---
title: "Delete a pending unbilled charge"
description: "Marks a pending charge voided — the state a cancel with unbilled_charges_option: delete leaves — so no renewal or invoice_now bills it."
canonical_url: "https://twominutebilling.com/help/developers/api-reference/subscriptions/delete-a-pending-unbilled-charge"
---
# Delete a pending unbilled charge

> Marks a pending charge voided — the state a cancel with unbilled_charges_option: delete leaves — so no renewal or invoice_now bills it.

<api-operation method="DELETE" path="/v1/businesses/{biz}/unbilled_charges/{id}">
<template v-slot:docs="">

Marks a `pending` charge `voided` — the state a cancel with `unbilled_charges_option: delete` leaves — so no renewal or `invoice_now` bills it. A queued charge has posted nothing to the ledger, so nothing is reversed. 409 when it is already billed (reverse it with a credit note) or already deleted.

## Path parameters

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Required
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        biz
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <strong>
        yes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Business id (biz_…)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        id
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <strong>
        yes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The unbilled charge's id.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Headers

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Required
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        Idempotency-Key
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      no
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Safely retry writes — repeats return the original response. If a write FAILED after it had already taken effect, that failure is what repeats: the key is spent, and a new attempt needs a new key.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Field
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        object
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The object type; always <code>
        unbilled_charge
      </code>
      
      . One of <code>
        unbilled_charge
      </code>
      
      .
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        id
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The unbilled charge id.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        subscription
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The subscription id.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        customer
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The customer id.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        description
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The charge description.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        amount_minor
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        integer
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The charge amount in minor units.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        currency
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The currency code.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        status
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The charge state.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        quantity
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        integer
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The quantity.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        entity_type
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The kind of thing charged.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        period_start
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string · ISO-8601
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Start of the period that the charge covers.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        period_end
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string · ISO-8601
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      End of the period that the charge covers.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        invoice
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The invoice that billed the charge.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        created_at
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string · ISO-8601
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      When the charge was created.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Status codes

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Status
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Meaning
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        200
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The voided unbilled_charge
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        404
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      No such unbilled charge
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        409
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Already billed or deleted
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</template>

<template v-slot:request="">

```bash [Request]
curl -X DELETE "$TMBILLING_URL/v1/businesses/biz_XXXXXXXXXXXX01/unbilled_charges/uch_XXXXXXXXXXXX01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TMBILLING_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)"
```

</template>

<template v-slot:response="">
<code-group>

```json [200 OK]
{
  "object": "unbilled_charge",
  "id": "uch_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "subscription": "sub_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "customer": "cus_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "description": "Onboarding",
  "amount_minor": 20000,
  "currency": "USD",
  "status": "unbilled",
  "quantity": 1,
  "entity_type": "charge",
  "period_start": "2026-03-14T09:30:00Z",
  "period_end": "2026-04-14T09:30:00Z",
  "invoice": "inv_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "created_at": "2026-03-14T09:30:00Z"
}
```

```json [404 Not Found]
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "No such unbilled charge"
  }
}
```

```json [409 Conflict]
{
  "error": {
    "type": "conflict_error",
    "message": "Already billed or deleted"
  }
}
```

</code-group>
</template>
</api-operation>


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