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# Estimate usage credit cost

> Estimates the credit cost of a usage report without recording it. Returns the estimated cost per credit currency, the current balance, and the balance after the estimated consumption.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainless.com/api/spec/documented/stigg/openapi.documented.yml post /api/v1/usage/estimate
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Stigg API
  description: Stigg API documentation
  version: 7.105.0
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.stigg.io
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Customers
    description: Operations related to customers
  - name: Subscriptions
    description: Operations related to subscriptions
  - name: Coupons
    description: Operations related to coupons
  - name: Bulk Import
    description: Operations related to import of customers and subscriptions
  - name: Usage
    description: Operations related to usage & metering
  - name: Promotional Entitlements
    description: Operations related to promotional entitlements
  - name: Products
    description: Operations related to products
  - name: Features
    description: Operations related to features
  - name: Addons
    description: Operations related to addons
  - name: Plans
    description: Operations related to plans
  - name: Credit grants
    description: Operations related to credit grants
  - name: Credit ledger
    description: Operations related to credit ledger
  - name: Custom currencies
    description: Operations related to custom currencies
paths:
  /api/v1/usage/estimate:
    post:
      tags:
        - Usage
      summary: Estimate usage credit cost
      description: >-
        Estimates the credit cost of a usage report without recording it.
        Returns the estimated cost per credit currency, the current balance, and
        the balance after the estimated consumption.
      operationId: UsageController_estimateUsageCost
      parameters:
        - name: X-ACCOUNT-ID
          in: header
          description: >-
            Account ID — optional when authenticating with a user JWT (Bearer
            token); falls back to the user's first membership. Ignored for
            API-key auth.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: X-ENVIRONMENT-ID
          in: header
          description: >-
            Environment ID — required when authenticating with a user JWT
            (Bearer token) on environment-scoped endpoints. Ignored for API-key
            auth (env is intrinsic to the key).
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EstimateUsageCostRequestDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            The credit cost estimation, including per-currency costs, balances,
            and warnings.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreditCostEstimationResponseDto'
        '400':
          description: bad request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadInputErrorResponseDto'
        '401':
          description: User is not authenticated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedErrorResponseDto'
        '403':
          description: User is not allowed to access this resource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenErrorResponseDto'
        '404':
          description: CreditCostEstimation not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundErrorResponseDto'
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsErrorResponseDto'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import Stigg from '@stigg/typescript';

            const client = new Stigg({
              apiKey: process.env['STIGG_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            const response = await client.v1.usage.estimateCost({
              customerId: 'customerId',
              featureId: 'featureId',
              value: -9007199254740991,
            });

            console.log(response.data);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from stigg import Stigg

            client = Stigg(
                api_key=os.environ.get("STIGG_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            response = client.v1.usage.estimate_cost(
                customer_id="customerId",
                feature_id="featureId",
                value=-9007199254740991,
            )
            print(response.data)
        - lang: Go
          source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/stiggio/stigg-go\"\n\t\"github.com/stiggio/stigg-go/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := stigg.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tresponse, err := client.V1.Usage.EstimateCost(context.TODO(), stigg.V1UsageEstimateCostParams{\n\t\tCustomerID: \"customerId\",\n\t\tFeatureID:  \"featureId\",\n\t\tValue:      -9007199254740991,\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", response.Data)\n}\n"
        - lang: Java
          source: |-
            package io.stigg.example;

            import io.stigg.client.StiggClient;
            import io.stigg.client.okhttp.StiggOkHttpClient;
            import io.stigg.models.v1.usage.UsageEstimateCostParams;
            import io.stigg.models.v1.usage.UsageEstimateCostResponse;

            public final class Main {
                private Main() {}

                public static void main(String[] args) {
                    StiggClient client = StiggOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

                    UsageEstimateCostParams params = UsageEstimateCostParams.builder()
                        .customerId("customerId")
                        .featureId("featureId")
                        .value(-9007199254740991L)
                        .build();
                    UsageEstimateCostResponse response = client.v1().usage().estimateCost(params);
                }
            }
        - lang: Ruby
          source: >-
            require "stigg"


            stigg = Stigg::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")


            response = stigg.v1.usage.estimate_cost(customer_id: "customerId",
            feature_id: "featureId", value: -9007199254740991)


            puts(response)
        - lang: C#
          source: |-
            using System;
            using Stigg.Client;
            using Stigg.Client.Models.V1.Usage;

            StiggClient client = new();

            UsageEstimateCostParams parameters = new()
            {
                CustomerID = "customerId",
                FeatureID = "featureId",
                Value = -9007199254740991,
            };

            var response = await client.V1.Usage.EstimateCost(parameters);

