Billing

Contains function used to bill merchants for your app. This object is returned on authenticated Admin requests.

billing

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

BillingContext

cancel

Cancels an ongoing subscription, given its ID.

check

Checks if the shop has an active payment for any plan defined in the `billing` config option.

createUsageRecord

Creates a usage record for an app subscription.

request

Requests payment for the plan.

require

Checks if the shop has an active payment for any plan defined in the `billing` config option.

updateUsageCappedAmount

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.

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.

subscriptionId

The ID of the subscription to cancel.

CheckBillingOptions

isTest

Whether to include charges that were created on test mode. Test shops and demo shops cannot be charged.

plans

The plans to check for. Must be one of the values defined in the `billing` config option.

CreateUsageRecordOptions

description

The description of the app usage record.

idempotencyKey

isTest

Whether to use the test mode. This prevents the credit card from being charged.

price

The price of the app usage record.

subscriptionLineItemId

RequestBillingOptions

isTest

Whether to use the test mode. This prevents the credit card from being charged. Test shops and demo shops cannot be charged.

plan

The plan to request. Must be one of the values defined in the `billing` config option.

returnUrl

The URL to return to after the merchant approves the payment.

RequireBillingOptions

isTest

Whether to include charges that were created on test mode. Test shops and demo shops cannot be charged.

onFailure

How to handle the request if the shop doesn't have an active payment for any plan.

plans

The plans to check for. Must be one of the values defined in the `billing` config option.

UpdateUsageCappedAmountOptions

cappedAmount

The maximum charge for the usage billing plan.

subscriptionLineItemId

The subscription line item ID to update.

Related

  • Admin context

Examples

Contains function used to bill merchants for your app. This object is returned on authenticated Admin requests.

cancel

Cancelling a subscription

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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

Check what billing plans a merchant is subscribed to

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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);
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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 for payments without filtering

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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);
};

createUsageRecord

Creating a usage record

import { ActionFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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;

request

Using a custom return URL

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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;

require

Requesting billing right away

import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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

import { LoaderFunctionArgs, redirect } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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;

updateUsageCappedAmount

Updating the capped amount for a usage billing plan

import { ActionFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
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
};
import { shopifyApp, BillingInterval } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/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;