Add usage

Use the addSubscriptionUsage method in SOAP API 6.0 to add multiple usages at the same time.

Request parameters

Parameters
Type
Required
Description

merchantCode

String

Required

The system-generated merchant ID.

sessionID

String

Required

Unique 2Checkout session ID code.

SubscriptionReference

String

Required

Unique 2Checkout subscription reference code.

hash

String

Required

The MD5 hmac key for the request.

OptionCode

String

Required

Unique 2Checkout option code.

UsageStart

Datetime

Required

Date when the usage starts. Format "YYYY-MM-DD". The timezone used is the one on the server.

UsageEnd

Datetime

Required

Date when the usage ends. Format "YYYY-MM-DD". The timezone used is the one on the server.

Units

Number

Required

Number of usage units consumed by user.

Description

String

Optional

It can be used to store a short merchant comment of the usage being uploaded. This can be anything, from the source of usage (mobile, web, etc.), to why changes occurred, etc. Example: Subscription usage for September.

Request sample

<?php
require ('PATH_TO_AUTH'); // authentication call
$SubscriptionReference = "B7D8E72224";

try {
    $subscriptionUsageRequest = new stdClass();
    $subscriptionUsageRequest->OptionCode = "scale";
    $subscriptionUsageRequest->UsageStart = "2025-03-02 10:00:10";
    $subscriptionUsageRequest->UsageEnd = "2025-04-01 10:00:10";
    $subscriptionUsageRequest->Units = 404;
    $response = $client->addSubscriptionUsage(
        $sessionID,
        $SubscriptionReference,
        [$subscriptionUsageRequest]
    );
    var_dump($response);
} catch (SoapFault $ex) {
    $faultname = (isset($ex->faultname)) ? " $faultname" : '';
    echo "[$ex->faultcode]$faultname: $ex->faultstring" . PHP_EOL;
}
 exit;

Response

The successful addSubscriptionUsage call via SOAP APIv6 returns the Usage object.

Error handling

Error message description
Error code
Error message

LICENCECODE is not a valid licence code for the merchant

INPUT_ERROR

Usage was not added as the license code provided is invalid.

OPTIONCODE is invalid for the Merchant and Licence or is not a usage-based option code

INPUT_ERROR

Usage was not added as the option code provided is invalid.

Provided usage entries overlap within themselves or with existing usage entries

INPUT_ERROR

Usage was not added as the usage interval provided overlaps with an existing usage interval for the same LICENCECODE and OPTIONCODE combination.

Provided date formats are unsupported

INPUT_ERROR

Usage start format unsupported. Please use YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.

Usage end format unsupported. Please use YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.

One or more mandatory parameters are missing or do not have the required format

INPUT_ERROR

Usage was not added as one or more of the mandatory parameters are missing.

Usage was not added as one or more of the parameters do not match the required format.

Units not allowed.

Provided usages' start date is prior to the subscription start date or end date is after the subscription expiration date.

INPUT_ERROR

Usage interval out of bounds.

Unexpected error happens

INTERNAL_ERROR

<unexpected_error>

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