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# Create balance definition

POST https://api.brevo.com/v3/loyalty/balance/programs/{pid}/balance-definitions
Content-Type: application/json

Creates balance definition and returns information

Reference: https://developers.brevo.com/reference/create-balance-definition

## Authentication

- `api-key` header (required) — The API key should be passed in the request headers as `api-key` for authentication.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `pid` (string, required) — Loyalty Program Id

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `name` (string, required) — Name of the balance definition.
- `unit` (enum, required) — Unit of balance measurement.
  - Allowed values: `POINTS`, `EUR`, `USD`, `MXN`, `GBP`, `INR`, `CAD`, `SGD`, `RON`, `JPY`, `MYR`, `CLP`, `PEN`, `MAD`, `AUD`, `CHF`, `BRL`
- `balanceAvailabilityDurationModifier` (enum, optional) — Defines when the balance expires within the selected duration.
  - Allowed values: `noModification`, `startOfPeriod`, `endOfPeriod`
- `balanceAvailabilityDurationUnit` (enum, optional) — Unit of time for balance validity.
  - Allowed values: `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`
- `balanceAvailabilityDurationValue` (integer, optional) — Number of time units before the balance expires.
- `balanceExpirationDate` (date, optional) — Fixed expiration date (`dd/mm` format) as an alternative to duration-based expiry.
- `balanceOptionAmountOvertakingStrategy` (enum, optional) — Defines whether partial credit is allowed when reaching max balance.
  - Allowed values: `strict`, `partial`
- `balanceOptionCreditRounding` (enum, optional) — Defines rounding strategy for credit transactions.
  - Allowed values: `lower`, `upper`, `natural`
- `balanceOptionDebitRounding` (enum, optional) — Defines rounding strategy for debit transactions.
  - Allowed values: `lower`, `upper`, `natural`
- `description` (string, optional) — Short description of the balance definition.
- `imageRef` (string, optional) — URL of an optional image reference.
- `maxAmount` (double, optional) — Maximum allowable balance amount.
- `maxCreditAmountLimit` (double, optional) — Maximum credit allowed per operation.
- `maxDebitAmountLimit` (double, optional) — Maximum debit allowed per operation.
- `meta` (object, optional) — Additional metadata for the balance definition.
  - `isInternal` (boolean, optional) — Indicates whether the balance definition is internal.
- `minAmount` (double, optional) — Minimum allowable balance amount.

## Response

### 200

Successful creation of balance definition

- `id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the balance definition.
- `name` (string, optional) — Name of the balance definition.
- `description` (string, optional) — Short description of the balance definition.
- `imageRef` (string, optional) — Optional image reference URL.
- `meta` (map from string to any, optional) — Additional metadata for the balance definition.
- `unit` (enum, optional) — Unit of balance measurement.
  - Allowed values: `POINTS`, `EUR`, `USD`, `MXN`, `GBP`, `INR`, `CAD`, `SGD`, `RON`, `JPY`, `MYR`, `CLP`, `PEN`, `MAD`, `AUD`, `CHF`, `BRL`
- `minAmount` (double, optional) — Minimum allowable balance.
- `maxAmount` (double, optional) — Maximum allowable balance.
- `maxCreditAmountLimit` (double, optional) — Maximum credit allowed per operation.
- `maxDebitAmountLimit` (double, optional) — Maximum debit allowed per operation.
- `balanceOptionAmountOvertakingStrategy` (enum, optional) — Partial enables partial credit of balance if maximum balance limit is reached. Strict enables rejection of a transaction if it will breach the max balance limit.
  - Allowed values: `strict`, `partial`
- `balanceOptionCreditRounding` (enum, optional) — Rounding strategy for credit transactions.
  - Allowed values: `lower`, `upper`, `natural`
- `balanceOptionDebitRounding` (enum, optional) — Rounding strategy for debit transactions.
  - Allowed values: `lower`, `upper`, `natural`
- `balanceAvailabilityDurationValue` (integer, optional) — Number of time units before the balance expires.
- `balanceAvailabilityDurationUnit` (enum, optional) — Unit of time for the balance availability duration.
  - Allowed values: `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`
- `balanceAvailabilityDurationModifier` (enum, optional) — Modifier for balance availability duration. startOfPeriod causes expiry at the start of the period, endOfPeriod at the end. noModification uses the exact duration from the credit date.
  - Allowed values: `noModification`, `startOfPeriod`, `endOfPeriod`
- `balanceExpirationDate` (string, optional) — Fixed expiration date in dd/mm format. The balance expires when this date next appears in the calendar. Only one of balanceExpirationDate or balance availability duration fields can be used.
- `createdAt` (datetime, optional) — Timestamp of balance definition creation.
- `updatedAt` (datetime, optional) — Timestamp of the last update.
- `deletedAt` (datetime, optional) — Timestamp of balance definition deletion (nullable).

