POST /customers/{customer-id}/import_for_items

Imports a subscription into Chargebee.

Servers

Path parameters

Name Type Required Description
customer-id String Yes

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
chargebee-request-origin-device String No

The device from which the customer has made the request

Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

chargebee-event-webhook String No

skip only webhooks

Possible values:

  • "all-disabled"
chargebee-business-entity-id String No

If the site has multiple business entities, you can use this custom HTTP header to specify the business entity for which Chargebee should perform the operation.

chargebee-event-actions String No

skip all actions to be done on the events

Possible values:

  • "all-disabled"
chargebee-request-origin-user String No

The email address of your customer/user. Use this when the email address has only ASCII characters.

chargebee-request-origin-ip String No

The IP address of the customer where the request originated

chargebee-request-origin-user-encoded String No

The Base64-encoded email address of your customer/user. Use this if the email address has UTF-8 characters. When this header is provided, the header chargebee-request-origin-user is ignored.

chargebee-event-email String No

skip only emails

Possible values:

  • "all-disabled"

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
discounts Object No

Parameters for discounts

discounts.apply_on[] Array No
discounts.included_in_mrr[] Array No

The discount is included in MRR calculations for your site. This attribute is only applicable when duration_type is one_time and when the feature is enabled in Chargebee. Also, If the site-level setting is to exclude one-time discounts from MRR calculations, this value is always returned false.

discounts.period_unit[] Array No
discounts.percentage[] Array No

The percentage of the original amount that should be deducted from it.

discounts.period[] Array No

The duration of time for which the discount is attached to the subscription, in period_units. Applicable only when duration_type is limited_period.

discounts.amount[] Array No

The value of the discount. The format of this value depends on the kind of currency.

discounts.duration_type[] Array Yes
discounts.item_price_id[] Array No

The id of the item price in the subscription to which the discount is to be applied. Relevant only when apply_on = specific_item_price.

activated_at Integer No

The time at which the subscription was activated. A subscription is "activated" when its status changes from any other, to either active or non_renewing.

The following conditions must be satisfied when passing this parameter:

  • When status is active, non_renewing, or paused, activated_at must be on or after trial_end or started_at. Additionally, activated_at must be on or before current_term_start.
  • When status is in_trial, activated_at must precede trial_start

Note:

This parameter should not be provided when passing status as future or cancelled.

create_current_term_invoice Boolean No

Set as true if you want an invoice to be created for the subscription.

  • The invoice will be created for the subscription only if it has an active or non_renewing status.
  • The period of the invoice is from current_term_start to current_term_end.
  • The invoice will not be generated if the subscription amount is zero dollars (for that period) and 'Hide Zero Value Line Items' option is enabled in site settings.

Default value: false

invoice_notes String No

A customer-facing note added to all invoices associated with this subscription. This note is one among all the notes displayed on the invoice PDF.

subscription_items Object No

Parameters for subscription_items

subscription_items.charge_on_event[] Array No
subscription_items.unit_price[] Array No

The price/per unit price of the item. When not provided, the value set for the item price is used. This is only applicable when the pricing_model of the item price is flat_fee or per_unit. Also, it is only allowed when price overriding is enabled for the site. The value depends on the type of currency. If changes_scheduled_at is in the past and a unit_price is not passed, then the item price's current unit price is considered even if the item price did not exist on the date as of when the change is scheduled.

subscription_items.charge_once[] Array No

Indicates if the charge-item is to be charged only once or each time the charge_on_event occurs. This parameter only applies to charge-items.

subscription_items.unit_price_in_decimal[] Array No

When price overriding is enabled for the site, the price or per-unit price of the item can be set here. The value set for the item price is used by default. Provide the value as a decimal string in major units of the currency. Can be provided only when multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

subscription_items.item_price_id[] Array Yes

The unique identifier of the item price.

subscription_items.quantity[] Array No

The quantity of the item purchased

subscription_items.quantity_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the quantity of the item purchased. Can be provided for quantity-based item prices and only when multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

subscription_items.service_period_days[] Array No

The service period of the item in days from the day of charge.

subscription_items.trial_end[] Array No

The date/time when the trial period of the item ends. Applies to plan-items and----when enabled----addon-items as well.

subscription_items.billing_cycles[] Array No

For the plan-item price:
the value determines the number of billing cycles the subscription runs before canceling automatically. If not provided, then the value set for the plan-item price is used.

