Billing

Manage subscriptions, create checkout sessions, and access the billing portal with the Grantex Python SDK.

Overview

The billing client provides access to subscription management, Stripe Checkout session creation, and the Stripe Billing Portal.

Access the billing client via client.billing.

Get Subscription

Retrieve the current subscription status for the authenticated developer:

from grantex import Grantex

with Grantex(api_key="gx_live_...") as client:
    sub = client.billing.get_subscription()

    print(f"Plan: {sub.plan}")
    print(f"Status: {sub.status}")
    print(f"Current period ends: {sub.current_period_end}")

SubscriptionStatus

Field	Type	Description
plan	str	Current plan ("free", "pro", or "enterprise").
status	str	Subscription status ("active", "past_due", "canceled").
current_period_end	str | None	ISO 8601 timestamp when the current billing period ends.

Create Checkout

Create a Stripe Checkout session for upgrading to a paid plan. Returns a URL to redirect the user to:

from grantex import Grantex, CreateCheckoutParams

with Grantex(api_key="gx_live_...") as client:
    checkout = client.billing.create_checkout(CreateCheckoutParams(
        plan="pro",
        success_url="https://myapp.com/billing/success",
        cancel_url="https://myapp.com/billing/cancel",
    ))

    print(f"Redirect to: {checkout.checkout_url}")

CreateCheckoutParams

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
plan	str	Yes	The plan to subscribe to ("pro" or "enterprise").
success_url	str	Yes	URL to redirect to after successful payment.
cancel_url	str	Yes	URL to redirect to if the user cancels.

CheckoutResponse

Field	Type	Description
checkout_url	str	The Stripe Checkout session URL.

Create Portal

Create a Stripe Billing Portal session for managing an existing subscription. Returns a URL to redirect the user to:

from grantex import Grantex, CreatePortalParams

with Grantex(api_key="gx_live_...") as client:
    portal = client.billing.create_portal(CreatePortalParams(
        return_url="https://myapp.com/settings",
    ))

    print(f"Redirect to: {portal.portal_url}")

CreatePortalParams

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
return_url	str	Yes	URL to redirect to when the user exits the portal.

PortalResponse

Field	Type	Description
portal_url	str	The Stripe Billing Portal session URL.

Example: Billing Flow

from grantex import Grantex, CreateCheckoutParams, CreatePortalParams

with Grantex(api_key="gx_live_...") as client:
    # Check current plan
    sub = client.billing.get_subscription()

    if sub.plan == "free":
        # Upgrade to pro
        checkout = client.billing.create_checkout(CreateCheckoutParams(
            plan="pro",
            success_url="https://myapp.com/billing/success",
            cancel_url="https://myapp.com/billing/cancel",
        ))
        print(f"Upgrade: {checkout.checkout_url}")
    else:
        # Manage existing subscription
        portal = client.billing.create_portal(CreatePortalParams(
            return_url="https://myapp.com/settings",
        ))
        print(f"Manage: {portal.portal_url}")

Ownership

Grantex is owned by Orchestrum Technologies LLP. Inventor and owner: Sanjeev Kumar. Ownership contact: [e-mail] or [e-mail].