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APIFinanceMeter

Meter routes: create, get, list

The Meter Verbs create, get, list as api.sb routes, with inputs, result, refusals and an example.

Reference for Meter, one group of Meter routes.

Meter.create

Creates a Meter. Verb page.

Text
POST /{namespace}/meters

Body, as JSON: the inputs. Emits Meter.created.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
unitstringrequiredWhat it counts, such as calls or tokens.
ofstringrequiredThe declared Event the Meter counts.
aggregationstringrequiredHow counted Events combine over the window: a sum of a value, a count, or the last value.
windowstringrequiredThe period usage accrues over before it bills, such as a month.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
meterMeterrequiredThe Meter.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
curl -X POST https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"unit":"call","of":"Reminder.sent","aggregation":"sum","window":"month"}'
JSON
{
  "api": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev",
  "meter": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters/mtr_z08Ufi8LwY",
    "$type": "Meter",
    "unit": "call",
    "of": "Reminder.sent",
    "aggregation": "sum",
    "window": "month"
  },
  "action": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/actions/act_M5LgINdysq",
    "operation": "Meter.create",
    "status": "done"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/actions/act_M5LgINdysq"
  }
}

Meter.get

Returns one Meter by id. Verb page.

Text
GET /{namespace}/meters/{id}

Path: id. Query: the other inputs. Reads only: it emits no Event.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
idstringrequiredThe id of the Meter.
atstringA time or Version name: the record as it stood then. Unset: as it stands now.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
meterMeterrequiredThe Meter.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
curl https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters/mtr_z08Ufi8LwY \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY"
JSON
{
  "api": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev",
  "$type": "Meter",
  "$id": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters/mtr_z08Ufi8LwY",
  "meter": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters/mtr_z08Ufi8LwY",
    "$type": "Meter",
    "unit": "call",
    "of": "Reminder.sent",
    "aggregation": "sum",
    "window": "month"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters/mtr_z08Ufi8LwY",
    "up": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters"
  }
}

Meter.list

Returns Meters, newest first, one page at a time. Verb page.

Text
GET /{namespace}/meters

Query: the inputs. Reads only: it emits no Event.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
limitintegerAt most this many records, up to 100. The default is 20.
afterstringThe cursor from the previous page.
wherestringA filter over the properties, such as paidAt = null and total.amount > 500.
sortstringProperties to sort by, comma-separated; a leading minus sorts descending.
totalbooleanTrue adds the match count as meta.total, exact up to 10,000 matches and estimated above.
facetsstringProperties to count by value, comma-separated, returned as meta.facets.
fieldsstringProperties to return on each record, comma-separated; $id and $type always return.
includestringRelated records to embed in place of their URLs, comma-separated.
depthintegerHow many levels of related records to embed. The default is 1.
qstringWords to match across the text properties, ranked by relevance.
matchstringRanks the search by words, or meaning; words is the default.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
meterslist of MeterrequiredOne page of Meters.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
curl "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters?limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY"
JSON
{
  "api": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev",
  "$type": "Meter",
  "meters": [
    {
      "$id": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters/mtr_z08Ufi8LwY",
      "$type": "Meter",
      "unit": "call",
      "of": "Reminder.sent",
      "aggregation": "sum",
      "window": "month"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "limit": 20,
    "after": "mtr_z08Ufi8LwY"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters?limit=20",
    "next": "https://api.sb/ratebook.dev/meters?after=mtr_z08Ufi8LwY"
  }
}

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