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This page documents production updates to Apigee Monetization in 2022 and
later. We recommend that users periodically check this list for
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July 26, 2024
On July 26, 2024, we released an updated version of Apigee Monetization.
Monetization functionality, including rate plan creation and managing rate plans for API Products, is now available in the Apigee UI in Cloud Console.
Monetization now supports data residency. Data residency meets compliance and regulatory requirements by allowing you to specify the geographic locations (regions) where Monetization data is stored. For more information, see Introduction to data residency.
November 14, 2022
On November 14, 2022 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software.
Added support for a new recurring fees
Apigee X now supports optional recurring fees charged to API developers. For more information on fees, see Understanding billing.
November 10, 2022
On November 10, 2022 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software.
Added support for a new setup fee
Apigee X now supports an optional setup fee charged to new API developers. For more information on fees, see Understanding billing.
May 18, 2022
On May 18, 2022 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software.
Export support for additional monetization-related values
Apigee X now supports export of additional fee-based values for organizations using monetization. For more information, see Generating monetization reports.
November 03, 2021
On November 3, 2021 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software.
You can configure the DataCapture policy to capture a transaction's monetization information such as revenue, currency, price multiplier, and status. For more information, see Monetization variables.
Prepaid billing
Apigee now supports the prepaid billing of developers, as well as postpaid billing. In prepaid billing, app developers pay in advance even before using your API products. The upfront payment made by the developers is available in the developer's wallet, which can have different currencies. You can track a developer's balance in real time and block API calls if a developer has insufficient funds.
Revenue sharing with developers
The revenue sharing feature enables developers to receive a percentage of the total revenue generated. As an API provider, you can configure Revenue share in your rate plan to share a specific percentage of the revenue with your developer partners.
Volume banded consumption pricing
Rate plan supports the new Banded type of consumption based fees. You can configure variable fees for each monetized transaction based on a band. A band refers to an API consumption range, and you can configure a different fee for each band.
Dynamic consumption pricing
To calculate the cost of a transaction, you can specify a multiplier (perUnitPriceMultiplier) value on top of the pre-configured base price in your DataCapture policy.
Criteria for successful transaction
You can specify if a transaction must be monetized or not by configuring the transactionSuccess monetization variable in your DataCapture policy.
Bug ID
Description
199807323
A prepaid developer is set as a postpaid developer after updates to the prepaid developer.
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We recommend that users periodically check this list for\nany new announcements, or [subscribe](#sub) to this page using a\nfeed reader to get notifications of updates.\nWhat is a feed reader? \n\n### What is a feed reader?\n\nReally simple syndication (RSS) feed readers aggregate content from\nwebsites that you specify.\n\nFeed reader notifications can be email-, browser-, desktop-, or\nmobile-based. Some readers are free, or have free versions, and some\nrequire a subscription.\n\nA few examples:\n\n- [Feedly](https://feedly.com)\n- [Feedreader](https://feedreader.com)\n- [Feeder](https://feeder.co/)\n\nMore information on RSS:\n\n- [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS)\n- [Comparison of feed aggregators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators) \nClose\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nSee also:\n\n- [2021 and prior Release notes](/apigee/docs/release/notes/apigee-release-notes)\n- [Known issues](/apigee/docs/release/known-issues)\n\n\nrss_feed Subscribe:\n\nYou can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the\n[Google Cloud](/release-notes) page, browse and filter all release notes in the\n[Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/release-notes),\nor programmatically access release notes in\n[BigQuery](https://console.cloud.google.com/bigquery?p=bigquery-public-data&d=google_cloud_release_notes&t=release_notes&page=table).\n\nTo get the latest product updates delivered to you, add the URL of this page to your\n[feed\nreader](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators), or add the\n[feed URL](https://cloud.google.com/feeds/apigee-monetization-release-notes.xml) directly.\n\nJuly 26, 2024\n-------------\n\nOn July 26, 2024, we released an updated version of Apigee Monetization. \nMonetization functionality, including rate plan creation and managing rate plans for API Products, is now available in the Apigee UI in Cloud Console.\n\nFor information, see [Manage Rate Plans](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/monetization/manage-rate-plans) and [Create API Products](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/publish/create-api-products). \nMonetization now supports data residency. Data residency meets compliance and regulatory requirements by allowing you to specify the geographic locations (regions) where Monetization data is stored. For more information, see [Introduction to data residency](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/get-started/drz-concepts).\n\nNovember 14, 2022\n-----------------\n\nOn November 14, 2022 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software. \n**Added support for a new recurring fees**\n\nApigee X now supports optional recurring fees charged to API developers. For more information on fees, see [Understanding billing](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/monetization/overview#understanding-billing).\n\nNovember 10, 2022\n-----------------\n\nOn November 10, 2022 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software. \n**Added support for a new setup fee**\n\nApigee X now supports an optional setup fee charged to new API developers. For more information on fees, see [Understanding billing](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/monetization/overview#understanding-billing).\n\nMay 18, 2022\n------------\n\nOn May 18, 2022 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software. \n**Export support for additional monetization-related values**\n\nApigee X now supports export of additional fee-based values for organizations using monetization. For more information, see [Generating monetization reports](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/monetization/generate-reports).\n\nNovember 03, 2021\n-----------------\n\nOn November 3, 2021 we released an updated version of the Apigee Monetization software. \n**DataCapture policy captures monetization variables**\n\nYou can configure the DataCapture policy to capture a transaction's monetization information such as revenue, currency, price multiplier, and status. For more information, see [Monetization variables](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/reference/policies/data-capture-policy#datacollector). \n**Prepaid billing**\n\nApigee now supports the prepaid billing of developers, as well as postpaid billing. In prepaid billing, app developers pay in advance even before using your API products. The upfront payment made by the developers is available in the developer's wallet, which can have different currencies. You can track a developer's balance in real time and block API calls if a developer has insufficient funds. \n**Revenue sharing with developers**\n\nThe revenue sharing feature enables developers to receive a percentage of the total revenue generated. As an API provider, you can configure **Revenue share** in your [rate plan](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs-preview/api-platform/monetization/manage-rate-plans#create) to share a specific percentage of the revenue with your developer partners. \n**Volume banded consumption pricing**\n\n[Rate plan](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs-preview/api-platform/monetization/manage-rate-plans#create) supports the new **Banded** type of consumption based fees. You can configure variable fees for each monetized transaction based on a band. A band refers to an API consumption range, and you can configure a different fee for each band. \n**Dynamic consumption pricing**\n\nTo calculate the cost of a transaction, you can specify a multiplier ([perUnitPriceMultiplier](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs-preview/api-platform/reference/policies/data-capture-policy#mint-var)) value on top of the pre-configured base price in your DataCapture policy. \n**Criteria for successful transaction**\n\nYou can specify if a transaction must be monetized or not by configuring the [transactionSuccess](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs-preview/api-platform/reference/policies/data-capture-policy#mint-var) monetization variable in your DataCapture policy. \n\n**The `rateplans` API doesn't support the `paymentFundingModel` field.**"]]
