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Update the remaining credits for a Subuser

API Overview

For more information about Subusers, visit the longform Subusers documentation. You can also manage Subusers in the SendGrid console.

Operation overview

PATCH/v3/subusers/{subuser_name}/credits/remaining

Base url: https://api.sendgrid.com (for global users and subusers)

Base url: https://api.eu.sendgrid.com (for EU regional subusers)

This endpoint allows you to update the remaining credits for a Subuser.

Operation details

Authentication

API Key

Headers

Property nameTypeRequiredDescription

Authorizationstringrequired

Default: Bearer <<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>>

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredDescription

subuser_namestringrequired

The username of the Subuser.

Request body

Encoding type:application/json

SchemaExample

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties

allocation_updateintegerrequired

The number of credits to add to or subtract from the current remaining credits for the Subuser. Use a positive number to increase the remaining credits or a negative number to reduce the remaining credits.

Responses

200400

SchemaExample

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties

typeenum<string>

Type determines how credits are reset for a Subuser. unlimited indicates that there is no limit to the Subuser's credits. recurring indicates that the credits for the Subuser are reset according to the frequency determined by reset_frequency. nonrecurring indicates that there is no recurring schedule to reset credits and resets must be done on an ad hoc basis.

Possible values:

unlimitedrecurringnonrecurring

reset_frequencyenum<string> or null

The frequency with which a Subuser's credits are reset if type is set to recurring, otherwise null.

Possible values:

monthlyweeklydaily

remaininteger or null

Total number of remaining credits. remain is null if the reset type for the Subuser's credits is set to unlimited.

Minimum: 0

totalinteger or null

Total number of allowable credits. total is null if the reset type for the Subuser's credits is set to unlimited or nonrecurring.

Minimum: 0

usedinteger or null

Total number of used credits. used is null if the reset type for the Subuser's credits is set to unlimited or nonrecurring.

Minimum: 0

Update the remaining credits for a Subuser (Add)

1const client = require('@sendgrid/client');
2client.setApiKey(process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY);
3
4const subuser_name = "some_one";
5const data = {
6  "allocation_update": 10
7};
8
9const request = {
10  url: `/v3/subusers/${subuser_name}/credits/remaining`,
11  method: 'PATCH',
12  body: data
13}
14
15client.request(request)
16  .then(([response, body]) => {
17    console.log(response.statusCode);
18    console.log(response.body);
19  })
20  .catch(error => {
21    console.error(error);
22  });

Update the remaining credits for a Subuser (Remove)

1const client = require('@sendgrid/client');
2client.setApiKey(process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY);
3
4const subuser_name = "some_one";
5const data = {
6  "allocation_update": -10
7};
8
9const request = {
10  url: `/v3/subusers/${subuser_name}/credits/remaining`,
11  method: 'PATCH',
12  body: data
13}
14
15client.request(request)
16  .then(([response, body]) => {
17    console.log(response.statusCode);
18    console.log(response.body);
19  })
20  .catch(error => {
21    console.error(error);
22  });