For addon-item prices:
If addon billing cycles are enabled then this is the number of subscription billing cycles for which the addon is included. If not provided, then the value set under attached addons is used. Further, if that value is not provided, then the value set for the addon-item price is used.

coupon_ids[] Array No

List of coupons to be applied to this subscription. You can provide coupon ids or coupon codes.

id String No

A unique and immutable identifier for the subscription. If not provided, it is autogenerated.

net_term_days Integer No

Defines Net D for the subscription. Net D is the number of days within which any invoice raised for the subscription must be paid.

  • If a value is provided: Net D is set explicitly for the subscription to the value provided. The value must be one among those defined in the site configuration.
  • If not provided: The attribute is not set and therefore not returned by the API. In this case, when an invoice is raised -- whether now or later -- the net_term_days defined at the customer level is considered. .
start_date Integer No

The date/time at which the subscription is to start or has started. If not provided, the subscription starts immediately.

current_term_start Integer No

Start of the current billing period of the subscription. This is required when the subscription status is paused. When the status is active or non_renewing, it defaults to the current time.

auto_collection String No

Defines whether payments need to be collected automatically for this subscription. Overrides customer's auto-collection property. * on - Whenever an invoice is created for this subscription, an automatic charge will be attempted on the payment method available. * off - Automatic collection of charges will not be made for this subscription. Use this for offline payments.

Possible values:

  • "on"
  • "off"
contract_term Object No

Parameters for contract_term

contract_term.id String No

Id that uniquely identifies the contract term in the site.

contract_term.contract_start Integer No

The start date of the contract term

contract_term.total_amount_raised_before_tax Integer No

The amount raised for the contract term till the time of importing the subscription excluding tax. This amount is added to the total_contract_value_before_tax

Default value: 0

contract_term.action_at_term_end String No

Action to be taken when the contract term completes. * evergreen - Contract term completes and the subscription renews. * renew -

  • Contract term completes and a new contract term is started for the number of billing cycles specified in contract_billing_cycle_on_renewal.
  • The action_at_term_end for the new contract term is set to renew. * renew_once - Used when you want to renew the contract term just once. Does the following:
  • Contract term completes and a new contract term is started for the number of billing cycles specified in contract_billing_cycle_on_renewal.
  • The action_at_term_end for the new contract term is set to cancel. * cancel - Contract term completes and subscription is canceled.

Possible values:

  • "renew_once"
  • "evergreen"
  • "cancel"
  • "renew"

Default value: "renew"

contract_term.created_at Integer No

The date when the contract term was created.

contract_term.total_amount_raised Integer No

The amount raised for the contract term till the time of importing the subscription. This amount is added to the total_contract_value

Default value: 0

contract_term.cancellation_cutoff_period Integer No

The number of days before contract_end, during which the customer is barred from canceling the contract term. The customer is allowed to cancel the contract term via the Self-Serve Portal only before this period. This allows you to have sufficient time for processing the contract term closure

Default value: 0

contract_term.billing_cycle Integer No

The number of billing cycles of the subscription that the contract term is for.

payment_source_id String No

Id of the payment source to be attached to this subscription.

shipping_address Object No

Parameters for shipping_address

shipping_address.first_name String No

The first name of the contact.

shipping_address.state String No

The state/province name. Is set by Chargebee automatically for US, Canada and India If state_code is provided.

shipping_address.city String No

The name of the city.

shipping_address.validation_status String No

The address verification status. * partially_valid - The address is valid for taxability but has not been validated for shipping. * invalid - Address is invalid. * not_validated - Address is not yet validated. * valid - Address was validated successfully.

