How to get started with Chargify on Zapier

Chargify and Zapier connect to automate billing workflows. You can trigger actions when new customers, subscriptions, or invoices are created and create or update customer data.

Available on plans:

Free

Pro

Team

Enterprise

Prerequisites

To use the Chargify app on Zapier, you must have:

  • A paid Zapier plan. Chargify is a premium app on Zapier.
  • An active Chargify account (now called Maxio Advanced Billing). 
  • Owner or admin permissions in your Chargify account to create API keys

Connect Chargify to Zapier

To create an app connection to Chargify on Zapier:

  1. Go to the Apps page.
  2. Click + Add connection.
  3. A new dialog box will appear. Search for and select Chargify.
  4. Click Add connection.
  5. A Connect an Account page will open in a browser tab or window.
  6. Complete the following fields:
    • Subdomain: Enter your Chargify subdomain (the part before .chargify.com in your Chargify URL).
    • API Key: Enter your Chargify API key.
  7. Click Yes, Continue to Chargify.
  8. Your Chargify account is now successfully connected to Zapier.

About Chargify's app

Triggers, searches, and actions

Triggers
  • New Customer - Triggers when a customer is added. (Polling)
  • New Subscription - Triggers when a new subscription is created. (Polling)
  • Updated Subscription - Triggers when a subscription is updated. (Polling)
  • New Invoice - Triggers when a new invoice is created. (Polling)
  • New Subscription State - Triggers when the state of a subscription changes. (Polling)
Searches
  • Find a Customer - Finds a customer.
  • Find a Product Family - Finds a product family.
  • Find customer - Find a customer by customer ID. Optionally, create one if none are found.
  • Find a Product Family Component - Finds a product family component.
  • Find a Product - Finds a product.
  • Find a Subscription - Finds a subscription.
  • Find subscription - Find a subscription by subscription ID. Optionally, create one if none are found.
Actions
  • Create Customer - Creates a customer.
  • Create Subscription - Creates a subscription.
  • API Request (Beta) - This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.
  • Create Coupon - Creates a coupon.
  • Create Product Price Point - Creates a product price point.
  • Update Subscription - Updates an existing subscription.

Limitations

  • Maximum of 10 API keys per site allowed.
  • Rate limiting enforced with maximum of 4 concurrent requests per subdomain at a time. HTTP 429 "Too Many Requests" responses may occur when rate limits are exceeded. 120-second timeout limitation for all API requests to all endpoints.
  • API requests will be blocked if Advanced Billing subscription is canceled or trial has ended.
  • Merchant limits:
    • Webhook information retained for only 90 days before being purged.
    • Canceled merchant data retained for only 90 days before permanent deletion.

Templates

View all of Chargify's templates.

Use cases

Additional Chargify resources

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