--- title: "Minimum Fee" slug: "minimum-fee" updated: 2026-08-10T20:22:13Z published: 2026-08-10T20:22:13Z canonical: "help.idibilling.com/minimum-fee" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.idibilling.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Minimum Fee The Minimum Fee Penalty is the difference between the Term value (the amount the customer agreed to maintain) and the actual usage for each billing period. If the actual usage is less than the term value, the difference is added to the customer's invoice. This penalty is used only with the Minimum Usage Guarantee Term Type, whose Units must be Currency.