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Upload Usage Files

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Upload Usage Files

This feature is no longer available for new users. You can check Advanced Billing Consumption if you are interested in our up-to-date billing consumption features, such as Prepaid with Drawdown and Unbilled Usage.

You can import usage data by uploading usage files through the REST API or the Zuora UI. 

A usage file can be in comma-separated value (.csv), Microsoft Excel (.xls), or ZIP format. The maximum size of a usage file to be uploaded is 20 MB. If the size of a usage file exceeds 20 MB, zip the usage file before uploading it. One ZIP file can only contain one CSV or Excel file.

The name of a usage file cannot be longer than 50 characters, including the length of the file name extension. See Usage Data Import for detailed format information about the data in the usage file.

If a validation error occurs in any usage record contained in one usage file, no usage records will be imported from the usage import file.

To upload a usage file through the REST API, see Import usage file for more information.

To upload a usage file through the Zuora UI, complete the following steps:

  1. In the left-hand navigation, navigate to Billing > Usage.
  2. On the Usage page, click Add Usage Records.
  3. On the Usage File Import page, click Choose File to locate and select the local usage file. 
  4. Click Submit.

After the usage file is uploaded, usage records contained in the usage file are imported.