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# Get downgrade plan information

GET https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/billing_plan/downgrade

Returns downgrade plan information for the specified account.

Reference: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/billing/billingplans/getdowngraderequestbillinginfo

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) (prefixed with ` Bearer  `) — OAuth 2.0 access token (JWT or auth-code grant). Sent as `Authorization: Bearer <token>` on every request except `GET /v2.1` and `GET /service_information`, which are public discovery endpoints.

## Servers

- `https://demo.docusign.net/restapi` (Demo, default)
- `https://www.docusign.net/restapi` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `accountId` (string, required) — The external account number (int) or account ID Guid.

## Response

### 200

Successful response.

- `downgradePlanInformation` (downgradePlanUpdateResponse, optional)
- `paymentMethod` (string, optional) — The payment method used for the billing plan. Valid values are: - `NotSupported` - `CreditCard` - `PurchaseOrder` - `Premium` - `Freemium` - `FreeTrial` - `AppStore` - `DigitalExternal` - `DirectDebit`

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Error encountered.

- `errorCode` (string, optional) — The code associated with the error condition.
- `message` (string, optional) — A brief message describing the error condition.

## Types

### downgradePlanUpdateResponse

- `accountPaymentMethod` (string, optional) — The type of payment method used for the account. Valid values are: - `credit_card` -
- `discountApplied` (string, optional)
- `downgradeEffectiveDate` (string, optional)
- `downgradePaymentCycle` (string, optional)
- `downgradePlanId` (string, optional)
- `downgradePlanName` (string, optional)
- `downgradeRequestStatus` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `productId` (string, optional) — The Product ID from the AppStore.
- `promoCode` (string, optional)
- `saleDiscount` (string, optional)
- `saleDiscountPeriods` (string, optional) — Reserved for Docusign.
- `saleDiscountType` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "downgradePlanInformation": {
    "accountPaymentMethod": "sample string 1",
    "discountApplied": "sample string 2",
    "downgradeEffectiveDate": "sample string 3",
    "downgradePaymentCycle": "sample string 4",
    "downgradePlanId": "sample string 5",
    "downgradePlanName": "sample string 6",
    "downgradeRequestStatus": "sample string 7",
    "message": "sample string 8",
    "productId": "sample string 9",
    "promoCode": "sample string 10",
    "saleDiscount": "sample string 11",
    "saleDiscountPeriods": "sample string 12",
    "saleDiscountType": "sample string 13"
  },
  "paymentMethod": "sample string 1"
}
```