Possible values:

  • "partially_valid"
  • "valid"
  • "not_validated"
  • "invalid"

Default value: "not_validated"

shipping_address.line2 String No

Address line 2

shipping_address.line1 String No

Address line 1

shipping_address.email String No

The email address.

shipping_address.last_name String No

The last name of the contact.

shipping_address.company String No

The company name.

shipping_address.line3 String No

Address line 3

shipping_address.state_code String No

The ISO 3166-2 state/province code without the country prefix. Currently supported for USA, Canada and India. For instance, for Arizona (USA), set state_code as AZ (not US-AZ). For Tamil Nadu (India), set as TN (not IN-TN). For British Columbia (Canada), set as BC (not CA-BC).

shipping_address.zip String No

Zip or postal code. The number of characters is validated according to the rules specified here.

shipping_address.phone String No

The phone number.

shipping_address.country String No

The billing address country of the customer. Must be one of ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.

Note : If you enter an invalid country code, the system will return an error.

Brexit

If you have enabled EU VAT in 2021 or later, or have manually enable the Brexit configuration, then XI (the code for United Kingdom -- Northern Ireland) is available as an option.

cancel_reason_code String No

Reason code for canceling the subscription. Must be one from a list of reason codes set in the Chargebee app in Settings > Configure Chargebee > Reason Codes > Subscriptions > Subscription Cancellation. Must be passed if set as mandatory in the app. The codes are case-sensitive.

current_term_end Integer No

End of the current billing term. Subscription is renewed immediately after this. If not given, this will be calculated based on plan billing cycle.

Note:

For subscription status: non_renewing, active, and paused, current_term_end is required.

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pause_date Integer No

When a pause has been scheduled, it is the date/time of scheduled pause. When the subscription is in the paused state, it is the date/time when the subscription was paused.

po_number String No

Purchase order number for this subscription.

meta_data Object No

A set of key-value pairs stored as additional information for the subscription. [Learn more](./#meta_data).

exhausted_coupon_ids[] Array No

Specifies the IDs of to be marked as exhausted. This parameter accepts a list of IDs, which must correspond to coupons with a duration_type of one_time. Ensure that the IDs included in this parameter do not match any IDs provided in the coupon_ids parameter.

status String Yes

Current state of the subscription. * future - The subscription is scheduled to start at a future date. * active - The subscription is active and will be charged for automatically based on the items in it. * cancelled - The subscription has been canceled and is no longer in service. * transferred - The subscription has been transferred to another business entity within the organization. * in_trial - The subscription is in trial. * non_renewing - The subscription will be canceled at the end of the current term. * paused - The subscription is paused. The subscription will not renew while in this state.

Possible values:

  • "active"
  • "future"
  • "in_trial"
  • "non_renewing"
  • "paused"
  • "cancelled"
  • "transferred"
auto_close_invoices Boolean No

Set to false to override for this subscription, the site-level setting for auto-closing invoices. Only applicable when auto-closing invoices has been enabled for the site. This attribute has a higher precedence than the same attribute at the customer level.

started_at Integer No

Time at which the subscription was started. Is null for futuresubscriptions as it is yet to be started.

billing_cycles Integer No

The number of billing cycles the subscription runs before canceling. If not provided, then the billing cycles set for the plan-item price is used.

trial_start Integer No

Start of the trial period for the subscription. When not passed, it is assumed to be current time. When passed for a future subscription, it implies that the subscription goes into in_trial when it starts.

create_pending_invoices Boolean No

Indicates whether the invoices for this subscription are generated with a pending status. This attribute is set to true automatically when the subscription has item prices that belong to metered items.

You can also set this to true explicitly using the create/update subscription operations. This is useful in the following scenarios:

  • When tracking usages and calculating usage-based charges on your end. You can then add them to the subscription as a one-time charge at the end of the billing term.
  • When you need to inspect all charges before closing invoices for this subscription.

