented by 1 in the response.'
          format: int64
          x-stainless-terraform-configurability: computed
          x-stainless-terraform-always-send: true
      description: ''
    ChargeRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request containing a Charge entity
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbstractRequest'
      - required:
        - accountId
        - code
        - currency
        - entityType
        - lineItemType
        - name
        - servicePeriodEndDate
        - servicePeriodStartDate
        type: object
        properties:
          name:
            maxLength: 200
            minLength: 1
            type: string
            description: Name of the Charge. Added to the Bill line item description for this Charge.
          code:
            maxLength: 80
            minLength: 1
            pattern: ^([^[\p{Cntrl}\s]])|([^[\p{Cntrl}\s]][[^[\p{Cntrl}\s]] ]*[^[\p{Cntrl}\s]])$
            type: string
            description: Unique short code for the Charge.
          accountId:
            maxLength: 36
            minLength: 36
            type: string
            description: The ID of the Account the Charge is being created for.
          billDate:
            type: string
            description: The date when the Charge will be added to a Bill.
            example: '2022-01-04'
          amount:
            type: number
            description: Amount of the Charge. If `amount` is provided, then `units` and `unitPrice` must be omitted.
          units:
            type: number
            description: Number of units of the Charge. If `amount` is omitted, then provide together with `unitPrice`. When `amount` is provided, `units` must be omitted.
          unitPrice:
            type: number
            description: Unit price. If `amount` is omitted, then provide together with `units`. When `amount` is provided, `unitPrice` must be omitted.
          currency:
            minLength: 1
            type: string
            description: Charge currency.
          description:
            type: string
            description: The description added to the Bill line item for the Charge.
          entityType:
            description: 'The entity type the Charge is created for.


              **NOTE:** If `entityType` is `BALANCE`, you must provide the `entityId` of the Balance the Charge is for.'
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeEntityType'
            - type: object
              description: 'The entity this charge is created for, ex: Balance or AD_HOC if none applies'
          lineItemType:
            description: The line item type used for Charge billing.
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeLineItemType'
            - type: object
              description: The Line Item Type to be used for this Charge
          entityId:
            type: string
            description: 'The ID of the Charge linked entity. For example, the ID of an Account Balance if a Balance Charge.


              **NOTE:** If `entityType` is `BALANCE`, you must provide the `entityId` of the Balance the Charge is for.'
          accountingProductId:
            maxLength: 36
            minLength: 36
            type: string
            description: The Accounting Product ID assigned to the Charge.
          servicePeriodStartDate:
            type: string
            description: The service period start date (*in ISO-8601 format*) for the Charge.
            format: date-time
          servicePeriodEndDate:
            type: string
            description: 'The service period end date (*in ISO-8601 format*)for the Charge.


              **NOTE:** End date is exclusive.'
            format: date-time
          notes:
            type: string
            description: Used to enter information about the Charge for accounting purposes, such as the reason it was created. This information will not be added to a Bill line item for the Charge.
          contractId:
            type: string
            description: The ID of a Contract on the Account that the Charge will be added to.
        description: Request containing a Charge entity
    ChargeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the Charge. Added to the Bill line item description for Charge.
        code:
          type: string
          description: The unique short code of the Charge.
        accountId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the Account the Charge was created for.
        billDate:
          type: string
          description: The date when the Charge will be added to a Bill.
          format: date
        amount:
          type: number
          description: The Charge amount. If `amount` has been defined, then `units` and `unitPrice` cannot be used.
        units:
          type: number
          description: Number of units of the Charge. Provided together with `unitPrice`. If `units` and `unitPrice` are provided, `amount` cannot be used.
        unitPrice:
          type: number
          description: 'Unit Price for the Charge. Provided together with `units`:

            * Null if the Charge was created with `amount` only.

            * If `units` and `unitPrice` are provided, `amount` cannot be used.'
        currency:
          type: string
          description: Charge currency.
        description:
          type: string
          description: The description added to the Bill line item for the Charge.
        entityType:
          description: The entity type the Charge has been created for.
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeEntityType'
        entityId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the Charge linked entity. For example, the ID of an Account Balance if a Balance Charge.
        billId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the Bill created for this Charge.
        accountingProductId:
          type: string
          description: The Accounting Product ID assigned to the Charge.
        servicePeriodStartDate:
          type: string
          description: The service period start date (*in ISO-8601 format*) for the Charge .
          format: date-time
        servicePeriodEndDate:
          type: string
          description: 'The service period end date (*in ISO-8601 format*) for the Charge.


            **NOTE:** End date is exclusive.'
          format: date-time
        notes:
          type: string
          description: Information about the Charge for accounting purposes, such as the reason it was created. This information will not be added to the created Bill line item for the Charge.
        contractId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of a Contract on the Account that the Charge has been added to.
        lineItemType:
          description: The line item type used for billing a Charge.
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeLineItemType'
        dtCreated:
          type: string
          description: The date and time (*in ISO-8601 format*) when the Charge was created.
          format: date-time
        dtLastModified:
          type: string
          description: The date and time (*in ISO 8601 format*) when the Charge was last modified.
          format: date-time
        createdBy:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier (UUID) of the user who created the Charge.
        lastModifiedBy:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier (UUID) of the user who last modified the Charge.
        scheduleId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the Balance Charge Schedule that created the Charge.
      description: Response containing a Charge entity
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbstractResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: "m3ter supports machine to machine authentication using the `clientCredentials` OAuth2 flow.\n\nThe `authorizationCode` flow controls access for human users via the m3ter Console application. \n"
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
          scopes:
            m3ter-resources/m3ter-scope: m3ter resources
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://m3ter.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.com/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://m3ter.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.com/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            m3ter-resources/m3ter-scope: m3ter resources
            openid: OpenID
            email: email
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: M3ter
  source: https://docs.m3ter.com/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)