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POST
/
subscribers
/
{subscriberId}
/
credit
Issue a credit to a subscriber
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.recurr.dev/v1/subscribers/{subscriberId}/credit \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "amount": 123,
  "currency": "USD",
  "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}
'
{
  "id": "cred_01HQX...",
  "subscriber_id": "<string>",
  "amount": 123,
  "balance": 123,
  "currency": "<string>",
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "reason": "<string>",
  "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Your Recurr secret API key as a Bearer token: Authorization: Bearer rk_live_….

Keys are environment-scoped — rk_live_ operates on live data, rk_test_ on isolated test data (see Test mode). Create, scope, and rotate keys in your dashboard (Settings → API keys, developer role). Secret keys are server-side only — never ship them in an app binary or client JavaScript.

Headers

Idempotency-Key
string

Idempotency key for safe retries on write operations. Pass a unique key per logical request; Recurr returns the original response for duplicate keys within a 24-hour window.

Maximum string length: 255

Path Parameters

subscriberId
string
required

Body

application/json
amount
integer
required

Credit amount in smallest currency unit.

currency
string
required
Example:

"USD"

reason
enum<string>
required
Available options:
goodwill,
refund_in_kind,
save_offer,
manual
expires_at
string<date-time> | null

Optional expiry; null = no expiry.

Response

201 - application/json

Credit issued

id
string
required
Example:

"cred_01HQX..."

subscriber_id
string
required
amount
integer
required

Original credit amount issued.

balance
integer
required

Current unused balance.

currency
string
required
created_at
string<date-time>
required
reason
string
expires_at
string<date-time> | null