Stripe

Stripe Billing Meters API

Meters specify how to aggregate meter events over a billing period for usage-based pricing. Meter events represent customer actions and support up to 10,000 events per second via the V2 meter event streams API.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Usage Metering BC-4250.10

Operations 8

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /v1/billing/meters List usage billing meters · Stripe List Billing Meters #
Ask an LLM
“Which billing meters have I set up for usage-based pricing?”
“Can I list only active or only inactive meters?”
Tell an agent
List my billing meters.
List billing meters with status {status}.
POST /v1/billing/meters Create a usage billing meter · Stripe Create Billing Meter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I start metering usage so I can bill customers for it?”
“Can a meter sum usage values instead of just counting events?”
Tell an agent
Create a meter called {display_name} for event {event_name}.
Create a meter {display_name} on event {event_name} aggregated by {default_aggregation}.
GET /v1/billing/meters/{id} Get a billing meter · Stripe Retrieve Billing Meter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I see how a billing meter is configured?”
“Which event name does a given meter listen for?”
Tell an agent
Show billing meter {id}.
Get the aggregation and event settings of meter {id}.
POST /v1/billing/meters/{id} Rename a billing meter · Stripe Update Billing Meter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I change the display name of a billing meter?”
“What can I edit on a meter after creating it?”
Tell an agent
Rename billing meter {id} to {display_name}.
Update the display name of meter {id}.
POST /v1/billing/meters/{id}/deactivate Deactivate a billing meter · Stripe Deactivate Billing Meter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop a billing meter from being used?”
“Can I turn a meter off without deleting it?”
Tell an agent
Deactivate billing meter {id}.
Turn off meter {id} so it stops tracking usage.
POST /v1/billing/meters/{id}/reactivate Reactivate a billing meter · Stripe Reactivate Billing Meter #
Ask an LLM
“How do I bring a deactivated billing meter back?”
“Can I reuse a meter I switched off earlier?”
Tell an agent
Reactivate billing meter {id}.
Turn meter {id} back on.
GET /v1/billing/meters/{id}/event_summaries Summarize a customer's metered usage · Stripe List Meter Event Summaries #
Ask an LLM
“How much usage has a customer recorded on a meter this period?”
“Can I get a customer's metered usage broken down by hour or day?”
Tell an agent
Summarize usage on meter {id} for customer {customer} from {start_time} to {end_time}.
Show {customer}'s usage on meter {id} between {start_time} and {end_time} grouped by {value_grouping_window}.
POST /v1/billing/meter_events Record a usage event · Stripe Create Meter Event #
Ask an LLM
“How do I report customer usage so it can be billed?”
“Can I backdate a usage event with my own timestamp?”
Tell an agent
Record a {event_name} usage event with payload {payload}.
Report {event_name} usage {payload} at {timestamp}.

Documentation

📖
APIReference
https://docs.stripe.com/api/billing/meter
📖
Documentation
https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/recording-usage-api
📖
APIReference
https://docs.stripe.com/api/v2/billing-meter
📖
APIReference
https://docs.stripe.com/api/v2/billing-meter-stream

Specifications

⚙
OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/openapi/stripe-billing-meters-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/overlays/stripe-billing-meters-overlay.yaml

