Automated Billing

Billing API

Recurring Billing API methods enables us to manage billing plans.

Billing Endpoint: {{GatewayAPIURL}}/Billing/Plan

Billing Plan

New Billing Plan Request adds a new billing schedule to an existing customer or adds a new billing schedule for a new customer.

Request Field Description

KEY	FIELD STATUS	TYPE	VALUE	DESCRIPTION
abid	Optional	numeric	Auto Generated e.g.123	Billing ID
customer_id	Mandatory	alphanumeric	“AUTO” for auto generated id’s starts from 100000 OR User Generated e.g. CID001	The customer id is either system generated or user specific. Based on customer id, billing is processed for the customer.
token	Mandatory	alphanumeric	Variable Length	Billing token generated by gateway
plan_type	Mandatory	string	1-Recurring 2- Installment 3 -One Time Schedule	The type of plan chosen for billing occurence
schedule_type	Mandatory	string	D- DailyW- WeeklyM- MonthlyY- YearlyS- Scheduled Payment	The type of scheduled payments chosen on daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis.
start_date	Mandatory	string	Format- yyyy-mm-dd	The date when the payments start. Should be greater than the present date.
end_date	Conditional	string	Format- yyyy-mm-dd	The date when the payments end. Required for recurring payments
periodicity	Conditional	numeric	Value-1 to 10	Depending on the plan type and schedule, the periodicity can be passed. It defines the interval between schedules.
end_type	Mandatory	numeric	0-One Time Schedule1-Until Cancelled2-Until Date3-No of Payment	How the plan should end.Until Cancelled,Until Certain number of payments or Until End Date
no_of_payments	Conditional	numeric	Value-1 to 99	Required for Installment plan type. Number of payments to be made for Installment Billing plan
amount	Mandatory	numeric	Format 0 or 0.00	The amount per occurrence/event of the bill.
reference_id	Mandatory	string	varchar(50)	Any number that can be used as reference for the billing plan
max_retry	Optional	numeric	Maximum No. of Attempts-10	Number of retry attempts if a transaction fails at the time of execution
name	Optional	string	Variable Length	Name of the customer
active	Mandatory	boolean	true – Activefalse- Inactive (Default)	Depending on the Active and Inactive status, the transaction will be executed for occurence for the day.
billing_mode	Optional	string	0 – Manual1 – Auto (Default)	If this is set Manual, Billing sequence needs to be given for each event/occurence when the transaction should go through
bill_day	Conditional	string	For schedule type weeklyBill Day – Select any day between Sunday to SaturdayFor schedule type monthly,yearlyBill Day – Select any day between 1 to 28	Depending on the plan type and schedule, the Bill Day can be passed.
email_receipt	Optional	boolean	true-activefalse-inactive	Indicator to send email receipt to customer based on any action.
merchant_terminal_id	Optional	numeric	Terminal ID	Terminal ID of the merchant
bill_sequence
amount	Conditional	numeric	Format 0 or 0.00	Billing amount for the given sequence
schedule_date	Conditional	string	Format- yyyy-mm-dd	Date for the specific occurrence of the bill
reference_id	Conditional	string	varchar(50)	Any number that can be used as reference for the billing plan queue
sequence_number	Conditional	numeric	Number of Sequence	Event number or the sequence number to identify a particular occurrence in a recurring bill
additional_data
id	Optional	string	up to 2 Characters1 to 20	Based on the selection on Custom User defined fields and id
value	Optional	string	up to 255 Characters	Based on the selection on Custom User defined fields and values

Response Field Description

KEY	TYPE	VALUE	DESCRIPTION
result_code	string	1 – Approved2- Declined3- Error	The overall status of the transaction.
result_sub_code	string	000- Approval	Response sub code.
result_text	string	upto 100 characters APPROVAL, DECLINED	Description of the outcome of the transaction from First Data
transaction_datetime	numeric	Format: yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ	Date and Time of the transaction response
billing_plan
abid	numeric	Auto Generated e.g.123	Billing ID
customer_id	alphanumeric	Can be AUTO Generated e.g. 100000ORUser Generated e.g. CID001	The customer ID is either system generated or user specific.
token	string	numeric value generate by token generation process.	Token details from token table.
plan_type	numeric	1-Recurring2- Installment3 -One Time Schedule	The type of billing plan selected.
schedule_type	string	D- DailyW- WeeklyM- MonthlyY- YearlyS- Scheduled Payment	The type of billing schedule selected
amount	string	Upto 2 decimal places	Billing amount
start_date	string	Format- yyyy-mm-dd	Start date of the billing plan
periodicity	numeric	Value-1 to 10	Depending on the plan type and schedule, the periodicity can be passed. It defines the interval between schedules
end_type	string	0- One Time Schedule1 – Until Cancelled2-Until Date3 – No of Payment	End type selected for the billing plan
no_of_payments	numeric	Value – 1 to 99	Number of payments to be made in the installment plan
reference_id	string	varchar(50)	Any number that can be used as reference for the billing plan
name	string	Variable Length	Name of the customer
active	boolean	true – Activefalse- Inactive (Default)	Status of the billing plan
billing_mode	string	0- Manual1- Auto	Sequence of manual billing schedule
max_retry	numeric	Maximum No. of Attempts-10	Number of retry attempts if a transaction fails at the time of execution
bill_day	string	For schedule type weeklyBill Day – Select any day between Sunday to SaturdayFor schedule type monthly,yearlyBill Day – Select any day between 1 to 28	Depending on the plan type and schedule, the bill day passed.
email_receipt	boolean	true-active false-inactive	Indicator to send email receipt to customer based on any action.
merchant_terminal_id	numeric	Terminal ID	Terminal ID of the merchant
bill_sequence
reference_id	Conditional	varchar(50)	Any number that can be used as reference for the billing plan
sequence_number	Conditional	Variable Value	Event number or the sequence number to identify a particular occurrence in a recurring bill
amount	Conditional	Format 0 or 0.00	Billing amount for the given sequence
schedule_date	Conditional	Format- yyyy-mm-dd	Date for the specific occurrence of the bill