POST /api/v3/accountmeter/{accountMeterId}/template

Assigns a new bill entry template to an account-meter relationship

CreateFormTemplateV3 Permissions: Accounts (Edit)
Use this endpoint to assign a new template that defines the expected line item structure for bills entered against this account-meter. The first template’s begin date must equal the account-meter’s begin date. Subsequent templates must have a begin date after all existing template assignments. Templates define what line items appear during bill entry. To replace all template assignments at once, use PUT /accountmeter/{accountMeterId}/template.

Request Headers

Header Value Required Description
ECI-ApiKey string Yes Your API key. See Authentication.
Content-Type application/json Yes All requests must specify JSON content type, including the request body.

Path Parameters

Name Description Type Required
accountMeterId The unique numeric identifier of the account-meter relationship to assign the template to integer (int32) Required

Request Body

FormTemplateRequest
Property Description Type
beginDate The begin date of the template assignment Required Required string (date-time)
templateId The identifier for the template being assigned Required Required integer (int32)
Example Request Body application/json 
{  "beginDate": "2026-06-29",  "templateId": 1
}

Responses

200 OK The request succeeded and the response body contains the requested data.

Response Body Parameters

FormTemplateResponse
Property Description Type
beginDate The begin date of the template assignment Required (defined) string (date-time)
displayOrder The display order for the bill entry screen Required (defined) integer (int32)
endDate The end date of the template assignment Required (defined) string (date-time)
formTemplateId The identifier for the template assignment Required (defined) integer (int32)
template TemplateChild
TemplateChild properties
Property Description Type
templateCode string
templateId integer (int32)
templateInfo string
Example Response application/json 
{  "beginDate": "2026-06-29",  "displayOrder": 1,  "endDate": "2026-06-29",  "formTemplateId": 1,  "template": {    "templateCode": "string",    "templateId": 1,    "templateInfo": "string"
  }
}
400 Bad Request The request was malformed or contains invalid parameters. Check the request body and query parameters.
404 Not Found The requested resource was not found. Verify the ID or path is correct.