Stripe Subscription Items API

The Subscription Items API from Stripe — 4 operation(s) for subscription items.

OpenAPI Specification

stripe-subscription-items-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Stripe Accounts Account Subscription Items 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: Subscription Items
paths:
  /v1/subscription_items:
    get:
      description: <p>Returns a list of your subscription items for a given subscription.</p>
      operationId: GetSubscriptionItems
      parameters:
      - description: A cursor for use in pagination. `ending_before` is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, starting with `obj_bar`, your subsequent call can include `ending_before=obj_bar` in order to fetch the previous page of the list.
        in: query
        name: ending_before
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        style: form
      - description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
        explode: true
        in: query
        name: expand
        required: false
        schema:
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        style: deepObject
      - description: A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Limit can range between 1 and 100, and the default is 10.
        in: query
        name: limit
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        style: form
      - description: A cursor for use in pagination. `starting_after` is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, ending with `obj_foo`, your subsequent call can include `starting_after=obj_foo` in order to fetch the next page of the list.
        in: query
        name: starting_after
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        style: form
      - description: The ID of the subscription whose items will be retrieved.
        in: query
        name: subscription
        required: true
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: form
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding: {}
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSubscriptionItemsRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: ''
                x-expandableFields:
                - data
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionsItemsSubscriptionItemList'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
    post:
      description: <p>Adds a new item to an existing subscription. No existing items will be changed or replaced.</p>
      operationId: PostSubscriptionItems
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding:
              billing_thresholds:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              expand:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              metadata:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              price_data:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              tax_rates:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostSubscriptionItemsRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscription_item'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
  /v1/subscription_items/{item}:
    delete:
      description: <p>Deletes an item from the subscription. Removing a subscription item from a subscription will not cancel the subscription.</p>
      operationId: DeleteSubscriptionItemsItem
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: item
        required: true
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding: {}
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteSubscriptionItemsItemRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/deleted_subscription_item'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
    get:
      description: <p>Retrieves the subscription item with the given ID.</p>
      operationId: GetSubscriptionItemsItem
      parameters:
      - description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
        explode: true
        in: query
        name: expand
        required: false
        schema:
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        style: deepObject
      - in: path
        name: item
        required: true
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding: {}
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSubscriptionItemsItemRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscription_item'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
    post:
      description: <p>Updates the plan or quantity of an item on a current subscription.</p>
      operationId: PostSubscriptionItemsItem
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: item
        required: true
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding:
              billing_thresholds:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              expand:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              metadata:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              price_data:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              tax_rates:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostSubscriptionItemsItemRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscription_item'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
  /v1/subscription_items/{subscription_item}/usage_record_summaries:
    get:
      description: '<p>For the specified subscription item, returns a list of summary objects. Each object in the list provides usage information that’s been summarized from multiple usage records and over a subscription billing period (e.g., 15 usage records in the month of September).</p>


        <p>The list is sorted in reverse-chronological order (newest first). The first list item represents the most current usage period that hasn’t ended yet. Since new usage records can still be added, the returned summary information for the subscription item’s ID should be seen as unstable until the subscription billing period ends.</p>'
      operationId: GetSubscriptionItemsSubscriptionItemUsageRecordSummaries
      parameters:
      - description: A cursor for use in pagination. `ending_before` is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, starting with `obj_bar`, your subsequent call can include `ending_before=obj_bar` in order to fetch the previous page of the list.
        in: query
        name: ending_before
        required: false
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: form
      - description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
        explode: true
        in: query
        name: expand
        required: false
        schema:
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        style: deepObject
      - description: A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Limit can range between 1 and 100, and the default is 10.
        in: query
        name: limit
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        style: form
      - description: A cursor for use in pagination. `starting_after` is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, ending with `obj_foo`, your subsequent call can include `starting_after=obj_foo` in order to fetch the next page of the list.
        in: query
        name: starting_after
        required: false
        schema:
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        style: form
      - in: path
        name: subscription_item
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding: {}
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSubscriptionItemsSubscriptionItemUsageRecordSummariesRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: ''
                x-expandableFields:
                - data
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsageEventsResourceUsageRecordSummaryList'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
  /v1/subscription_items/{subscription_item}/usage_records:
    post:
      description: '<p>Creates a usage record for a specified subscription item and date, and fills it with a quantity.</p>


