How to add one-time or quick charges to a customer or subscription?

Scope

Create a Quick charge for a customer from your UI

Summary

You can collect a one-time payment from a customer or a subscription using the Add Quick Charge option as well as Add One-Time Charge and Quick Charge.

Solution

One-time Charges

This option can be quite useful, especially when you come across scenarios where you have to collect payments from customers for goods or services that are not normally included as a part of their subscription model. It can also be used when you want to collect payment for a product or service that is not modeled into your system like a non-recurring addon.

A one-time charge can be applied to a customer or a subscription via the Chargebee UI or via API.

Add Charge using API

You may use this API - create_invoice_for_items_and_one-time_charges

Add Charge using UI

A charge can also be applied to a customer record when it is not associated with any particular subscription. These are predefined non-recurring services and to create Charges, refer to this link Creating a Charge.

On the Chargebee user interface, the Add Charge action on the details page of either a Subscription or a Customer can be used to add a one-time charge. (Shown below for a Customer)

Creating Quick Chartges using UI

Click here to read more about Quick Charges.

Adding Charges & Quick Charges in different levels.

Existing Customers/Subscriptions

These options are available in the Customer and Subscription Sections. You can add Charges, Quick Charges specific to a subscription, or generic to a customer.

Subscription Level:

Customer Level: