Customer
OpenMeter Billing is currently in private preview - to request access.
Customers can be individuals or organizations that can subscribe to plans and have access to features. You can create customers using the API or the dashboard.
Assigned Subjects
Billable events ingested to OpenMeter have a subject associated with them. Subjects in OpenMeter are entities with metered usage.
Customers can have one or many subjects assigned to them. This abstraction allows you to group usage data and billing for a customer.
For example, a customer can have multiple subjects like department1 or
department2.
During billing beta, only one subject can be assigned to a customer. In the future, you can assign multiple subjects to a customer.
Currency
Customers have a currency property that defines the currency in which OpenMeter will bill the customer. Customers can only subscribe to plans with the same currency as the customer.
Billing Profile
OpenMeter supports multiple billing profiles to control which tax, invoice, and payment provider to use for billing. Billing profiles also control collection methods and periods for invoices.
OpenMeter has a default billing profile that is used for all customers. You can create additional billing profiles to support different billing requirements and assign them to specific customers.
App Metadata
OpenMeter uses apps to extend the functionality of the platform. For example, you can use apps to integrate with external systems like Stripe or Salesforce.
Customers can have additional per-app metadata associated with them. This metadata helps to connect customers with external systems and maintain relevant metadata. For example, you can store a customer's Stripe Customer ID.