# Switch user type Basic Licensed through API and billing

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [November 5, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832 "2021-11-05T05:25:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![BoringUsername](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/boringusername/32/22328_2.png) [@BoringUsername](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/BoringUsername)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832/1 "2021-11-05T05:25:02Z")

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I’ve read in the docs that you can switch user type from Basic to Licensed vice versa through the API. How will Zoom calculate the billing cost when, say, I switch from 10 Licensed users for two weeks, to 4 Licensed users for two weeks, then 8 licensed users for five days, etc? Will billing be calculated dynamically, per hour, day, week, month? TIA!

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832/2 "2021-11-09T00:04:43Z")

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Hey @BoringUsername,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. Good question! When you sign up for a plan, you purchase the number of licenses that you want and they are assigned to your account. Regardless of how you assign them, they will be available to your account and billable.

I hope that helps!

Thanks,  
Max

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**Author:** ![BoringUsername](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/boringusername/32/22328_2.png) [@BoringUsername](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/BoringUsername)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832/3 "2021-11-10T10:30:12Z")

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Thanks for your info Max, I appreciate it. But are you saying that the number of licenses will be added to our plan indefinitely? Or can we cancel/add them on a monthly basis (we have montly billing)?

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832/4 "2021-11-15T20:26:25Z")

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Hey @BoringUsername,

You would change the number of licenses you want through the Billing section of your Web Portal. We have more information on changing licenses or plans here:

> **[Upgrading an existing plan](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207597883-Upgrading-an-existing-plan#h_66d80406-758d-4914-af0b-ef96a3a6d4f5)**
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> Overview
> You can upgrade your Zoom plan at any time. If you upgrade in the middle of the billing period, the account will be credited a pro-rated amount for the time remaining on your existing subs...

Thanks,  
Max

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/switch-user-type-basic-licensed-through-api-and-billing/59832/5 "2021-12-16T06:26:47Z")

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Closed on December 16, 2021, 6:26am UTC

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