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OpenAPI Specification

stripe-billing-meters-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Stripe Accounts Account Billing Meters API
  description: This is an object representing a Stripe account. You can retrieve it to see properties on the account like its current requirements or if the account is enabled to make live charges or receive payouts.
  contact:
    email: dev-platform@stripe.com
    name: Stripe Dev Platform Team
    url: https://stripe.com
  termsOfService: https://stripe.com/us/terms/
  version: '2023-10-16'
  x-stripeSpecFilename: spec3
servers:
- url: https://api.stripe.com/
security:
- basicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Billing Meters
paths:
  /v1/billing/meters:
    get:
      summary: Stripe List Billing Meters
      description: Retrieve a list of billing meters.
      operationId: GetBillingMeters
      parameters:
      - name: status
        in: query
        description: Filter meters by status.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - inactive
      - name: ending_before
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: starting_after
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  object:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - list
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter'
                  has_more:
                    type: boolean
                  url:
                    type: string
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
    post:
      summary: Stripe Create Billing Meter
      description: Creates a billing meter.
      operationId: PostBillingMeters
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - default_aggregation
              - display_name
              - event_name
              properties:
                default_aggregation:
                  type: object
                  required:
                  - formula
                  properties:
                    formula:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - count
                      - sum
                display_name:
                  type: string
                  description: The meter's name.
                  maxLength: 100
                event_name:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the meter event to record usage for.
                  maxLength: 100
                customer_mapping:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    event_payload_key:
                      type: string
                    type:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                      - by_id
                value_settings:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    event_payload_key:
                      type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter'
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
  /v1/billing/meters/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Stripe Retrieve Billing Meter
      description: Retrieves a billing meter given an ID.
      operationId: GetBillingMetersId
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter'
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
    post:
      summary: Stripe Update Billing Meter
      description: Updates a billing meter.
      operationId: PostBillingMetersId
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                display_name:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter'
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
  /v1/billing/meters/{id}/deactivate:
    post:
      summary: Stripe Deactivate Billing Meter
      description: Deactivates a billing meter.
      operationId: PostBillingMetersIdDeactivate
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter'
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
  /v1/billing/meters/{id}/reactivate:
    post:
      summary: Stripe Reactivate Billing Meter
      description: Reactivates a billing meter.
      operationId: PostBillingMetersIdReactivate
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter'
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
  /v1/billing/meters/{id}/event_summaries:
    get:
      summary: Stripe List Meter Event Summaries
      description: Retrieve a list of billing meter event summaries.
      operationId: GetBillingMetersIdEventSummaries
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      - name: customer
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
      - name: start_time
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: end_time
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: value_grouping_window
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - day
          - hour
      - name: ending_before
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: starting_after
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  object:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - list
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter_event_summary'
                  has_more:
                    type: boolean
                  url:
                    type: string
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
  /v1/billing/meter_events:
    post:
      summary: Stripe Create Meter Event
      description: Creates a billing meter event.
      operationId: PostBillingMeterEvents
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - event_name
              - payload
              properties:
                event_name:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the meter event.
                  maxLength: 100
                payload:
                  type: object
                  description: The payload of the event.
                  additionalProperties:
                    type: string
                timestamp:
                  type: integer
                  description: The time of the event. Defaults to current timestamp.
                identifier:
                  type: string
                  description: A unique identifier for the event.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/billing.meter_event'
        default:
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
      tags:
      - Billing Meters
components:
  schemas:
    billing.meter_event_summary:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - billing.meter_event_summary
        aggregated_value:
          type: number
        end_time:
          type: integer
        livemode:
          type: boolean
        meter:
          type: string
        start_time:
          type: integer
      required:
      - id
      - object
      - aggregated_value
      - end_time
      - livemode
      - meter
      - start_time
    billing.meter_event:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - billing.meter_event
        created:
          type: integer
        event_name:
          type: string
        identifier:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        livemode:
          type: boolean
        payload:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        timestamp:
          type: integer
      required:
      - object
      - created
      - event_name
      - livemode
      - payload
      - timestamp
    error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            param:
              type: string
    billing.meter:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 5000
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - billing.meter
        created:
          type: integer
        customer_mapping:
          type: object
          properties:
            event_payload_key:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
        default_aggregation:
          type: object
          properties:
            formula:
              type: string
              enum:
              - count
              - sum
        display_name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
        event_name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
        event_time_window:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        livemode:
          type: boolean
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - inactive
        status_transitions:
          type: object
          properties:
            deactivated_at:
              type:
              - integer
              - 'null'
        updated:
          type: integer
        value_settings:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
      required:
      - id
      - object
      - created
      - customer_mapping
      - default_aggregation
      - display_name
      - event_name
      - livemode
      - status
      - status_transitions
      - updated