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Billing

Contains function used to bill merchants for your app with the Billing API.

This object is returned on authenticated Admin requests.

Note

Managed App Pricing is now available. Define your app’s pricing plans directly in the Shopify Partner Dashboard, without needing to use the Billing API.

Anchor to billingbilling

Provides utilities that apps can use to request billing for the app using the Admin API.

Anchor to cancel cancel (options: ) => Promise<AppSubscription> required: Cancels an ongoing subscription, given its ID.
Anchor to check check < extends <Config>>(options?: ) => Promise<BillingCheckResponseObject> required: Checks if the shop has an active payment for any plan defined in the billing config option.
Anchor to createUsageRecord createUsageRecord (options: ) => Promise<UsageRecord> required: Creates a usage record for an app subscription.
Anchor to request request (options: <Config>) => Promise<never> required: Requests payment for the plan.
Anchor to require require (options: <Config>) => Promise<BillingCheckResponseObject> required: Checks if the shop has an active payment for any plan defined in the billing config option.
Anchor to updateUsageCappedAmount updateUsageCappedAmount (options: ) => Promise<never> required: Updates the capped amount for a usage billing plan.

CancelBillingOptions

isTest
Whether to use the test mode. This prevents the credit card from being charged.
```
boolean
```
prorate
Whether to issue prorated credits for the unused portion of the app subscription. There will be a corresponding deduction (based on revenue share) to your Partner account. For example, if a $10.00 app subscription (with 0% revenue share) is cancelled and prorated half way through the billing cycle, then the merchant will be credited $5.00 and that amount will be deducted from your Partner account.
```
boolean
```
subscriptionId
The ID of the subscription to cancel.
```
string
```

Options

layout
Whether to use the shop's theme layout around the Liquid content.
```
boolean
```

CheckBillingOptions

isTest
Whether to include charges that were created on test mode. Test shops and demo shops cannot be charged.
```
boolean
```
plans
The plans to check for. Must be one of the values defined in the `billing` config option.
```
(keyof Config["billing"])[]
```

CreateUsageRecordOptions

description
The description of the app usage record.
```
string
```
idempotencyKey
```
string
```
isTest
Whether to use the test mode. This prevents the credit card from being charged.
```
boolean
```

price

The price of the app usage record.

{ amount: number; currencyCode: string; }

subscriptionLineItemId
```
string
```

RequestBillingOptions

amount
Amount to charge for this plan.
```
number
```
currencyCode
Currency code for this plan.
```
string
```
interval
Interval for this plan. Must be set to `OneTime`.
```
BillingInterval.OneTime
```
isTest
Whether to use the test mode. This prevents the credit card from being charged. Test shops and demo shops cannot be charged.
```
boolean
```

lineItems

The line items for this plan.

({ interval?: BillingInterval.Every30Days | BillingInterval.Annual; discount?: { durationLimitInIntervals?: number; value?: { amount?: number; percentage?: never; } | { amount?: never; percentage?: number; }; }; amount?: number; currencyCode?: string; } | { interval?: BillingInterval.Usage; amount?: number; terms?: string; currencyCode?: string; })[]

plan
The plan to request. Must be one of the values defined in the `billing` config option.
```
keyof Config["billing"]
```
replacementBehavior
The replacement behavior to use for this plan.
```
BillingReplacementBehavior
```
returnUrl
The URL to return to after the merchant approves the payment.
```
string
```
trialDays
How many trial days to give before charging for this plan.
```
number
```

RequireBillingOptions

isTest
Whether to include charges that were created on test mode. Test shops and demo shops cannot be charged.
```
boolean
```
onFailure
How to handle the request if the shop doesn't have an active payment for any plan.
```
(error: any) => Promise<Response>
```
plans
The plans to check for. Must be one of the values defined in the `billing` config option.
```
(keyof Config["billing"])[]
```

UpdateUsageCappedAmountOptions

cappedAmount
The maximum charge for the usage billing plan.
```
{ amount: number; currencyCode: string; }
```
subscriptionLineItemId
The subscription line item ID to update.
```
string
```

Examples

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";

import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {

const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const billingCheck = await billing.require({

plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN],

onFailure: async () => billing.request({ plan: MONTHLY_PLAN }),

});

const subscription = billingCheck.appSubscriptions[0];

const cancelledSubscription = await billing.cancel({

subscriptionId: subscription.id,

isTest: true,

prorate: true,

});

// App logic

};

Examples

Cancelling a subscription

Description

Use the `billing.cancel` function to cancel an active subscription with the id returned from `billing.require`.