            Console.WriteLine(response);
        - lang: CLI
          source: |-
            stigg v1:usage estimate-cost \
              --api-key 'My API Key' \
              --customer-id customerId \
              --feature-id featureId \
              --value -9007199254740991
components:
  schemas:
    EstimateUsageCostRequestDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: integer
          minimum: -9007199254740991
          description: The value to report for usage
        featureId:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_|.-]*$
          description: Feature id
        customerId:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_|.@-]*$
          description: Customer id
        resourceId:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_|.-]*$
          description: Resource id
          nullable: true
        updateBehavior:
          default: DELTA
          type: string
          enum:
            - DELTA
            - SET
          description: The method by which the usage value should be updated
        dimensions:
          description: Additional dimensions for the usage report
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: number
              - type: boolean
      required:
        - value
        - featureId
        - customerId
      additionalProperties: false
      title: EstimateUsageCost
      description: Estimate the credit cost of a usage report before reporting it
    CreditCostEstimationResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            estimates:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  currencyId:
                    type: string
                    maxLength: 255
                    description: The credit currency identifier
                  estimatedCost:
                    type: number
                    description: The estimated credit cost of the reported event or usage
                  currentBalance:
                    type: number
                    description: >-
                      The current credit balance, including not-yet-reconciled
                      consumption
                  balanceAfterEstimate:
                    type: number
                    description: The credit balance after subtracting the estimated cost
                  wouldOverdraft:
                    type: boolean
                    description: >-
                      Whether the estimated consumption would bring the balance
                      below zero
                  breakdown:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        featureId:
                          type: string
                          maxLength: 255
                          description: The feature whose meter contributed this cost
                        cost:
                          type: number
                          description: >-
                            The estimated credit cost contributed by this
                            feature
                        warningCode:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - UNSUPPORTED_AGGREGATION
                          nullable: true
                          description: >-
                            Warning explaining why this cost may be inaccurate,
                            if any
                      required:
                        - featureId
                        - cost
                        - warningCode
                    description: Estimated cost contribution per feature
                required:
                  - currencyId
                  - estimatedCost
                  - currentBalance
                  - balanceAfterEstimate
                  - wouldOverdraft
                  - breakdown
              description: Per-currency cost estimates
            warnings:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - RESOURCE_SCOPED_SUBSCRIPTION_EXISTS
                  - FEATURE_NOT_FOUND
                  - FEATURE_NOT_CREDIT_BASED
              description: Request-level warnings about the estimation context
          required:
            - estimates
            - warnings
          title: CreditCostEstimation
          description: Estimated credit cost, current balance and balance after
      required:
        - data
      title: Response
      description: Response object
    BadInputErrorResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - BadUserInput
            - DuplicateIntegrationNotAllowed
            - EntityIsArchivedError
            - IntegrityViolation
            - FreePlanCantHaveCompatiblePackageGroupError
            - SubscriptionMustHaveSinglePlanError
            - AddonIsCompatibleWithPlan
            - AddonIsCompatibleWithGroup
            - DuplicateAddonProvisionedError
            - ScheduledMigrationAlreadyExistsError
            - SubscriptionAlreadyOnLatestPlan
            - EntityIdDifferentFromRefIdError
            - UnsupportedFeatureType
            - UnsupportedVendorIdentifier
            - UnsupportedSubscriptionScheduleType
            - InvalidEntitlementResetPeriod
            - IncompatibleSubscriptionAddon
            - UnPublishedPackage
            - MeteringNotAvailableForFeatureType
            - AuthCustomerMismatch
            - AuthCustomerReadonly
            - FetchAllCountriesPricesNotAllowed
            - MemberInvitationError
            - PlansCircularDependencyError
            - NoFeatureEntitlementInSubscription
            - CheckoutIsNotSupported
            - UnsupportedParameter
            - PricingModelNotSupportedByBillingIntegration
            - BillingIntegrationMissing
            - BillingIntegrationAlreadyExistsError
            - InvalidMemberDelete
            - PackageAlreadyPublished
            - DraftPlanCantBeArchived
            - DraftAddonCantBeArchived
            - PlanWithChildCantBeDeleted
            - PlanCannotBePublishWhenBasePlanIsDraft
            - PlanCannotBePublishWhenCompatibleAddonIsDraft
            - PlanIsUsedAsDefaultStartPlan
            - PlanIsUsedAsDowngradePlan
            - InvalidAddressError
            - InvalidQuantity
            - BillingPeriodMissingError
            - DowngradeBillingPeriodNotSupportedError
            - CustomerAlreadyUsesCouponError
