Stripe basil: metered price without a meter errors; usage records API (createUsageRecord) removed — use Billing Meters
const meter = await stripe.billing.meters.create({
display_name: "API calls", event_name: "api_call",
default_aggregation: { formula: "sum" },
})
const price = await stripe.prices.create({
currency: "usd", unit_amount: 1, product: productId,
recurring: { interval: "month", usage_type: "metered", meter: meter.id },
})
// report usage
await stripe.billing.meterEvents.create({
event_name: "api_call",
payload: { stripe_customer_id: customerId, value: "1" },
})
Stripe documents a stopgap: keep calling the legacy UsageRecords API through a raw request pinned to a pre-basil API version.
Symptom
Creating a price with recurring: { usage_type: "metered" } and no meter fails. stripe.subscriptionItems.createUsageRecord(...) / listUsageRecordSummaries are gone from the SDK. aggregate_usage and billing_thresholds params are rejected.
Cause
2025-03-31.basil removed legacy usage-based billing. A legacy usage-based price is a price with usage_type: metered and no meter. The UsageRecord and UsageRecordSummary endpoints were removed, as were billing_thresholds on subscriptions and aggregate_usage on prices. Metered prices must reference a Billing Meter.
Verify
Meter events show up under Billing → Meters, and the upcoming invoice preview reflects the usage.
Sources
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