chargebee

Chargebee

Access the Chargebee API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage subscriptions, customers, invoices, and billing workflows.

Quick Start

# List customers
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/chargebee/api/v2/customers?limit=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/chargebee/{endpoint-path}

The gateway proxies requests to {subdomain}.chargebee.com (automatically replaced with your connection config) and injects authentication. Only the endpoints documented in the API Reference section below are supported — always use specific endpoint paths from that section rather than constructing arbitrary paths.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Chargebee connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=chargebee&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'chargebee'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "chargebee",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Chargebee connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/chargebee/api/v2/customers')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Always include the Maton-Connection header to ensure requests go to the intended Chargebee account, especially before any write operation. If you have multiple connections and omit this header, the gateway uses a default connection, which may not be the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to the Chargebee resources permitted by the connected account's credentials. Only install if you need Chargebee billing administration. Use least-privilege access and revoke unused connections promptly.
• Default to read-only operations. Always start by listing or retrieving resources to confirm identifiers before proposing any changes.
• All write operations require explicit user approval with specific details. Before executing any POST, PUT, or cancel/delete call:
  1. Retrieve and display the target resource (customer name/ID, subscription ID, invoice number) so the user can verify.
  2. Clearly describe the intended effect (e.g., "This will cancel subscription 'sub_123' for customer 'Acme Corp' — billing will stop at end of term").
  3. Wait for explicit user confirmation before proceeding.
• Billing operations are high-impact. Any action that affects subscriptions, invoices, or customer billing records must include a summary of financial consequences and require confirmation.

API Reference

Customers

List Customers

GET /chargebee/api/v2/customers?limit=10

Get Customer

GET /chargebee/api/v2/customers/{customerId}

Create Customer

POST /chargebee/api/v2/customers
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

first_name=John&last_name=Doe&email=john@example.com

Update Customer

POST /chargebee/api/v2/customers/{customerId}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

first_name=Jane

Subscriptions

List Subscriptions

GET /chargebee/api/v2/subscriptions?limit=10

Get Subscription

GET /chargebee/api/v2/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}

Create Subscription

POST /chargebee/api/v2/subscriptions
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

plan_id=basic-plan&customer[email]=john@example.com&customer[first_name]=John

Cancel Subscription

POST /chargebee/api/v2/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/cancel
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

end_of_term=true

Item Prices (Product Catalog 2.0)

List Item Prices

GET /chargebee/api/v2/item_prices?limit=10

Items

List Items

GET /chargebee/api/v2/items?limit=10

Invoices

List Invoices

GET /chargebee/api/v2/invoices?limit=10

Download Invoice PDF

POST /chargebee/api/v2/invoices/{invoiceId}/pdf

Hosted Pages

Checkout New Subscription

POST /chargebee/api/v2/hosted_pages/checkout_new_for_items
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

subscription[plan_id]=basic-plan&customer[email]=john@example.com

Portal Sessions

Create Portal Session

POST /chargebee/api/v2/portal_sessions
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

customer[id]=cust_123

Filtering

GET /chargebee/api/v2/subscriptions?status[is]=active
GET /chargebee/api/v2/customers?email[is]=john@example.com
GET /chargebee/api/v2/invoices?date[after]=1704067200

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/chargebee/api/v2/customers?limit=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/chargebee/api/v2/customers',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'limit': 10}
)

Notes

• Uses form-urlencoded data for POST requests
• Nested objects use bracket notation: customer[email]
• Timestamps are Unix timestamps
• List responses include next_offset for pagination
• Product Catalog 2.0: use item_prices and items
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with chargebee. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/chargebee/api/v2/customers
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/api/v2/customers

Resources

• Chargebee API Overview
• Customers
• Subscriptions
• Invoices
• Hosted Pages
• Maton Community
• Maton Support