        <p>Usage records provide <code>quantity</code> information that Stripe uses to track how much a customer is using your service. With usage information and the pricing model set up by the <a href="https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/metered-billing">metered billing</a> plan, Stripe helps you send accurate invoices to your customers.</p>


        <p>The default calculation for usage is to add up all the <code>quantity</code> values of the usage records within a billing period. You can change this default behavior with the billing plan’s <code>aggregate_usage</code> <a href="/docs/api/plans/create#create_plan-aggregate_usage">parameter</a>. When there is more than one usage record with the same timestamp, Stripe adds the <code>quantity</code> values together. In most cases, this is the desired resolution, however, you can change this behavior with the <code>action</code> parameter.</p>


        <p>The default pricing model for metered billing is <a href="/docs/api/plans/object#plan_object-billing_scheme">per-unit pricing</a>. For finer granularity, you can configure metered billing to have a <a href="https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/tiers">tiered pricing</a> model.</p>'
      operationId: PostSubscriptionItemsSubscriptionItemUsageRecords
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: subscription_item
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            encoding:
              expand:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
              timestamp:
                explode: true
                style: deepObject
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostSubscriptionItemsSubscriptionItemUsageRecordsRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/usage_record'
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          description: Error response.
      tags:
      - Subscription Items
components:
  schemas:
    subscription_item:
      description: 'Subscription items allow you to create customer subscriptions with more than

        one plan, making it easy to represent complex billing relationships.'
      properties:
        billing_thresholds:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscription_item_billing_thresholds'
          description: Define thresholds at which an invoice will be sent, and the related subscription advanced to a new billing period
          nullable: true
        created:
          description: Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
          type: integer
        id:
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            maxLength: 500
            type: string
          description: Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.
          type: object
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
          enum:
          - subscription_item
          type: string
        price:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/price'
        quantity:
          description: The [quantity](https://stripe.com/docs/subscriptions/quantities) of the plan to which the customer should be subscribed.
          type: integer
        subscription:
          description: The `subscription` this `subscription_item` belongs to.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        tax_rates:
          description: The tax rates which apply to this `subscription_item`. When set, the `default_tax_rates` on the subscription do not apply to this `subscription_item`.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/tax_rate'
          nullable: true
          type: array
      required:
      - created
      - id
      - metadata
      - object
      - price
      - subscription
      title: SubscriptionItem
      type: object
      x-expandableFields:
      - billing_thresholds
      - price
      - tax_rates
      x-resourceId: subscription_item
    error:
      description: An error response from the Stripe API
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_errors'
      required:
      - error
      type: object
    DeleteSubscriptionItemsItemRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        clear_usage:
          description: Delete all usage for the given subscription item. Allowed only when the current plan's `usage_type` is `metered`.
          type: boolean
        proration_behavior:
          description: Determines how to handle [prorations](https://stripe.com/docs/subscriptions/billing-cycle#prorations) when the billing cycle changes (e.g., when switching plans, resetting `billing_cycle_anchor=now`, or starting a trial), or if an item's `quantity` changes. The default value is `create_prorations`.
          enum:
          - always_invoice
          - create_prorations
          - none
          type: string
        proration_date:
          description: If set, the proration will be calculated as though the subscription was updated at the given time. This can be used to apply the same proration that was previewed with the [upcoming invoice](https://stripe.com/docs/api#retrieve_customer_invoice) endpoint.
          format: unix-time
          type: integer
    SubscriptionsItemsSubscriptionItemList:
      type: object
      required:
      - data
      - has_more
      - object
      - url
      properties:
        data:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscription_item'
          type: array
        has_more:
          description: True if this list has another page of items after this one that can be fetched.
          type: boolean
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value. Always has the value `list`.
          enum:
          - list
          type: string
        url:
          description: The URL where this list can be accessed.
          maxLength: 5000
          pattern: ^/v1/subscription_items
          type: string
    UsageEventsResourceUsageRecordSummaryList:
      type: object
      required:
      - data
      - has_more
      - object
      - url
      properties:
        data:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/usage_record_summary'
          type: array
        has_more:
          description: True if this list has another page of items after this one that can be fetched.
          type: boolean
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value. Always has the value `list`.
          enum:
          - list
          type: string
        url:
          description: The URL where this list can be accessed.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
    PostSubscriptionItemsSubscriptionItemUsageRecordsRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - quantity
      properties:
        action:
          description: Valid values are `increment` (default) or `set`. When using `increment` the specified `quantity` will be added to the usage at the specified timestamp. The `set` action will overwrite the usage quantity at that timestamp. If the subscription has [billing thresholds](https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-billing_thresholds), `increment` is the only allowed value.
          enum:
          - increment
          - set
          type: string
        expand:
          description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        quantity:
          description: The usage quantity for the specified timestamp.
          type: integer
        timestamp:
          anyOf:
          - enum:
            - now
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          - format: unix-time
            type: integer
          description: The timestamp for the usage event. This timestamp must be within the current billing period of the subscription of the provided `subscription_item`, and must not be in the future. When passing `"now"`, Stripe records usage for the current time. Default is `"now"` if a value is not provided.
    GetSubscriptionItemsSubscriptionItemUsageRecordSummariesRequest:
      type: object
      properties: {}
    deleted_subscription_item:
      description: ''
      properties:
        deleted:
          description: Always true for a deleted object
          enum:
          - true
          type: boolean
        id:
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
          enum:
          - subscription_item
          type: string
      required:
      - deleted
      - id
      - object
      title: DeletedSubscriptionItem
      type: object
      x-expandableFields: []
      x-resourceId: deleted_subscription_item
    usage_record:
      description: 'Usage records allow you to report customer usage and metrics to Stripe for

