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# Create Billable Item

> Create a billable item



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.getmeasure.com/api/v1/docs/api_spec.json post /companies/{company_id}/billable_items
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Measure API
  description: APIs to communicate with Measure
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.getmeasure.com/api/v1
security: []
paths:
  /companies/{company_id}/billable_items:
    post:
      tags:
        - Pricing
      summary: Create Billable Item
      description: Create a billable item
      operationId: Create_Billable_Item
      parameters:
        - name: company_id
          in: path
          description: 'The company ID with the prefix ''cmp_''. '
          required: true
          schema:
            description: 'The company ID with the prefix ''cmp_''. '
            type: string
        - name: Idempotency-Key
          in: header
          description: >-
            The idempotency key that will be used to ensure the request is only
            performed once
          schema:
            description: >-
              The idempotency key that will be used to ensure the request is
              only performed once
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestCreateBillableItemRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseBillableItemRepresentation'
      deprecated: false
      security:
        - apiKey:
            - ''
components:
  schemas:
    RequestCreateBillableItemRequest:
      properties:
        description:
          description: The description of the billable item
          type: string
        display_type:
          description: >-
            The display units of the billable item which can be UNITS, AMOUNT,
            THOUSAND_UNITS or MILLION_UNITS, based on whether they need to be
            displayed as units, amounts, thousands of units (K) or millions of
            units (M)
          enum:
            - UNITS
            - AMOUNT
            - THOUSAND_UNITS
            - MILLION_UNITS
          type:
            - 'null'
            - string
        external_name:
          description: The public name of the billable item
          type: string
        name:
          description: The name of the billable item
          type: string
        type:
          description: >-
            The type of billable item which can be one of CUSTOM_USAGE or
            CUSTOM_OBJ, based on usage-based item or object-based item
          enum:
            - CUSTOM_USAGE
            - CUSTOM_OBJ
          type: string
      required:
        - name
        - type
      type: object
    ResponseBillableItemRepresentation:
      properties:
        company_id:
          description: The company ID for the billable item
          type: string
        created_at:
          description: The date the billable item was created
          format: date-time
          type: string
        description:
          description: Any description attached to the billable item
          type: string
        display_type:
          description: >-
            The display type of the billable item which can be one of UNITS,
            AMOUNT, THOUSAND_UNITS, MILLION_UNITS
          type: string
        editable:
          description: Whether the billable item can be further edited
          type: boolean
        external_name:
          description: The public name of the billable item
          type: string
        id:
          description: The ID of the billable item in Measure
          type: string
        name:
          description: The name of the billable item
          type: string
        standard:
          description: >-
            Whether this is a standard billable item in Measure or a custom
            billable item
          type: boolean
        type:
          description: >-
            The type of the billable item which can be one of CUSTOM_USAGE or
            CUSTOM_OBJ, based on usage-based item or object-based item
          type: string
        updated_at:
          description: The date the billable item was last updated
          format: date-time
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````