# Deactivate a billing meter

When a meter is deactivated, no more meter events will be accepted for this meter. You can’t attach a deactivated meter to a price.

## Returns

Returns a billing meter.

```curl
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/meters/mtr_test_61Q8nQMqIFK9fRQmr41CMAXJrFdZ5MnA/deactivate \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -H "Stripe-Version: 2025-09-30.clover"
```

### Response

```json
{
  "id": "mtr_test_61Q8nQMqIFK9fRQmr41CMAXJrFdZ5MnA",
  "object": "billing.meter",
  "created": 1704824589,
  "customer_mapping": {
    "type": "by_id",
    "event_payload_key": "stripe_customer_id"
  },
  "default_aggregation": {
    "formula": "sum"
  },
  "display_name": "Search API Calls",
  "event_name": "ai_search_api",
  "event_time_window": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "status": "active",
  "status_transitions": {
    "deactivated_at": 1704898330
  },
  "updated": 1704898330,
  "value_settings": {
    "event_payload_key": "value"
  }
}
```