Create a meter

Create a new usage meter. Meters define how usage events are aggregated for billing.

Related endpoints

• GET /meters — List meters
• GET /meters/{id} — Get a meter
• PATCH /meters/{id} — Update a meter
• POST /meters/{meterId}/prices — Create a meter price
• GET /meters/{meterId}/prices — List meter prices
• PATCH /meters/{meterId}/prices/{priceId} — Update a meter price
• POST /meters/{meterId}/prices/{priceId}/deactivate — Deactivate a meter price

Common errors

• 400 invalid_request — malformed payload or failed validation.
• 401 unauthenticated — missing, malformed, or revoked API key.

Idempotency

Pass an Idempotency-Key header (UUID v4 recommended) to make retries safe. Keys are valid for 24 hours; see the idempotency guide.

curl -X POST "https://api.revkeen.com/v2/meters" \
  -H "x-api-key: $REVKEEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "API Calls",
    "event_name": "api_call",
    "aggregation": "count",
    "slug": "api-calls",
    "description": "string",
    "value_key": "tokens",
    "value_expression": "input_tokens + output_tokens",
    "filter_conditions": [
      {}
    ],
    "unique_count_key": "string",
    "unit_name": "calls",
    "carry_forward": false,
    "metadata": {},
    "alert_thresholds": [
      50,
      80,
      100
    ]
  }'

{
  "data": {
    "property1": null,
    "property2": null
  }
}

{
  "error": "string"
}

{
  "error": "string"
}