/app/routes/cancel-subscription.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const billingCheck = await billing.require({
    plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN],
    onFailure: async () => billing.request({ plan: MONTHLY_PLAN }),
  });

  const subscription = billingCheck.appSubscriptions[0];
  const cancelledSubscription = await billing.cancel({
    subscriptionId: subscription.id,
    isTest: true,
    prorate: true,
   });

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const MONTHLY_PLAN = 'Monthly subscription';
export const ANNUAL_PLAN = 'Annual subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [MONTHLY_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
        }
      ],
    },
    [ANNUAL_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 50,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Annual,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Check what billing plans a merchant is subscribed to

Description

Use billing.check if you want to determine which plans are in use. Unlike `require`, `check` does notthrow an error if no active billing plans are present.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const { hasActivePayment, appSubscriptions } = await billing.check({
    plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN],
    isTest: false,
  });
  console.log(hasActivePayment);
  console.log(appSubscriptions);
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const MONTHLY_PLAN = 'Monthly subscription';
export const ANNUAL_PLAN = 'Annual subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [MONTHLY_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
        }
      ],
    },
    [ANNUAL_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 50,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Annual,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Description

Use billing.check to see if any payments exist for the store, regardless of whether it's a test ormatches one or more plans.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const { hasActivePayment, appSubscriptions } = await billing.check();
  // This will be true if any payment is found
  console.log(hasActivePayment);
  console.log(appSubscriptions);
};

Creating a usage record

Description

Create a usage record for the active usage billing plan

/app/routes/create-usage-record.ts

import { ActionFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const action = async ({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
   const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);

  const chargeBilling = await billing.createUsageRecord({
     description: "Usage record for product creation",
     price: {
       amount: 1,
       currencyCode: "USD",
      },
     isTest: true,
   });
 console.log(chargeBilling);

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const USAGE_PLAN = 'Usage subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [USAGE_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Usage,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Using a custom return URL

Description

Change where the merchant is returned to after approving the purchase using the `returnUrl` option.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  await billing.require({
    plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN],
    onFailure: async () => billing.request({
      plan: MONTHLY_PLAN,
      isTest: true,
      returnUrl: 'https://admin.shopify.com/store/my-store/apps/my-app/billing-page',
    }),
  });

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const MONTHLY_PLAN = 'Monthly subscription';
export const ANNUAL_PLAN = 'Annual subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [MONTHLY_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
        }
      ],
    },
    [ANNUAL_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 50,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Annual,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Overriding plan settings

Description

Customize the plan for a merchant when requesting billing. Any fields from the plan can be overridden, as long as the billing interval for line items matches the config.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  await billing.require({
    plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN],
    onFailure: async () => billing.request({
      plan: MONTHLY_PLAN,
      isTest: true,
      trialDays: 14,
      lineItems: [
        {
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
          discount: { value: { percentage: 0.1 } },
        },
      ],
    }),
  });

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const MONTHLY_PLAN = 'Monthly subscription';
export const ANNUAL_PLAN = 'Annual subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [MONTHLY_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
        }
      ],
    },
    [ANNUAL_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 50,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Annual,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Requesting billing right away

Description

Call `billing.request` in the `onFailure` callback to immediately redirect to the Shopify page to request payment.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  await billing.require({
    plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN],
    isTest: true,
    onFailure: async () => billing.request({ plan: MONTHLY_PLAN }),
  });

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const MONTHLY_PLAN = 'Monthly subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [MONTHLY_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Redirect to a plan selection page

Description

When the app has multiple plans, create a page in your App that allows the merchant to select a plan. If a merchant does not have the required plan you can redirect them to page in your app to select one.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { LoaderFunctionArgs, redirect } from "react-router";
import { authenticate, MONTHLY_PLAN, ANNUAL_PLAN } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const billingCheck = await billing.require({
    plans: [MONTHLY_PLAN, ANNUAL_PLAN],
    isTest: true,
    onFailure: () => redirect('/select-plan'),
  });

  const subscription = billingCheck.appSubscriptions[0];
  console.log(`Shop is on ${subscription.name} (id ${subscription.id})`);

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const MONTHLY_PLAN = 'Monthly subscription';
export const ANNUAL_PLAN = 'Annual subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [MONTHLY_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Every30Days,
        }
      ],
    },
    [ANNUAL_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 50,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Annual,
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

Updating the capped amount for a usage billing plan

Description

Update the capped amount for the usage billing plan specified by `subscriptionLineItemId`.

/app/routes/**\/*.ts

import { ActionFunctionArgs } from "react-router";
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const action = async ({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
  const { billing } = await authenticate.admin(request);

  await billing.updateUsageCappedAmount({
    subscriptionLineItemId: "gid://shopify/AppSubscriptionLineItem/12345?v=1&index=1",
    cappedAmount: {
      amount: 10,
      currencyCode: "USD"
    },
  });

  // App logic
};

shopify.server.ts

import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-react-router/server";

export const USAGE_PLAN = 'Usage subscription';

const shopify = shopifyApp({
  // ...etc
  billing: {
    [USAGE_PLAN]: {
      lineItems: [
        {
          amount: 5,
          currencyCode: 'USD',
          interval: BillingInterval.Usage,
          terms: "Usage based"
        }
      ],
    },
  }
});
export default shopify;
export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;

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