Applicable only when Metered Billing is enabled for the site .

transaction Object No

Parameters for transaction

transaction.reference_number String No

The reference number for this transaction. For example, check number in case of check payment_method. This parameter should be passed only if the invoice is created for current term.

transaction.amount Integer No

The payment transaction amount. This parameter should be passed only if the invoice is created for current term.

transaction.payment_method String No

The payment method of this transaction. This parameter should be passed only if the invoice is created for current term. * cash - Cash * alipay - Alipay * sofort - Sofort * direct_debit - Direct Debit * netbanking_emandates - netbanking_emandates * klarna_pay_now - Klarna Pay Now * paypal_express_checkout - Paypal Express Checkout * automated_bank_transfer - Automated Bank Transfer * venmo - Venmo * bancontact - Bancontact * custom - Custom * upi - upi * unionpay - Unionpay * apple_pay - Apple Pay * wechat_pay - WeChat Pay * card - Card * boleto - boleto * pay_to - PayTo * ideal - IDEAL * check - Check * sepa_instant_transfer - Sepa Instant Transfer * sepa_credit - SEPA Credit * ach_credit - ACH Credit * faster_payments - Faster Payments * bank_transfer - Bank Transfer * chargeback - Only applicable for a transaction of type = refund. This value is set by Chargebee when an automated chargeback occurs. You can also set this explicitly when recording a refund. * dotpay - Dotpay * amazon_payments - Amazon Payments * google_pay - Google Pay * other - Payment Methods other than the above types * giropay - giropay

Possible values:

  • "check"
  • "other"
  • "cash"
  • "bank_transfer"
  • "custom"
transaction.date Integer No

The date of occurence of the transaction. This parameter should be passed only if the invoice is created for current term.

item_tiers Object No

Parameters for item_tiers

item_tiers.starting_unit_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the lowest value of quantity in this tier. This is zero for the lowest tier. For all other tiers, it is the same as ending_unit_in_decimal of the next lower tier. Returned only when the pricing_model is tiered, volume or stairstep and multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

item_tiers.price_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the per-unit price for the tier when the pricing_model is tiered or volume. When the pricing_model is stairstep, it is the decimal representation of the total price for the item. The value is in major units of the currency. Returned when the plan is quantity-based and multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

item_tiers.package_size[] Array No

Package size for the tier when pricing type is package. Specify the number of units that make up one package. For example, if 1000 API hits are grouped into a single package, set the package size to 1000.

item_tiers.price[] Array No

The overridden price of the tier. The value depends on the type of currency.

item_tiers.ending_unit[] Array No

The highest value in the quantity tier.

item_tiers.item_price_id[] Array No

The id of the item price for which the tier price is being overridden.

item_tiers.pricing_type[] Array No
item_tiers.starting_unit[] Array No

The lowest value in the quantity tier.

item_tiers.ending_unit_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the highest value of quantity in this tier. This attribute is not applicable for the highest tier. For all other tiers, it must be equal to the starting_unit_in_decimal of the next higher tier. Returned only when the pricing_model is tiered, volume or stairstep and multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

cancelled_at Integer No

Time at which subscription was cancelled or is set to be cancelled.

resume_date Integer No

For a paused subscription, it is the date/time when the subscription is scheduled to resume. If the pause is for an indefinite period, this value is not returned.

trial_end Integer No

End of the trial period for the subscription. This overrides the trial period set for the plan-item. The value must be later than start_date. Set it to 0 to have no trial period.

contract_term_billing_cycle_on_renewal Integer No

Number of billing cycles the new contract term should run for, on contract renewal. The default value is the same as billing_cycles or a custom value depending on the site configuration.

charged_items Object No

Parameters for charged_items

charged_items.last_charged_at[] Array No

Timestamp indicating when this charge item_price was last charged for this subscription.

charged_items.item_price_id[] Array No

A unique ID for your system to identify the item price.

How to start integrating

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    • This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
  3. Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.