        metered billing of subscription prices.


        Related guide: [Metered billing](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/metered-billing)'
      properties:
        id:
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        livemode:
          description: Has the value `true` if the object exists in live mode or the value `false` if the object exists in test mode.
          type: boolean
        object:
          description: String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
          enum:
          - usage_record
          type: string
        quantity:
          description: The usage quantity for the specified date.
          type: integer
        subscription_item:
          description: The ID of the subscription item this usage record contains data for.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        timestamp:
          description: The timestamp when this usage occurred.
          format: unix-time
          type: integer
      required:
      - id
      - livemode
      - object
      - quantity
      - subscription_item
      - timestamp
      title: UsageRecord
      type: object
      x-expandableFields: []
      x-resourceId: usage_record
    GetSubscriptionItemsRequest:
      type: object
      properties: {}
    PostSubscriptionItemsRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - subscription
      properties:
        billing_thresholds:
          anyOf:
          - properties:
              usage_gte:
                type: integer
            required:
            - usage_gte
            title: item_billing_thresholds_param
            type: object
          - enum:
            - ''
            type: string
          description: Define thresholds at which an invoice will be sent, and the subscription advanced to a new billing period. When updating, pass an empty string to remove previously-defined thresholds.
        expand:
          description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to `metadata`.
          type: object
        payment_behavior:
          description: 'Use `allow_incomplete` to transition the subscription to `status=past_due` if a payment is required but cannot be paid. This allows you to manage scenarios where additional user actions are needed to pay a subscription''s invoice. For example, SCA regulation may require 3DS authentication to complete payment. See the [SCA Migration Guide](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/migration/strong-customer-authentication) for Billing to learn more. This is the default behavior.


            Use `default_incomplete` to transition the subscription to `status=past_due` when payment is required and await explicit confirmation of the invoice''s payment intent. This allows simpler management of scenarios where additional user actions are needed to pay a subscription’s invoice. Such as failed payments, [SCA regulation](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/migration/strong-customer-authentication), or collecting a mandate for a bank debit payment method.


            Use `pending_if_incomplete` to update the subscription using [pending updates](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/pending-updates). When you use `pending_if_incomplete` you can only pass the parameters [supported by pending updates](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/pending-updates-reference#supported-attributes).


