---
title: "Create a new credit grant"
method: POST
path: "/openmeter/customers/{customerId}/credits/grants"
tags: ["OpenMeter Customers"]
---

# Create a new credit grant

`POST /openmeter/customers/{customerId}/credits/grants`

Create a new credit grant. A credit grant represents an allocation of prepaid
credits to a customer.

## Path parameters

- `customerId` string, required — ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier).

## Request body

- CreateCreditGrantRequest — CreditGrant create request.
  - `name` string, required — Display name of the resource. Between 1 and 256 characters.
  - `description` string — Optional description of the resource. Maximum 1024 characters.
  - `labels` Labels — Labels store metadata of an entity that can be used for filtering an entity list or for searching across entity types. Keys must be of length 1-63 characters, and cannot start with "kong", "konnect", "mesh", "kic", or "_".
  - `funding_method` 'none' | 'invoice' | 'external', required — The funding method describes how the grant is funded. - `none`: No funding workflow applies, for example promotional grants - `invoice`: The grant is funded by an in-system invoice flow - `external`: The grant is funded outside the system (e.g., wire transfer, external invoice, or manual reconciliation)
  - `currency` union, required — Fiat or custom currency code.
    - string — Three-letter [ISO4217](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html) currency code. Custom three-letter currency codes are also supported for convenience.
    - string — Custom currency code. It should be a unique code but not conflicting with any existing fiat currency codes.
  - `amount` string, required — Numeric represents an arbitrary precision number.
  - `purchase` CreateCreditGrantPurchase — Purchase and payment terms of the grant.
    - `currency` string, required — Three-letter [ISO4217](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html) currency code. Custom three-letter currency codes are also supported for convenience.
    - `per_unit_cost_basis` string — Numeric represents an arbitrary precision number.
    - `availability_policy` 'on_creation' — When credits become available for consumption. - `on_creation`: Credits are available as soon as the grant is created. - `on_authorization`: Credits are available once the payment is authorized. - `on_settlement`: Credits are available once the payment is settled.
  - `tax_config` CreateCreditGrantTaxConfig — Tax configuration for a credit grant. Tax configuration should be provided to ensure correct revenue recognition, including for externally funded grants.
    - `behavior` 'inclusive' | 'exclusive' — Tax behavior. This enum is used to specify whether tax is included in the price or excluded from the price.
    - `tax_code` CreateResourceReference — TaxCode reference.
      - `id` string, required — ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier).
  - `filters` CreateCreditGrantFilters — Filters for the credit grant.
    - `features` ResourceKey[] — Limit the credit grant to specific features. If no features are specified, the credit grant can be used for any feature.
  - `priority` integer — Draw-down priority of the grant. Lower values have higher priority.
  - `effective_at` string, date-time — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `expires_after` string, ISO8601 — [ISO 8601 Duration](https://docs.digi.com/resources/documentation/digidocs/90001488-13/reference/r_iso_8601_duration_format.htm) string.
  - `key` string — ExternalResourceKey is a unique string that is used to identify a resource in an external system.

## Response `201`

CreditGrant created response.

- BillingCreditGrant — A credit grant allocates credits to a customer. Credits are drawn down against charges according to the settlement mode configured on the rate card.
  - `id` string, required — ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier).
  - `name` string, required — Display name of the resource. Between 1 and 256 characters.
  - `description` string — Optional description of the resource. Maximum 1024 characters.
  - `labels` Labels — Labels store metadata of an entity that can be used for filtering an entity list or for searching across entity types. Keys must be of length 1-63 characters, and cannot start with "kong", "konnect", "mesh", "kic", or "_".
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `deleted_at` string, date-time — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `funding_method` 'none' | 'invoice' | 'external', required — The funding method describes how the grant is funded. - `none`: No funding workflow applies, for example promotional grants - `invoice`: The grant is funded by an in-system invoice flow - `external`: The grant is funded outside the system (e.g., wire transfer, external invoice, or manual reconciliation)
  - `currency` union, required — Fiat or custom currency code.
    - string — Three-letter [ISO4217](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html) currency code. Custom three-letter currency codes are also supported for convenience.
    - string — Custom currency code. It should be a unique code but not conflicting with any existing fiat currency codes.
  - `amount` string, required — Numeric represents an arbitrary precision number.
  - `purchase` BillingCreditGrantPurchase — Purchase and payment terms of the grant.
    - `currency` string, required — Three-letter [ISO4217](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html) currency code. Custom three-letter currency codes are also supported for convenience.
    - `per_unit_cost_basis` string — Numeric represents an arbitrary precision number.
    - `amount` string, required — Numeric represents an arbitrary precision number.
    - `availability_policy` 'on_creation' — When credits become available for consumption. - `on_creation`: Credits are available as soon as the grant is created. - `on_authorization`: Credits are available once the payment is authorized. - `on_settlement`: Credits are available once the payment is settled.
    - `settlement_status` 'pending' | 'authorized' | 'settled' — Credit purchase payment settlement status. - `pending`: Payment has been initiated and is not yet authorized. - `authorized`: Payment has been authorized. - `settled`: Payment has been settled.
  - `tax_config` BillingCreditGrantTaxConfig — Tax configuration for a credit grant. Tax configuration should be provided to ensure correct revenue recognition, including for externally funded grants.
    - `behavior` 'inclusive' | 'exclusive' — Tax behavior. This enum is used to specify whether tax is included in the price or excluded from the price.
    - `tax_code` TaxCodeReference — TaxCode reference.
      - `id` string, required — ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier).
  - `invoice` BillingCreditGrantInvoiceReference — Invoice references for the grant.
    - `id` string — ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier).
    - `line` object — Identifier of the invoice line associated with the grant.
      - `id` string, required — ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier).
  - `filters` BillingCreditGrantFilters — Filters for the credit grant.
    - `features` ResourceKey[] — Limit the credit grant to specific features. If no features are specified, the credit grant can be used for any feature.
  - `priority` integer — Draw-down priority of the grant. Lower values have higher priority.
  - `effective_at` string, date-time — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `key` string — ExternalResourceKey is a unique string that is used to identify a resource in an external system.
  - `expires_at` string, date-time — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `voided_at` string, date-time — [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) formatted date-time string in UTC.
  - `status` 'pending' | 'active' | 'expired' | 'voided', required — Credit grant lifecycle status. - `pending`: The credit block has been created but is not yet valid. (`effective_at` is in the future or availability_policy is not met) - `active`: The credit block is currently valid and eligible for consumption. (`effective_at` is in the past, `expires_at` is in the future and availability_policy is met) - `expired`: The credit block expired with remaining unused balance, `expires_at` time has passed. - `voided`: The credit block was voided. Remaining balance is forfeited.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/openmeterio/apis/openmeter-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/openmeterio/apis/openmeter-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/openmeterio/openmeter-api/revisions/eabb28bd0633/schema)