---
title: "Retrieve a usage record"
canonical_url: "https://twominutebilling.com/help/developers/api-reference/subscriptions/retrieve-a-usage-record"
---
# Retrieve a usage record

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

## 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 usage's id.
    </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>
        usage_record
      </code>
      
      . One of <code>
        usage_record
      </code>
      
      .
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        id
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The usage record id.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        subscription
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The subscription id.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        item
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The subscription item id. Null after the item was removed from the subscription. The record stays.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        price
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The metered price id. Null only if the price was deleted.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        quantity
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        integer
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The quantity used.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        unique_key
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Your own key for the event. Repeats with the same key do nothing.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        operation
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      add, or remove for a unique key that left.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        timestamp
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string · ISO-8601
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      When the usage happened.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        note
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      A note on the event.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        invoice
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The invoice that billed the usage, or null if not billed.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        created_at
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string · ISO-8601
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      When the record 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>
      usage_record
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        404
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      No such usage record
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</template>

<template v-slot:request="">

```bash [Request]
curl "$TMBILLING_URL/v1/businesses/biz_XXXXXXXXXXXX01/usages/ur_XXXXXXXXXXXX01" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TMBILLING_API_KEY"
```

</template>

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

```json [200 OK]
{
  "object": "usage_record",
  "id": "ur_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "subscription": "sub_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "item": "si_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "price": "api-calls-usd",
  "quantity": 250,
  "unique_key": "evt-2026-10-21-001",
  "operation": "add",
  "timestamp": "2026-03-14T09:30:00Z",
  "note": null,
  "invoice": "inv_XXXXXXXXXXXX01",
  "created_at": "2026-03-14T09:30:00Z"
}
```

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

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


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