            Use `error_if_incomplete` if you want Stripe to return an HTTP 402 status code if a subscription''s invoice cannot be paid. For example, if a payment method requires 3DS authentication due to SCA regulation and further user action is needed, this parameter does not update the subscription and returns an error instead. This was the default behavior for API versions prior to 2019-03-14. See the [changelog](https://stripe.com/docs/upgrades#2019-03-14) to learn more.'
          enum:
          - allow_incomplete
          - default_incomplete
          - error_if_incomplete
          - pending_if_incomplete
          type: string
        price:
          description: The ID of the price object.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        price_data:
          description: Data used to generate a new [Price](https://stripe.com/docs/api/prices) object inline.
          properties:
            currency:
              type: string
            product:
              maxLength: 5000
              type: string
            recurring:
              properties:
                interval:
                  enum:
                  - day
                  - month
                  - week
                  - year
                  type: string
                interval_count:
                  type: integer
              required:
              - interval
              title: recurring_adhoc
              type: object
            tax_behavior:
              enum:
              - exclusive
              - inclusive
              - unspecified
              type: string
            unit_amount:
              type: integer
            unit_amount_decimal:
              format: decimal
              type: string
          required:
          - currency
          - product
          - recurring
          title: recurring_price_data
          type: object
        proration_behavior:
          description: Determines how to handle [prorations](https://stripe.com/docs/subscriptions/billing-cycle#prorations) when the billing cycle changes (e.g., when switching plans, resetting `billing_cycle_anchor=now`, or starting a trial), or if an item's `quantity` changes. The default value is `create_prorations`.
          enum:
          - always_invoice
          - create_prorations
          - none
          type: string
        proration_date:
          description: If set, the proration will be calculated as though the subscription was updated at the given time. This can be used to apply the same proration that was previewed with the [upcoming invoice](https://stripe.com/docs/api#retrieve_customer_invoice) endpoint.
          format: unix-time
          type: integer
        quantity:
          description: The quantity you'd like to apply to the subscription item you're creating.
          type: integer
        subscription:
          description: The identifier of the subscription to modify.
          maxLength: 5000
          type: string
        tax_rates:
          anyOf:
          - items:
              maxLength: 5000
              type: string
            type: array
          - enum:
            - ''
            type: string
          description: A list of [Tax Rate](https://stripe.com/docs/api/tax_rates) ids. These Tax Rates will override the [`default_tax_rates`](https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create#create_subscription-default_tax_rates) on the Subscription. When updating, pass an empty string to remove previously-defined tax rates.
    PostSubscriptionItemsItemRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        billing_thresholds:
          anyOf:
          - properties:
              usage_gte:
                type: integer
            required:
            - usage_gte
            title: item_billing_thresholds_param
            type: object
          - enum:
            - ''
            type: string
          description: Define thresholds at which an invoice will be sent, and the subscription advanced to a new billing period. When updating, pass an empty string to remove previously-defined thresholds.
        expand:
          description: Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
          items:
            maxLength: 5000
            type: string
          type: array
        metadata:
          anyOf:
          - additionalProperties:
              type: string
            type: object
          - enum:
            - ''
            type: string
          description: Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to `metadata`.
        off_session:
          description: Indicates if a customer is on or off-session while an invoice payment is attempted.
          type: boolean
        payment_behavior:
          description: 'Use `allow_incomplete` to transition the subscription to `status=past_due` if a payment is required but cannot be paid. This allows you to manage scenarios where additional user actions are needed to pay a subscription''s invoice. For example, SCA regulation may require 3DS authentication to complete payment. See the [SCA Migration Guide](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/migration/strong-customer-authentication) for Billing to learn more. This is the default behavior.


            Use `default_incomplete` to transition the subscription to `status=past_due` when payment is required and await explicit confirmation of the invoice''s payment intent. This allows simpler management of scenarios where additional user actions are needed to pay a subscription’s invoice. Such as failed payments, [SCA regulation](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/migration/strong-customer-authentication), or collecting a mandate for a bank debit payment method.


            Use `pending_if_incomplete` to update the subscription using [pending updates](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/pending-updates). When you use `pending_if_incomplete` you can only pass the parameters [supported by pending updates](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/pending-updates-reference#supported-attributes).


            Use `error_if_incomplete` if you want Stripe to return an HTTP 402 status code if a subscription''s invoice cannot be paid. For example, if a payment method requires 3DS authentication due to SCA regulation and further user action is needed, this parameter does not update the subscription and returns an error instead. This was the default behavior for API versions prior to 2019-03-14. See the [changelog](https://stripe.com/docs/upgrades#2019-03-14) to learn more.'
          enum:
          - allow_incomplete
          - default_incomplete
          - error_if_incomplete
          - pending_if_incomplete
          type: string
        price:
          description: The ID of the price object. When changing a subscription item's price, `quantity

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