--- title: "Working with Rates and Rate Detail Specifications" slug: "working-with-rates-and-rate-detail-specifications" updated: 2026-07-22T12:54:45Z published: 2026-08-10T20:23:40Z canonical: "help.idibilling.com/working-with-rates-and-rate-detail-specifications" --- > ## 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. # Working with Rates and Rate Detail Specifications A rate plan is a collection of rate detail specifications that relate distance, location, and rating method with a per-unit rate. Rate detail specifications are created under specific rate plans so the rate plan must be created before you can create the associated rate details. See: [Accessing Rates Plans](/v1/docs/accessing-rates-plans) [Creating a Rate Plan](/v1/docs/creating-a-rate-plan) [Adding/Editing Rate Details](/v1/docs/adding-editing-rate-details) See also: [What's Inside a Plan](/v1/docs/what-s-inside-a-pricing-plan) [Rating Methods](/v1/docs/rating-methods)