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Create a billing alert


Create a billing alert

POST / v1 / billing / alerts

Creates a billing alert

Parameters

  • alert _ type enum Required The type of alert to create. Possible enum values usage_threshold Use usage_threshold if you intend for an alert to fire when a usage threshold on a meter is crossed.
  • title string Required The title of the alert. The maximum length is 256 characters.
  • usage _ threshold object The configuration of the usage threshold.

Returns

Returns a billing alert

Response

{ "id": "alrt_12345", "object": "billing.alert", "title": "API Request usage alert", "livemode": true, "alert_type": "usage_threshold", "usage_threshold": { "gte": 10000, "meter": "mtr_12345", "recurrence": "one_time" }, "status": "active"}

Retrieve a billing alert

GET / v1 / billing / alerts /:id

Retrieves a billing alert given an ID

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the alert

Response

{ "id": "alrt_12345", "object": "billing.alert", "title": "API Request usage alert", "livemode": true, "alert_type": "usage_threshold", "usage_threshold": { "gte": 10000, "meter": "mtr_12345", "recurrence": "one_time" }, "status": "active"}

List billing alert notifications

GET / v1 / billing / alerts /:id / notifications

Lists sent billing alert triggered and recovered notifications for a billing alert.

Parameters

  • customer string Required The customer to list notifications for.

More parameters

  • action string
  • cadence string
  • ending _ before string
  • limit integer
  • meter string
  • notified _ at object
  • starting _ after string
  • subscription string

Returns

Returns a list of billing alert notification history entries.

cURL

Response

{ "object": "list", "data": [ { "id": "threvt_12345", "object": "billing.alert_notification", "action": "triggered", "customer": "cus_12345", "notification_event": "evt_12345", "alert": "alrt_12345", "subscription": "sub_12345", "cadence": "monthly", "value": "123.45", "currency": "usd", "alert_type": "spend_threshold", "meter": null, "aggregation_period_start": null, "aggregation_period_end": null, "livemode": false, "notified_at": 1700000020 } ]}
Last verified 2026-09-24

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