Billing entities (Beta)

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Create a billing entity

Billing entities let you manage your end customers under distinct billing configurations.

To create a billing entity, follow these steps:

# Create a billing entity
LAGO_URL="https://api.getlago.com"
API_KEY="__YOUR_API_KEY__"

curl --location --request POST "$LAGO_URL/api/v1/billing_entities" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "billing_entity": {
      "code": "acme_corp",
      "name": "Acme Corporation",
      "invoice_prefix": "ACM",
      "invoice_footer": "Thank you for your business"
    }
  }'

ℹ️ The first billing entity created in your organization is considered the default.

Billing entity settings only apply to the customers assigned to that specific entity. More information is available in the following sections.

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Edit a billing entity

You can update all billing entity information except the code after creation.

To edit a billing entity:

# Update a billing entity
LAGO_URL="https://api.getlago.com"
API_KEY="__YOUR_API_KEY__"

curl --location --request PUT "$LAGO_URL/api/v1/billing_entities/{code}" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "billing_entity": {
      "name": "Acme Corporation",
      "invoice_prefix": "ACM",
      "invoice_footer": "Thank you for your business"
    }
  }'

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Delete a billing entity

Deleting a billing entity is not available via the Dashboard or API.

To delete a billing entity, please contact the Lago team directly.

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Assign a billing entity to a customer

When creating a customer, you can assign it to a billing entity in two ways:

• Through the Dashboard by selecting the billing entity.
• Via API by passing the billing_entity_code in the customer creation payload.

If no billing entity is specified via API, the customer will automatically be assigned to the default billing entity to avoid breaking changes.

⚠️ A customer can only be linked to one billing entity.

If you need the same customer under a different billing entity, we recommend creating a new customer.

Once a customer is linked to a subscription, invoice, coupon, or wallet, you cannot change their billing entity.