Chargebee Node.js / TypeScript Client Library

This is the official Node.js library for integrating with Chargebee.

• 📘 For a complete reference of available APIs, check out our API Documentation.
• 🧪 To explore and test API capabilities interactively, head over to our API Explorer.

If you're upgrading from an older version of chargebee-typescript or chargebee, please refer to the Migration Guide.

Requirements

Node.js 18 or higher.

Installation

Install the library with npm:

npm install chargebee

With pnpm:

pnpm add chargebee

With yarn:

yarn add chargebee

Usage

The package needs to be configured with your site's API key, which is available under Configure Chargebee Section. Refer here for more details.

If you're using ESM / TypeScript:

import Chargebee from 'chargebee';

const chargebee = new Chargebee({
  site: "{{site}}",
  apiKey: "{{api-key}}",
});

Or using Common JS module system:

const Chargebee = require('chargebee');

const chargebee = new Chargebee({
  site: "{{site}}",
  apiKey: "{{api-key}}",
});

Using Async / Await

try {
  const { customer } = await chargebee.customer.create({
    email: "john@test.com"
    // other params
  });
} catch (err) {
  // handle error
}

Using filters in the List API

For pagination, offset is the parameter that is being used. The value used for this parameter must be the value returned for next_offset parameter in the previous API call.

async function getAllCustomers() {
  const allCustomers: Customer[] = [];
  let offset: string | undefined = undefined;

  do {
    const listCustomersReponse = await chargebee.customer.list({
      limit: 2,
      offset,
      first_name: {
        is: "John"
      }
    });

    const customers = listCustomersReponse.list.map(
      (object) => object.customer
    );

    allCustomers.push(...customers);
    offset = listCustomersReponse.next_offset;
  } while (offset);

  console.log(allCustomers);
}

Using custom headers and custom fields

const { customer } = await chargebee.customer.create(
  {
    email: "john@test.com",
    cf_host_url: "http://xyz.com" // `cf_host_url` is a custom field in Customer object
  },
  {
    "chargebee-event-email": "all-disabled" // To disable webhooks
  }
);

Creating an idempotent request

Idempotency keys are passed along with request headers to allow a safe retry of POST requests.

const { customer, isIdempotencyReplayed } = await chargebee.customer.create(
  { email: "john@test.com" },
  {
    "chargebee-idempotency-key": "eBs7iOFQuR7asUKHfddyxDDerOuF1JtFrLmDI" // Add idempotency key
  }
);
console.log("isIdempotencyReplayed: ", isIdempotencyReplayed);

Creating multiple instances of Chargebee for different sites

const chargebeeSiteUS = new Chargebee({
  apiKey: "{api-key}",
  site: "my-site-us"
});

const chargebeeSiteEU = new Chargebee({
  apiKey: "{api-key}",
  site: "my-site-eu"
});

Processing Webhooks - API Version Check

An attribute api_version is added to the Event resource, which indicates the API version based on which the event content is structured. In your webhook servers, ensure this api_version is the same as the API version used by your webhook server's client library.

Retry Handling

Chargebee's SDK includes built-in retry logic to handle temporary network issues and server-side errors. This feature is disabled by default but can be enabled when needed.

Key features include:

• Automatic retries for specific HTTP status codes: Retries are automatically triggered for status codes 500, 502, 503, and 504.
• Exponential backoff: Retry delays increase exponentially to prevent overwhelming the server.
• Rate limit management: If a 429 Too Many Requests response is received with a Retry-After header, the SDK waits for the specified duration before retrying.

  Note: Exponential backoff and max retries do not apply in this case.

• Customizable retry behavior: Retry logic can be configured using the retryConfig parameter in the environment configuration.

Example: Customizing Retry Logic

You can enable and configure the retry logic by passing a retryConfig object when initializing the Chargebee environment:

import Chargebee from 'chargebee';

const chargebee = new Chargebee({
  site: "{{site}}",
  apiKey: "{{api-key}}",
  retryConfig: {
    enabled: true, // Enable retry logic
    maxRetries: 5, // Maximum number of retries
    delayMs: 300, // Initial delay between retries in milliseconds
    retryOn: [500, 502, 503, 504], // HTTP status codes to retry on
  },
});

try {
  const { customer } = await chargebee.customer.create({
    email: "john@test.com",
  });
  console.log("Customer created:", customer);
} catch (err) {
  console.error("Request failed after retries:", err);
}

Example: Rate Limit retry logic

You can enable and configure the retry logic for rate-limit by passing a retryConfig object when initializing the Chargebee environment:

import Chargebee from 'chargebee';

const chargebee = new Chargebee({
  site: "{{site}}",
  apiKey: "{{api-key}}",
  retryConfig: {
    enabled: true,
    retryOn: [429], 
  },
});

try {
  const { customer } = await chargebee.customer.create({
    email: "john@test.com",
  });
  console.log("Customer created:", customer);
} catch (err) {
  console.error("Request failed after retries:", err);
}

Feedback

If you find any bugs or have any questions / feedback, open an issue in this repository or reach out to us on dx@chargebee.com

v2

Chargebee Node SDK v2 is deprecated. If you using v2, follow this guide to migrate to v3.