            - CustomerAlreadyHaveCustomerCoupon
            - SubscriptionAlreadyCanceledOrExpired
            - TrialMustBeCancelledImmediately
            - SubscriptionDoesNotHaveBillingPeriod
            - InvalidCancellationDate
            - FailedToImportCustomer
            - FailedToImportSubscriptions
            - PackagePricingTypeNotSet
            - InvalidSubscriptionStatus
            - InvalidArgumentError
            - EditAllowedOnDraftPackageOnlyError
            - ResyncAlreadyInProgress
            - ArchivedCouponCantBeApplied
            - ImportAlreadyInProgress
            - AddonHasToHavePriceError
            - SelectedBillingModelDoesntMatchImportedItemError
            - CannotArchiveProductError
            - CannotUnarchiveProductError
            - CannotDeleteCustomerError
            - CannotRemovePaymentMethodFromCustomerError
            - CannotDeleteFeatureError
            - CannotArchiveFeatureError
            - InvalidUpdatePriceUnitAmountError
            - ExperimentAlreadyRunning
            - ExperimentStatusError
            - OperationNotAllowedDuringInProgressExperiment
            - EntitlementsMustBelongToSamePackage
            - CanNotUpdateEntitlementsFeatureGroup
            - MeterMustBeAssociatedToMeteredFeature
            - CannotEditPackageInNonDraftMode
            - CannotAddOverrideEntitlementToPlan
            - MissingEntityIdError
            - NoProductsAvailable
            - PromotionCodeNotForCustomer
            - PromotionCodeNotActive
            - PromotionCodeMaxRedemptionsReached
            - PromotionCodeMinimumAmountNotReached
            - PromotionCodeCustomerNotFirstPurchase
            - AddonWithDraftCannotBeDeletedError
            - CannotReportUsageForEntitlementWithMeterError
            - RecalculateEntitlementsError
            - ImportSubscriptionsBulkError
            - InvalidMetadataError
            - CannotUpsertToPackageThatHasDraft
            - IntegrationValidationError
            - AwsMarketplaceIntegrationValidationError
            - AwsMarketplaceIntegrationError
            - DataExportIntegrationError
            - HubspotIntegrationError
            - DuplicateProductValidationError
            - AmountTooLarge
            - CustomerHasNoEmailAddress
            - MergeEnvironmentValidationError
            - EntitlementLimitExceededError
            - EntitlementUsageOutOfRangeError
            - UsageMeasurementDiffOutOfRangeError
            - AddonQuantityExceedsLimitError
            - AddonDependencyMissingError
            - PackageGroupMinItemsError
            - CannotUpdateUnitTransformationError
            - SingleSubscriptionCantBeAutoCancellationTargetError
            - MultiSubscriptionCantBeAutoCancellationSourceError
            - ChangingPayingCustomerIsNotSupportedError
            - RequiredSsoAuthenticationError
            - InvalidDoggoSignatureError
            - InvalidReceivedSignatureError
            - CannotDeleteDefaultIntegration
            - CannotChangeBillingIntegration
            - FailedToResolveBillingIntegration
            - WorkflowTriggerNotFound
            - DeprecatedEstimateSubscriptionError
            - FeatureConfigurationExceededLimitError
            - FeatureNotBelongToFeatureGroupError
            - FeatureGroupMissingFeaturesError
            - VersionExceedsMaxValueError
            - CannotUpdateExpireAtForExpiredCreditGrantError
            - ExpireAtMustBeLaterThanEffectiveAtError
            - OfferAlreadyExists
            - DraftAlreadyExists
            - CreditGrantAlreadyVoided
            - CreditGrantCannotBeVoided
            - InvalidTaxId
            - ObjectAlreadyBeingUsedByAnotherRequestError
            - TooManySubscriptionsPerCustomer
            - TooManyCustomCurrencies
            - StripeError
            - SchedulingAtEndOfBillingPeriod
            - ApiKeyExpired
            - ApiKeyHasExpiry
          nullable: true
      required:
        - message
        - code
    UnauthenticatedErrorResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Unauthenticated
          nullable: true
      required:
        - message
        - code
    ForbiddenErrorResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - IdentityForbidden
            - AccessDeniedError
            - NoFeatureEntitlementError
            - GovernanceNotEnabled
          nullable: true
      required:
        - message
        - code
    NotFoundErrorResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - CustomerNotFound
            - CustomCurrencyNotFound
            - CreditGrantNotFound
            - MemberNotFound
            - PackageGroupNotFound
            - AddonNotFound
            - AddonsNotFound
            - EnvironmentMissing
            - IntegrationNotFound
            - VendorIsNotSupported
            - CouponNotFound
            - FutureUpdateNotFound
            - CustomerNoBillingId
            - SubscriptionNoBillingId
            - StripeCustomerIsDeleted
            - InitStripePaymentMethodError
            - PreparePaymentMethodFormError
            - AccountNotFoundError
            - ExperimentNotFoundError
            - NoDraftOfferFound
            - PromotionCodeNotFound
            - FailedToCreateCheckoutSessionError
            - PaymentMethodNotFoundError
            - ProductNotFoundError
            - ProductNotPublishedError
            - MissingBillingInvoiceError
            - BillingInvoiceStatusError
            - FeatureGroupNotFoundError
            - CannotArchiveFeatureGroupError
            - OfferNotFound
            - CustomerResourceNotFound
            - FeatureNotFound
            - PriceNotFound
            - NoActiveSubscriptionForCustomer
            - PlanNotFound
            - PromotionalEntitlementNotFoundError
            - SubscriptionNotFound
            - ApiKeyNotFound
          nullable: true
      required:
        - message
        - code
    TooManyRequestsErrorResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - RateLimitExceeded
          nullable: true
      required:
        - message
        - code
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-KEY
      description: Server API Key

````