You can now model subscriptions more flexibly using the Prices API. It replaces the Plans API and is backwards compatible to simplify your migration.
Plans define the base price, currency, and billing cycle for recurring purchases of products. Products help you track inventory or provisioning, and plans help you track pricing. Different physical goods or levels of service should be represented by products, and pricing options should be represented by plans. This approach lets you change prices without having to change your provisioning scheme.
For example, you might have a single “gold†product that has plans for $10/month, $100/year, €9/month, and €90/year.
Related guides: Set up a subscription and more about products and prices.
Attributes
- idstring
Unique identifier for the object.
- activeboolean
Whether the plan can be used for new purchases.
- amountnullable integer
The unit amount in cents to be charged, represented as a whole integer if possible. Only set if
billing_.scheme=per_ unit - currencyenum
Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.
- intervalenum
The frequency at which a subscription is billed. One of
day,week,monthoryear. - metadatanullable object
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.
- nicknamenullable string
A brief description of the plan, hidden from customers.
- productnullable stringExpandable
The product whose pricing this plan determines.
More attributes
- objectstring
- aggregate_
usagenullable enum - amount_
decimalnullable decimal string - billing_
schemeenum - createdtimestamp
- interval_
countinteger - livemodeboolean
- meternullable string
- tiersnullable array of objectsExpandable
- tiers_
modenullable enum - transform_
usagenullable object - trial_
period_ daysnullable integer - usage_
typeenum
{ "id": "plan_NjpIbv3g3ZibnD", "object": "plan", "active": true, "aggregate_usage": null, "amount": 1200, "amount_decimal": "1200", "billing_scheme": "per_unit", "created": 1681851647, "currency": "usd", "interval": "month", "interval_count": 1, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "nickname": null, "product": "prod_NjpI7DbZx6AlWQ", "tiers_mode": null, "transform_usage": null, "trial_period_days": null, "usage_type": "licensed"}You can now model subscriptions more flexibly using the Prices API. It replaces the Plans API and is backwards compatible to simplify your migration.
Parameters
- currencyenumRequired
Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.
- intervalenumRequired
Specifies billing frequency. Either
day,week,monthoryear.Possible enum valuesdaymonthweekyear - productobjectRequired
The product whose pricing the created plan will represent. This can either be the ID of an existing product, or a dictionary containing fields used to create a service product.
- activeboolean
Whether the plan is currently available for new subscriptions. Defaults to
true. - amountintegerRequired unless billing_scheme=tiered
A positive integer in cents (or 0 for a free plan) representing how much to charge on a recurring basis.
- metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs 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. - nicknamestring
A brief description of the plan, hidden from customers.
More parameters
- aggregate_
usageenum - amount_
decimalstring - billing_
schemeenum - idstring
- interval_
countinteger - meterstring
- tiersarray of objectsRequired if billing_scheme=tiered
- tiers_
modeenumRequired if billing_scheme=tiered - transform_
usageobject - trial_
period_ daysinteger - usage_
typeenum
Returns
Returns the plan object.
{ "id": "plan_NjpIbv3g3ZibnD", "object": "plan", "active": true, "aggregate_usage": null, "amount": 1200, "amount_decimal": "1200", "billing_scheme": "per_unit", "created": 1681851647, "currency": "usd", "interval": "month", "interval_count": 1, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "nickname": null, "product": "prod_NjpI7DbZx6AlWQ", "tiers_mode": null, "transform_usage": null, "trial_period_days": null, "usage_type": "licensed"}Updates the specified plan by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided are left unchanged. By design, you cannot change a plan’s ID, amount, currency, or billing cycle.
Parameters
- activeboolean
Whether the plan is currently available for new subscriptions.
- metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs 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. - nicknamestring
A brief description of the plan, hidden from customers.
More parameters
- productstring
- trial_
period_ daysinteger
Returns
The updated plan object is returned upon success. Otherwise, this call raises an error.
{ "id": "plan_NjpIbv3g3ZibnD", "object": "plan", "active": true, "aggregate_usage": null, "amount": 1200, "amount_decimal": "1200", "billing_scheme": "per_unit", "created": 1681851647, "currency": "usd", "interval": "month", "interval_count": 1, "livemode": false, "metadata": { "order_id": "6735" }, "nickname": null, "product": "prod_NjpI7DbZx6AlWQ", "tiers_mode": null, "transform_usage": null, "trial_period_days": null, "usage_type": "licensed"}Retrieves the plan with the given ID.
Parameters
No parameters.
Returns
Returns a plan if a valid plan ID was provided. Raises an error otherwise.
{ "id": "plan_NjpIbv3g3ZibnD", "object": "plan", "active": true, "aggregate_usage": null, "amount": 1200, "amount_decimal": "1200", "billing_scheme": "per_unit", "created": 1681851647, "currency": "usd", "interval": "month", "interval_count": 1, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "nickname": null, "product": "prod_NjpI7DbZx6AlWQ", "tiers_mode": null, "transform_usage": null, "trial_period_days": null, "usage_type": "licensed"}