---
title: "POST /api/credits/"
method: POST
path: "/api/credits/"
tags: ["api"]
---

# POST /api/credits/

`POST /api/credits/`

## Request body

- CustomerBalanceAdjustmentCreateRequest
  - `customer_id` string, nullable, required — The id provided when creating the customer, we suggest matching with your internal customer id in your backend
  - `amount` number, double, required
  - `currency_code` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `effective_at` string, date-time
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `amount_paid` number, double
  - `amount_paid_currency_code` string

## Response `201`

- CustomerBalanceAdjustment
  - `credit_id` string, required
  - `customer` LightweightCustomer, required
    - `customer_name` string, nullable, required — The display name of the customer
    - `email` string, email, nullable, required — The primary email address of the customer, must be the same as the email address used to create the customer in the payment provider
    - `customer_id` string, nullable, required — The id provided when creating the customer, we suggest matching with your internal customer id in your backend
  - `amount` number, double, required
  - `amount_remaining` number, double, required
  - `currency` PricingUnit, required
    - `code` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `symbol` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `effective_at` string, date-time, required
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `status` 'active' | 'inactive', required — * `active` - Active * `inactive` - Inactive
  - `amount_paid` number, double, required
  - `amount_paid_currency` PricingUnit, required
    - `code` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `symbol` string, required
  - `drawdowns` CreditDrawdown[], required
    - `credit_id` string, required
    - `amount` number, double, required
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `applied_at` string, date-time, required

---

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