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# BillingPlan.fetchByVid

The `fetchByVid` method returns a `BillingPlan` object whose VID matches the input.

When you first create a `BillingPlan` object with the `update()` method, leave the `VID` field empty; Subscribe automatically assigns the object a unique VID inside the `BillingPlan` object that you receive in response to the call. Use this VID to retrieve the object later.

## Input

*srd*: sparse response description, a SOAP string (which must be a JSON object), in which you specify the elements you want returned.This parameter enables the calling system to constrain a `method` call to return only components you specify. This gives you greater control over returned content, and improves response time within the Vindicia platform by reducing the processing needed for the call.

Some fields are required, either practically or in the WSDL, and will be returned regardless of the *srd*. A null *srd* returns the complete response.

*vid*: the `BillingPlan` object’s Vindicia identifier, which serves as the search criterion.

## Output

*return*: an object of type `Return` that indicates the success or failure of the call.

*billingPlan*: the `BillingPlan` object whose VID matches the input.

## Returns

In addition to those listed in [The Return Object](The_Return_Object), this call returns:

| Return Code | Return String |
| - | - |
| `404` | `No BillingPlans found for VID*input-vid*.` |

## Example

```

$planVid = 'MyVindiciaVID';

// Create a billing plan object
$plan = new BillingPlan();
// now load a billing plan record into the BillingPlan object by VID
$response = $plan->fetchByVid($planVid);

if($response['returnCode'] == 200) {
   $fetchedPlan = $response['data']->billingPlan;

   // process fetched billing plan here
}
```

**Parent topic:**[BillingPlan Methods](../topics/BillingPlan_Methods)


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