> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dodopayments.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create Discount > Create a discount for your account. ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /discounts openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: public description: '' license: name: Apache 2.0 url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 version: 1.110.1 servers: - url: https://test.dodopayments.com/ description: Test Mode Server Host - url: https://live.dodopayments.com/ description: Live Mode Server Host security: [] tags: - name: Products - name: Payments - name: Subscriptions - name: Addons - name: Customers - name: Refunds - name: Disputes - name: Events - name: License Keys - name: Entitlements - name: Licenses - name: Discounts - name: Meters - name: Credit Entitlements - name: Credit Entitlement Balances - name: Outgoing Webhooks - name: Checkout - name: Webhook Events - name: Payment Connector Webhooks paths: /discounts: post: tags: - Discounts summary: >- POST /discounts If `code` is omitted or empty, a random 16-char uppercase code is generated. operationId: create_discount_handler requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDiscountRequest' required: true responses: '200': description: Created discount content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscountResponse' '422': description: Invalid Request Object or Parameters '500': description: Something went wrong :( security: - API_KEY: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: >- import DodoPayments from 'dodopayments'; const client = new DodoPayments({ bearerToken: process.env['DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const discount = await client.discounts.create({ amount: 0, type: 'flat' }); console.log(discount.business_id); - lang: Python source: |- import os from dodopayments import DodoPayments client = DodoPayments( bearer_token=os.environ.get("DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) discount = client.discounts.create( amount=0, type="flat", ) print(discount.business_id) - lang: Go source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/dodopayments/dodopayments-go\"\n\t\"github.com/dodopayments/dodopayments-go/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := dodopayments.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithBearerToken(\"My Bearer Token\"),\n\t)\n\tdiscount, err := client.Discounts.New(context.TODO(), dodopayments.DiscountNewParams{\n\t\tAmount: dodopayments.F(int64(0)),\n\t\tType: dodopayments.F(dodopayments.DiscountTypeFlat),\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", discount.BusinessID)\n}\n" - lang: Java source: |- package com.dodopayments.api.example; import com.dodopayments.api.client.DodoPaymentsClient; import com.dodopayments.api.client.okhttp.DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient; import com.dodopayments.api.models.discounts.Discount; import com.dodopayments.api.models.discounts.DiscountCreateParams; import com.dodopayments.api.models.discounts.DiscountType; public final class Main { private Main() {} public static void main(String[] args) { DodoPaymentsClient client = DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient.fromEnv(); DiscountCreateParams params = DiscountCreateParams.builder() .amount(0) .type(DiscountType.FLAT) .build(); Discount discount = client.discounts().create(params); } } - lang: Kotlin source: |- package com.dodopayments.api.example import com.dodopayments.api.client.DodoPaymentsClient import com.dodopayments.api.client.okhttp.DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient import com.dodopayments.api.models.discounts.Discount import com.dodopayments.api.models.discounts.DiscountCreateParams import com.dodopayments.api.models.discounts.DiscountType fun main() { val client: DodoPaymentsClient = DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient.fromEnv() val params: DiscountCreateParams = DiscountCreateParams.builder() .amount(0) .type(DiscountType.FLAT) .build() val discount: Discount = client.discounts().create(params) } - lang: Ruby source: |- require "dodopayments" dodo_payments = Dodopayments::Client.new( bearer_token: "My Bearer Token", environment: "test_mode" # defaults to "live_mode" ) discount = dodo_payments.discounts.create(amount: 0, type: :flat) puts(discount) - lang: PHP source: |- discounts->create( amount: 0, type: DiscountType::FLAT, code: 'code', currencyOptions: [ [ 'currency' => Currency::AED, 'isDefault' => true, 'maxAmountPossible' => 0, 'minimumSubtotal' => 0, ], ], customerEligibility: 'any', expiresAt: new \DateTimeImmutable('2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z'), metadata: ['foo' => 'string'], name: 'name', perCustomerUsageLimit: 0, preserveOnPlanChange: true, restrictedTo: ['string'], startsAt: new \DateTimeImmutable('2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z'), subscriptionCycles: 0, usageLimit: 0, ); var_dump($discount); } catch (APIException $e) { echo $e->getMessage(); } - lang: C# source: |- using System; using DodoPayments.Client; using DodoPayments.Client.Models.Discounts; DodoPaymentsClient client = new(); DiscountCreateParams parameters = new() { Amount = 0, Type = DiscountType.Flat, }; var discount = await client.Discounts.Create(parameters); Console.WriteLine(discount); - lang: Rust source: |- use dodopayments::Client; #[tokio::main] async fn main() -> dodopayments::Result<()> { let client = Client::from_env()?; let result = client .discounts() .create() .body(dodopayments::models::DiscountsCreateParams { amount: Some(0), r#type: Some(Box::new(dodopayments::models::DiscountType::Flat)), ..Default::default() }) .await?; println!("{result:?}"); Ok(()) } components: schemas: CreateDiscountRequest: type: object description: |- Request body for creating a discount. `code` is optional; if not provided, we generate a random 16-char code. required: - type - amount properties: amount: type: integer format: int32 description: >- The discount amount in **basis points** (e.g. `540` means `5.4%`, `10000` means `100%`). Must be at least 1. code: type: - string - 'null' description: |- Optionally supply a code (will be uppercased). - Must be at least 3 characters if provided. - If omitted, a random 16-character code is generated. currency_options: type: - array - 'null' items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyOptionRequest' description: >- Per-currency options (flat deduction / percentage cap + minimum subtotal). Required for `flat` codes (must include a resolvable default); optional per-currency caps for `percentage` codes. Per-row invariants are checked in `normalize_currency_options`, not via `#[validate(nested)]`. customer_eligibility: oneOf: - type: 'null' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerEligibility' description: >- Who may redeem this discount code. Defaults to `any` (unrestricted). `specific` starts with zero attached customers (fails closed) until customers are attached via `POST /discounts/{id}/customers`. expires_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: When the discount expires, if ever. metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' description: Additional metadata for the discount name: type: - string - 'null' per_customer_usage_limit: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: |- Maximum number of times a single customer may redeem this discount. Must be `<= usage_limit` when both are set. preserve_on_plan_change: type: boolean description: >- Whether this discount should be preserved when a subscription changes plans. Default: false (discount is removed on plan change) restricted_to: type: - array - 'null' items: type: string description: List of product IDs to restrict usage (if any). starts_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: >- When the discount becomes active, if scheduled for the future. NULL = active immediately. Must be strictly before `expires_at` when both are set. subscription_cycles: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: |- Number of subscription billing cycles this discount is valid for. If not provided, the discount will be applied indefinitely to all recurring payments related to the subscription. type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscountType' description: >- The discount type: `percentage` or `flat` (`flat_per_unit` stays blocked). usage_limit: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: |- How many times this discount can be used (if any). Must be >= 1 if provided. DiscountResponse: type: object required: - discount_id - business_id - type - code - amount - times_used - restricted_to - created_at - preserve_on_plan_change - customer_eligibility - metadata properties: amount: type: integer format: int32 description: The discount amount in **basis points** (e.g., 540 => 5.4%). business_id: type: string description: The business this discount belongs to. code: type: string description: The discount code (up to 16 chars). created_at: type: string format: date-time description: Timestamp when the discount is created currency_options: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyOptionResponse' description: >- Per-currency options (flat deduction / percentage cap + minimum subtotal). Empty for discounts without any configured currency options. customer_eligibility: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerEligibility' description: Who may redeem this discount code. discount_id: type: string description: The unique discount ID expires_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: