Payment schedule schemes

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Payment schedules for an invoice refer to a payment structure where the amount_due on an invoice is divided into smaller, more manageable parts, each of which is paid over a specified period. Payment schedule scheme is a configuration or set of rules for creating payment schedules. After creating a payment schedule scheme, you can use it to generate payment schedules for multiple invoices.

Sample payment schedule scheme [ JSON ]

{ "id": "__dev__HvFwO7xUND2MBa3x", "number_of_schedules": 3, "period_unit": "month", "period": 1, "created_at": 1709371975, "updated_at": 1709371975, "resource_version": 1709371975988, "object": "payment_schedule_scheme" }

API Index URL

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes

id

string, max chars=40

An auto-generated unique identifier for the payment schedule scheme.

name

optional, string, max chars=100

The name of a payment schedule scheme.

description

optional, string, max chars=200

A brief description for this payment schedule scheme.

number_of_schedules

integer, min=1, max=52

Specifies the total number of payment schedules for the invoice. The maximum number_of_schedules varies based on the period_unit : - Day: Up to 30 schedules

Week: Up to 52 schedules
Month: Up to 12 schedules

period_unit

enumerated string

Defines the time unit for intervals between payment schedules. Possible values are: day, week, and month.

Possible values are

period

optional, integer, min=1, max=30

The time period between the effective dates of two consecutive payment schedules, expressed in period_units. Use this parameter to have fixed intervals between payment schedules. The maximum period varies based on the period_unit : - Day: Up to 30 days

Week: Up to 6 weeks
Month: Up to 6 months

created_at

timestamp(UTC) in seconds

The timestamp at which the payment_schedule_scheme was created.

resource_version

optional, long

Version number of this resource. The resource_version is updated with a new timestamp in milliseconds for every change made to the resource. This attribute will be present only if the resource has been updated after 2016-09-28.

updated_at

optional, timestamp(UTC) in seconds

Defines the timestamp when the config was last updated

id

string, max chars=40

An auto-generated unique identifier for the payment schedule scheme.

name

optional, string, max chars=100

The name of a payment schedule scheme.

description

optional, string, max chars=200

A brief description for this payment schedule scheme.

number_of_schedules

integer, min=1, max=52

Specifies the total number of payment schedules for the invoice. The maximum number_of_schedules varies based on the period_unit : - Day: Up to 30 schedules

Week: Up to 52 schedules
Month: Up to 12 schedules

period_unit

enumerated string

Defines the time unit for intervals between payment schedules. Possible values are: day, week, and month.

Possible values are

period

optional, integer, min=1, max=30

Week: Up to 6 weeks
Month: Up to 6 months

created_at

timestamp(UTC) in seconds

The timestamp at which the payment_schedule_scheme was created.

resource_version

optional, long

updated_at

optional, timestamp(UTC) in seconds

Defines the timestamp when the config was last updated

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Creates a payment schedule scheme. After creating a payment schedule scheme, you can use it to generate payment schedules for multiple invoices.

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curl https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes \ -u {site_api_key}:\ -d name="Scheme2" \ -d number_of_schedules=3 \ -d period_unit="MONTH" \ -d period=1

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Create 3 payment schedules collected monthly

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{ "payment_schedule_scheme": { "id": "__dev__HvFwO7xUND2MBa3x", "number_of_schedules": 3, "period_unit": "month", "period": 1, "created_at": 1709371975, "updated_at": 1709371975, "resource_version": 1709371975988, "object": "payment_schedule_scheme" } }

URL Format POST

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes

number_of_schedules[]

required, integer, min=1, max=52

Specifies the total number of payment schedules for the invoice. The maximum number_of_schedules varies based on the period_unit : - Day: Up to 30 schedules

Week: Up to 52 schedules
Month: Up to 12 schedules

period_unit[]

required, enumerated string

Defines the time unit for intervals between payment schedules. Possible values are: day, week, and month.

Possible values are

period[]

optional, integer, min=1, max=30

Week: Up to 6 weeks
Month: Up to 6 months

name[]

required, string, max chars=100

The name of a payment schedule scheme.

flexible_schedules

Parameters for flexible_schedules. Multiple flexible_schedules can be passed by specifying unique indices.
pass parameters as flexible_schedules[<param name>][<idx:0..n>]

flexible_schedules[period][0..n]

optional, integer, min=0, max=52

flexible_schedules[amount_percentage][0..n]

optional, bigdecimal, min=1, max=100

payment_schedule_scheme

always returned
Resource object representing payment_schedule_scheme

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This endpoint retrieves an existing payment schedule.

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curl https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes/__dev__HvFwO7xUND2MBa3x \ -u {site_api_key}:

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Retrieve a payment schedule scheme

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{ "payment_schedule_scheme": { "id": "__dev__HvFwO7xUND2MBa3x", "number_of_schedules": 3, "period_unit": "month", "period": 1, "created_at": 1709371975, "updated_at": 1709371975, "resource_version": 1709371975988, "object": "payment_schedule_scheme" } }

URL Format GET

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes/{payment-schedule-scheme-id}

payment_schedule_scheme

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Resource object representing payment_schedule_scheme

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This endpoint deletes a payment schedules created for an invoice.

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curl https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes/__dev__HvFwO7xUND2MBa3x/delete \ -X POST \ -u {site_api_key}:

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Delete a payment schedule scheme

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{ "payment_schedule_scheme": { "id": "__dev__HvFwO7xUND2MBa3x", "number_of_schedules": 3, "period_unit": "month", "period": 1, "created_at": 1709371975, "updated_at": 1709371975, "resource_version": 1709371975988, "object": "payment_schedule_scheme" } }

URL Format POST

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/payment_schedule_schemes/{payment-schedule-scheme-id}/delete

payment_schedule_scheme

always returned
Resource object representing payment_schedule_scheme

Sample payment schedule scheme [ JSON ]

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Model Class

Payment schedule scheme attributes

Consent Fields for Payment schedule scheme

Custom Fields for Payment schedule scheme

Create a payment schedule scheme ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format POST

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL

Retrieve a payment schedule scheme ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format GET

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL

Delete a payment schedule scheme ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format POST

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL