MarketplaceMetering / Client / batch_meter_usage

batch_meter_usage

MarketplaceMetering.Client.batch_meter_usage(**kwargs)

Warning

The CustomerIdentifier parameter is scheduled for deprecation on March 31, 2026. Use CustomerAWSAccountID instead.

These parameters are mutually exclusive. You can’t specify both CustomerIdentifier and CustomerAWSAccountID in the same request.

To post metering records for customers, SaaS applications call BatchMeterUsage, which is used for metering SaaS flexible consumption pricing (FCP). Identical requests are idempotent and can be retried with the same records or a subset of records. Each BatchMeterUsage request is for only one product. If you want to meter usage for multiple products, you must make multiple BatchMeterUsage calls.

Usage records should be submitted in quick succession following a recorded event. Usage records aren’t accepted 6 hours or more after an event.

BatchMeterUsage can process up to 25 UsageRecords at a time, and each request must be less than 1 MB in size. Optionally, you can have multiple usage allocations for usage data that’s split into buckets according to predefined tags.

BatchMeterUsage returns a list of UsageRecordResult objects, which have each UsageRecord. It also returns a list of UnprocessedRecords, which indicate errors on the service side that should be retried.

For Amazon Web Services Regions that support BatchMeterUsage, see BatchMeterUsage Region support.

Note

For an example of BatchMeterUsage, see BatchMeterUsage code example in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace Seller Guide.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.batch_meter_usage(
    UsageRecords=[
        {
            'Timestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'CustomerIdentifier': 'string',
            'Dimension': 'string',
            'Quantity': 123,
            'UsageAllocations': [
                {
                    'AllocatedUsageQuantity': 123,
                    'Tags': [
                        {
                            'Key': 'string',
                            'Value': 'string'
                        },
                    ]
                },
            ],
            'CustomerAWSAccountId': 'string'
        },
    ],
    ProductCode='string'
)
Parameters:

  • UsageRecords (list) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The set of UsageRecords to submit. BatchMeterUsage accepts up to 25 UsageRecords at a time.

    • (dict) –

      A UsageRecord indicates a quantity of usage for a given product, customer, dimension and time.

      Multiple requests with the same UsageRecords as input will be de-duplicated to prevent double charges.

      • Timestamp (datetime) – [REQUIRED]

        Timestamp, in UTC, for which the usage is being reported.

        Your application can meter usage for up to six hours in the past. Make sure the timestamp value is not before the start of the software usage.

      • CustomerIdentifier (string) –

        The CustomerIdentifier is obtained through the ResolveCustomer operation and represents an individual buyer in your application.

      • Dimension (string) – [REQUIRED]

        During the process of registering a product on Amazon Web Services Marketplace, dimensions are specified. These represent different units of value in your application.

      • Quantity (integer) –

        The quantity of usage consumed by the customer for the given dimension and time. Defaults to 0 if not specified.

      • UsageAllocations (list) –

        The set of UsageAllocations to submit. The sum of all UsageAllocation quantities must equal the Quantity of the UsageRecord.

        • (dict) –

          Usage allocations allow you to split usage into buckets by tags.

          Each UsageAllocation indicates the usage quantity for a specific set of tags.

          • AllocatedUsageQuantity (integer) – [REQUIRED]

            The total quantity allocated to this bucket of usage.

          • Tags (list) –

            The set of tags that define the bucket of usage. For the bucket of items with no tags, this parameter can be left out.

            • (dict) –

              Metadata assigned to an allocation. Each tag is made up of a key and a value.

              • Key (string) – [REQUIRED]

                One part of a key-value pair that makes up a tag. A key is a label that acts like a category for the specific tag values.

              • Value (string) – [REQUIRED]

                One part of a key-value pair that makes up a tag. A value acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key). The value can be empty or null.

      • CustomerAWSAccountId (string) –

        The CustomerAWSAccountID parameter specifies the AWS account ID of the buyer.

  • ProductCode (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    Product code is used to uniquely identify a product in Amazon Web Services Marketplace. The product code should be the same as the one used during the publishing of a new product.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Results': [
        {
            'UsageRecord': {
                'Timestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
                'CustomerIdentifier': 'string',
                'Dimension': 'string',
                'Quantity': 123,
                'UsageAllocations': [
                    {
                        'AllocatedUsageQuantity': 123,
                        'Tags': [
                            {
                                'Key': 'string',
                                'Value': 'string'
                            },
                        ]
                    },
                ],
                'CustomerAWSAccountId': 'string'
            },
            'MeteringRecordId': 'string',
            'Status': 'Success'|'CustomerNotSubscribed'|'DuplicateRecord'
        },
    ],
    'UnprocessedRecords': [
        {
            'Timestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'CustomerIdentifier': 'string',
            'Dimension': 'string',
            'Quantity': 123,
            'UsageAllocations': [
                {
                    'AllocatedUsageQuantity': 123,
                    'Tags': [
                        {
                            'Key': 'string',
                            'Value': 'string'
                        },
                    ]
                },
            ],
            'CustomerAWSAccountId': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    Contains the UsageRecords processed by BatchMeterUsage and any records that have failed due to transient error.