Optional date/time after which discount is expired. metadata: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata' name: type: - string - 'null' description: Name for the Discount per_customer_usage_limit: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: >- Maximum number of times a single customer may redeem this discount, if any. preserve_on_plan_change: type: boolean description: >- Whether this discount should be preserved when a subscription changes plans. Default: false (discount is removed on plan change) restricted_to: type: array items: type: string description: List of product IDs to which this discount is restricted. starts_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: >- Optional date/time before which the discount is not yet active. NULL = active immediately. subscription_cycles: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: |- Number of subscription billing cycles this discount is valid for. If not provided, the discount will be applied indefinitely to all recurring payments related to the subscription. times_used: type: integer format: int32 description: How many times this discount has been used. type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscountType' description: The type of discount (`percentage` or `flat`). usage_limit: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: Usage limit for this discount, if any. CurrencyOptionRequest: type: object description: >- A per-currency discount option (request shape). `max_amount_possible` is the most this code discounts in this currency — the flat deduction for `flat` codes, or the max-discount cap for `percentage` codes. Maps to the DB column of the same name. required: - currency properties: currency: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Currency' description: The currency this option applies to. is_default: type: boolean description: |- Whether this row is the default to convert from for unconfigured currencies. At most one row per discount may be default. max_amount_possible: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: >- The most this code discounts in this currency's subunits. For `flat` codes this is the deduction; for `percentage` codes it is the max-discount cap. Must be > 0 if provided. minimum_subtotal: type: integer format: int32 description: >- Eligible-cart threshold in this currency's subunits (0 = no minimum). CustomerEligibility: type: string description: >- Who may redeem a discount code. Mirrors the Postgres enum `discount_customer_eligibility` (migration `20260714063329_discount_expansion`). enum: - any - first_time - existing - specific Metadata: type: object title: Metadata description: >- Arbitrary key-value metadata. Values can be string, integer, number, or boolean. additionalProperties: oneOf: - type: string title: String - type: integer title: Integer format: int64 - type: number title: Number format: double - type: boolean title: Boolean title: Metadata Value description: Metadata value can be a string, integer, number, or boolean DiscountType: type: string enum: - flat - percentage CurrencyOptionResponse: type: object description: |- A per-currency discount option (response shape). `max_amount_possible` mirrors the DB column of the same name. required: - currency - minimum_subtotal - is_default properties: currency: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Currency' description: The currency this option applies to. is_default: type: boolean description: Whether this is the default row FX conversions pivot from. max_amount_possible: type: - integer - 'null' format: int32 description: >- The most this code discounts in this currency's subunits (flat deduction or percentage cap). minimum_subtotal: type: integer format: int32 description: >- Eligible-cart threshold in this currency's subunits (0 = no minimum). Currency: type: string enum: - AED - ALL - AMD - ANG - AOA - ARS - AUD - AWG - AZN - BAM - BBD - BDT - BGN - BHD - BIF - BMD - BND - BOB - BRL - BSD - BWP - BYN - BZD - CAD - CHF - CLP - CNY - COP - CRC - CUP - CVE - CZK - DJF - DKK - DOP - DZD - EGP - ETB - EUR - FJD - FKP - GBP - GEL - GHS - GIP - GMD - GNF - GTQ - GYD - HKD - HNL - HRK - HTG - HUF - IDR - ILS - INR - IQD - JMD - JOD - JPY - KES - KGS - KHR - KMF - KRW - KWD - KYD - KZT - LAK - LBP - LKR - LRD - LSL - LYD - MAD - MDL - MGA - MKD - MMK - MNT - MOP - MRU - MUR - MVR - MWK - MXN - MYR - MZN - NAD - NGN - NIO - NOK - NPR - NZD - OMR - PAB - PEN - PGK - PHP - PKR - PLN - PYG - QAR - RON - RSD - RUB - RWF - SAR - SBD - SCR - SEK - SGD - SHP - SLE - SLL - SOS - SRD - SSP - STN - SVC - SZL - THB - TND - TOP - TRY - TTD - TWD - TZS - UAH - UGX - USD - UYU - UZS - VES - VND - VUV - WST - XAF - XCD - XOF - XPF - YER - ZAR - ZMW securitySchemes: API_KEY: type: http scheme: bearer ````