# Create a credit grant

Creates a credit grant.

## Returns

Returns a credit grant.

## Parameters

- `amount` (object, required)
  Amount of this credit grant.

  - `amount.type` (enum, required)
    The type of this amount. We currently only support `monetary` billing credits.
Possible enum values:
    - `monetary`
      The amount is a monetary amount.

  - `amount.monetary` (object, optional)
    The monetary amount.

    - `amount.monetary.currency` (enum, required)
      Three-letter [ISO code for the currency](https://stripe.com/docs/currencies) of the `value` parameter.

    - `amount.monetary.value` (integer, required)
      A positive integer representing the amount of the credit grant.

- `applicability_config` (object, required)
  Configuration specifying what this credit grant applies to. We currently only support `metered` prices that have a [Billing Meter](https://docs.stripe.com/api/billing/meter.md) attached to them.

  - `applicability_config.scope` (object, required)
    Specify the scope of this applicability config.

    - `applicability_config.scope.billable_items` (array of objects, optional)
      A list of billable items that the credit grant can apply to. We currently only support metered billable items. Cannot be used in combination with `price_type` or `prices`.

      - `applicability_config.scope.billable_items.id` (string, required)
        The billable item ID this credit grant should apply to.

    - `applicability_config.scope.price_type` (enum, optional)
      The price type that credit grants can apply to. We currently only support the `metered` price type. Cannot be used in combination with `prices`.
Possible enum values:
      - `metered`
        Credit grants being created can only apply to metered prices.

    - `applicability_config.scope.prices` (array of objects, optional)
      A list of prices that the credit grant can apply to. We currently only support the `metered` prices. Cannot be used in combination with `price_type`.

      - `applicability_config.scope.prices.id` (string, required)
        The price ID this credit grant should apply to.

- `category` (enum, optional)
  The category of this credit grant. It defaults to `paid` if not specified.
Possible enum values:
  - `paid`
    The credit grant was purchased by the customer for some amount.

  - `promotional`
    The credit grant was given to the customer for free.

- `customer` (string, optional)
  ID of the customer receiving the billing credits.

- `customer_account` (string, optional)
  ID of the account representing the customer receiving the billing credits.

- `effective_at` (timestamp, optional)
  The time when the billing credits become effective-when they’re eligible for use. It defaults to the current timestamp if not specified.

- `expires_at` (timestamp, optional)
  The time when the billing credits expire. If not specified, the billing credits don’t expire.

- `metadata` (object, optional)
  Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. You can use this to store additional information about the object (for example, cost basis) in a structured format.

- `name` (string, optional)
  A descriptive name shown in the Dashboard.

  The maximum length is 100 characters.

- `priority` (integer, optional)
  The desired priority for applying this credit grant. If not specified, it will be set to the default value of 50. The highest priority is 0 and the lowest is 100.

```curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/credit_grants \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d "name=Purchased Credits" \
  -d customer={{CUSTOMER_ID}} \
  -d "amount[monetary][currency]=usd" \
  -d "amount[monetary][value]=1000" \
  -d "amount[type]=monetary" \
  -d "applicability_config[scope][price_type]=metered" \
  -d category=paid
```

### Response

```json
{
  "id": "credgr_test_61R9a6NUWsRmOW3RM41L6nFOS1ekDGHo",
  "object": "billing.credit_grant",
  "amount": {
    "monetary": {
      "currency": "usd",
      "value": 1000
    },
    "type": "monetary"
  },
  "applicability_config": {
    "scope": {
      "price_type": "metered"
    }
  },
  "category": "paid",
  "created": 1726620803,
  "customer": "cus_QrvQguzkIK8zTj",
  "effective_at": 1729297860,
  "expires_at": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "name": "Purchased Credits",
  "priority": null,
  "test_clock": null,
  "updated": 1726620803
}
```