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Request Authentication Failed

- `message` (string, required) — Readable message associated to the failure
- `code` (string, optional) — Error code displayed in case of a failure

### 403 Forbidden Error

Cannot Authenticate Request

- `message` (string, required) — Readable message associated to the failure
- `code` (string, optional) — Error code displayed in case of a failure

### 404 Not Found Error

No content

- `message` (string, required) — Readable message associated to the failure
- `code` (string, optional) — Error code displayed in case of a failure

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation errors

- `message` (string, required) — Readable message associated to the failure
- `code` (string, optional) — Error code displayed in case of a failure

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal error occurred

- `message` (string, required) — Readable message associated to the failure
- `code` (string, optional) — Error code displayed in case of a failure

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "string",
  "unit": "POINTS"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "imageRef": "string",
  "meta": {},
  "unit": "POINTS",
  "minAmount": 1.1,
  "maxAmount": 1.1,
  "maxCreditAmountLimit": 1.1,
  "maxDebitAmountLimit": 1.1,
  "balanceOptionAmountOvertakingStrategy": "strict",
  "balanceOptionCreditRounding": "lower",
  "balanceOptionDebitRounding": "lower",
  "balanceAvailabilityDurationValue": 1,
  "balanceAvailabilityDurationUnit": "day",
  "balanceAvailabilityDurationModifier": "noModification",
  "balanceExpirationDate": "string",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "deletedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```typescript
import { BrevoClient } from "@getbrevo/brevo";

async function main() {
    const client = new BrevoClient({
        apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    });
    await client.balance.createBalanceDefinition({
        pid: "pid",
        name: "string",
        unit: "POINTS",
    });
}
main();

```

```python
from brevo import Brevo

client = Brevo(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
)

client.balance.create_balance_definition(
    pid="pid",
    name="string",
    unit="POINTS",
)

```

```php
<?php

namespace Example;

use Brevo\Brevo;
use Brevo\Balance\Requests\PostLoyaltyBalanceProgramsPidBalanceDefinitionsRequest;
use Brevo\Balance\Types\PostLoyaltyBalanceProgramsPidBalanceDefinitionsRequestUnit;

$client = new Brevo(
    apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
);
$client->balance->createBalanceDefinition(
    'pid',
    new PostLoyaltyBalanceProgramsPidBalanceDefinitionsRequest([
        'name' => 'string',
        'unit' => PostLoyaltyBalanceProgramsPidBalanceDefinitionsRequestUnit::Points->value,
    ]),
);

```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.brevo.com/v3/loyalty/balance/programs/pid/balance-definitions"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"unit\": \"POINTS\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("api-key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.brevo.com/v3/loyalty/balance/programs/pid/balance-definitions")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["api-key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"unit\": \"POINTS\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.brevo.com/v3/loyalty/balance/programs/pid/balance-definitions")
  .header("api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"unit\": \"POINTS\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.brevo.com/v3/loyalty/balance/programs/pid/balance-definitions");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("api-key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"unit\": \"POINTS\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "api-key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "string",
  "unit": "POINTS"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.brevo.com/v3/loyalty/balance/programs/pid/balance-definitions")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```