    • Results (list) –

      Contains all UsageRecords processed by BatchMeterUsage. These records were either honored by Amazon Web Services Marketplace Metering Service or were invalid. Invalid records should be fixed before being resubmitted.

      • (dict) –

        A UsageRecordResult indicates the status of a given UsageRecord processed by BatchMeterUsage.

        • UsageRecord (dict) –

          The UsageRecord that was part of the BatchMeterUsage request.

          • Timestamp (datetime) –

            Timestamp, in UTC, for which the usage is being reported.

            Your application can meter usage for up to six hours in the past. Make sure the timestamp value is not before the start of the software usage.

          • CustomerIdentifier (string) –

            The CustomerIdentifier is obtained through the ResolveCustomer operation and represents an individual buyer in your application.

          • Dimension (string) –

            During the process of registering a product on Amazon Web Services Marketplace, dimensions are specified. These represent different units of value in your application.

          • Quantity (integer) –

            The quantity of usage consumed by the customer for the given dimension and time. Defaults to 0 if not specified.

          • UsageAllocations (list) –

            The set of UsageAllocations to submit. The sum of all UsageAllocation quantities must equal the Quantity of the UsageRecord.

            • (dict) –

              Usage allocations allow you to split usage into buckets by tags.

              Each UsageAllocation indicates the usage quantity for a specific set of tags.

              • AllocatedUsageQuantity (integer) –

                The total quantity allocated to this bucket of usage.

              • Tags (list) –

                The set of tags that define the bucket of usage. For the bucket of items with no tags, this parameter can be left out.

                • (dict) –

                  Metadata assigned to an allocation. Each tag is made up of a key and a value.

                  • Key (string) –

                    One part of a key-value pair that makes up a tag. A key is a label that acts like a category for the specific tag values.

                  • Value (string) –

                    One part of a key-value pair that makes up a tag. A value acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key). The value can be empty or null.

          • CustomerAWSAccountId (string) –

            The CustomerAWSAccountID parameter specifies the AWS account ID of the buyer.

        • MeteringRecordId (string) –

          The MeteringRecordId is a unique identifier for this metering event.

        • Status (string) –

          The UsageRecordResult Status indicates the status of an individual UsageRecord processed by BatchMeterUsage.

          • Success- The UsageRecord was accepted and honored by BatchMeterUsage.

          • CustomerNotSubscribed- The CustomerIdentifier specified is not able to use your product. The UsageRecord was not honored. There are three causes for this result:

            • The customer identifier is invalid.

            • The customer identifier provided in the metering record does not have an active agreement or subscription with this product. Future UsageRecords for this customer will fail until the customer subscribes to your product.

            • The customer’s Amazon Web Services account was suspended.

          • DuplicateRecord- Indicates that the UsageRecord was invalid and not honored. A previously metered UsageRecord had the same customer, dimension, and time, but a different quantity.

    • UnprocessedRecords (list) –

      Contains all UsageRecords that were not processed by BatchMeterUsage. This is a list of UsageRecords. You can retry the failed request by making another BatchMeterUsage call with this list as input in the BatchMeterUsageRequest.

      • (dict) –

        A UsageRecord indicates a quantity of usage for a given product, customer, dimension and time.

        Multiple requests with the same UsageRecords as input will be de-duplicated to prevent double charges.

        • Timestamp (datetime) –

          Timestamp, in UTC, for which the usage is being reported.

          Your application can meter usage for up to six hours in the past. Make sure the timestamp value is not before the start of the software usage.

        • CustomerIdentifier (string) –

          The CustomerIdentifier is obtained through the ResolveCustomer operation and represents an individual buyer in your application.

        • Dimension (string) –

          During the process of registering a product on Amazon Web Services Marketplace, dimensions are specified. These represent different units of value in your application.

        • Quantity (integer) –

          The quantity of usage consumed by the customer for the given dimension and time. Defaults to 0 if not specified.

        • UsageAllocations (list) –

          The set of UsageAllocations to submit. The sum of all UsageAllocation quantities must equal the Quantity of the UsageRecord.

          • (dict) –

            Usage allocations allow you to split usage into buckets by tags.

            Each UsageAllocation indicates the usage quantity for a specific set of tags.

            • AllocatedUsageQuantity (integer) –

              The total quantity allocated to this bucket of usage.

            • Tags (list) –

              The set of tags that define the bucket of usage. For the bucket of items with no tags, this parameter can be left out.

              • (dict) –

                Metadata assigned to an allocation. Each tag is made up of a key and a value.

                • Key (string) –

                  One part of a key-value pair that makes up a tag. A key is a label that acts like a category for the specific tag values.

                • Value (string) –

                  One part of a key-value pair that makes up a tag. A value acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key). The value can be empty or null.

        • CustomerAWSAccountId (string) –

          The CustomerAWSAccountID parameter specifies the AWS account ID of the buyer.

Exceptions