M3ter Counter API

Endpoints for listing, creating, retrieving, updating, or deleting Counters. You can create Counters for your m3ter Organization, which can then be used as pricing metrics to apply a unit-based [CounterPricing](https://www.m3ter.com/docs/api#tag/CounterPricing) to Product Plans or Plan Templates for recurring subscription charges on Accounts. Counters can then be used to post [CounterAdjustments](https://www.m3ter.com/docs/api#tag/CounterAdjustments) on your end-customer Accounts. Accounts are then billed in accordance with the CounterPricing on Plans attached to the Accounts and for the actual Counter quantities Accounts subscribe to. See [Recurring Charges: Counters](https://www.m3ter.com/docs/guides/recurring-charges-counters) in our main user documentation for more details.

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GET /organizations/{orgId}/counters List Counters #
POST /organizations/{orgId}/counters Create Counter #
GET /organizations/{orgId}/counters/{id} Retrieve Counter #
PUT /organizations/{orgId}/counters/{id} Update Counter #
DELETE /organizations/{orgId}/counters/{id} Delete Counter #

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m3ter-counter-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: m3ter Counter 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: Counter
  description: 'Endpoints for listing, creating, retrieving, updating, or deleting Counters.


    You can create Counters for your m3ter Organization, which can then be used as pricing metrics to apply a unit-based CounterPricing to Product Plans or Plan Templates for recurring subscription charges on Accounts.


    Counters can then be used to post CounterAdjustments on your end-customer Accounts.


    Accounts are then billed in accordance with the CounterPricing on Plans attached to the Accounts and for the actual Counter quantities Accounts subscribe to. See Recurring Charges: Counters in our main user documentation for more details.'
paths:
  /organizations/{orgId}/counters:
    get:
      tags:
      - Counter
      summary: List Counters
      description: Retrieve a list of Counter entities that can be filtered by Product, Counter ID, or Codes.
      operationId: ListCounters
      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 Counters 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: ids
        in: query
        description: List of Counter IDs to retrieve.
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: codes
        in: query
        description: List of Counter codes to retrieve. These are unique short codes to identify each Counter.
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: productId
        in: query
        description: List of Products UUIDs to retrieve Counters for.
        required: false
        allowEmptyValue: true
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the list of Counters.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginatedCounterResponseData'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
    post:
      tags:
      - Counter
      summary: Create Counter
      description: Create a new Counter.
      operationId: PostCounter
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the Organization. The Organization represents your company as a direct customer of m3ter.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return the created Counter
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
  /organizations/{orgId}/counters/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Counter
      summary: Retrieve Counter
      description: Retrieve a Counter for the given UUID.
      operationId: GetCounter
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the Organization. The Organization represents your company as a direct customer of m3ter.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The UUID of the Counter to retrieve.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return the Counter
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
    put:
      tags:
      - Counter
      summary: Update Counter
      description: Update Counter for the given UUID.
      operationId: PutCounter
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the Organization. The Organization represents your company as a direct customer of m3ter.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The UUID of the Counter to update.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return the updated Counter
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Counter
      summary: Delete Counter
      description: Delete a Counter for the given UUID.
      operationId: DeleteCounter
      parameters:
      - name: orgId
        in: path
        description: UUID of the Organization. The Organization represents your company as a direct customer of m3ter.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The UUID of the Counter to delete.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return the deleted Counter
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterResponse'
        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:
    PaginatedCounterResponseData:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          description: ''
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CounterResponse'
        nextToken:
          type: string
          description: ''
      description: ''
    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: ''
    CounterRequest:
      type: object
      description: ''
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbstractRequest'
      - required:
        - name
        - unit
        type: object
        properties:
          code:
            maxLength: 80
            pattern: ^([^[\p{Cntrl}\s]])|([^[\p{Cntrl}\s]][[^[\p{Cntrl}\s]] ]*[^[\p{Cntrl}\s]])$
            type: string
            description: Code for the Counter. A unique short code to identify the Counter.
          productId:
            maxLength: 36
            minLength: 36
            type: string
            description: UUID of the product the Counter belongs to. *(Optional)* - if left blank, the Counter is Global. A Global Counter can be used to price Plans or Plan Templates belonging to any Product.
          name:
            maxLength: 200
            minLength: 1
            type: string
            description: Descriptive name for the Counter.
          unit:
            minLength: 1
            type: string
            description: User defined label for units shown on Bill line items, and indicating to your customers what they are being charged for.
    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: ''
    AbstractResponseWithAuditFields:
      type: object
      description: ''
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbstractResponse'
      - type: object
        properties:
          dtCreated:
            type: string
            description: The DateTime when this item was created *(in ISO-8601 format)*.
            format: date-time
            x-stainless-skip: terraform
          dtLastModified:
            type: string
            description: The DateTime when this item was last modified *(in ISO-8601 format)*.
            format: date-time
            x-stainless-skip: terraform
          createdBy:
            type: string
            description: The ID of the user who created this item.
            x-stainless-skip: terraform
          lastModifiedBy:
            type: string
            description: The ID of the user who last modified this item.
            x-stainless-skip: terraform
    CounterResponse:
      type: object
      description: ''
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbstractResponseWithAuditFields'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AbstractResponse'
      - type: object
        properties:
          code:
            type: string
            description: Code of the Counter. A unique short code to identify the Counter.
          productId:
            type: string
            description: UUID of the product the Counter belongs to. *(Optional)* - if no `productId` is returned, the Counter is Global. A Global Counter can be used to price Plans or Plan Templates belonging to any Product.
          name:
            type: string
            description: Name of the Counter.
          unit:
            type: string
            description: Label for units shown on Bill line items, and indicating to customers what they are being charged for.
  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);
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