---
title: "Create Credit Notes"
method: POST
path: "/credit-notes"
tags: ["CreditNotes"]
---

# Create Credit Notes

`POST /credit-notes`

Create New Credit Notes

## Request body

- object
  - `organization_id` string
  - `user_id` string
  - `account_id` integer
  - `prefix` string
  - `reference_number` string
  - `credit_note_reference` string
  - `credit_note_reason_id` integer
  - `bill_to` string
  - `related_invoices` integer
  - `credit_note_date` string, date
  - `credit_note_type_id` integer
  - `transaction_type_id` integer
  - `due_on` string, date
  - `term_id` integer
  - `notes` string
  - `paid_status` string
  - `display_tax` integer
  - `display_discount` string
  - `discount_percentage` number, float
  - `discount_value_type` string
  - `display_adjust` string
  - `adjust_percentage` number, float
  - `adjust_amount` number, float
  - `adjust_value_type` string
  - `adjust_label` string
  - `lines_total_discount` number, float
  - `lines_total_subtotal` number, float
  - `lines_total_tax` number, float
  - `lines_totals` number, float
  - `credit_note_details` object[]
    - `account_id` integer
    - `item_id` integer
    - `tax_id` integer
    - `item_title` string
    - `unit_price` number, float
    - `quantity` number, float
    - `discount_type` string
    - `discount_percentage` number, float
    - `tax_percentage` number, float
    - `item_description` string
    - `item_date` string, date
    - `partner_shares` string
  - `credit_note_expenses` string
  - `credit_note_time_logs` string
  - `related_matters` string
  - `is_skip_account_fields_checking` integer

## Response `201`

Successful operation

- object
  - `message` string
  - `credit_note` object
    - `id` integer
    - `voucher_header_id` integer, nullable
    - `account` object
      - `id` integer
      - `parent_id` integer, nullable
      - `organization_id` string
      - `name` string
      - `account_label` string
      - `description` string, nullable
      - `account_data` string
      - `system_account` string
      - `account_type_id` integer
      - `account_type` string
      - `number` string
      - `currency_id` integer
      - `currency` string
      - `model_id` integer
      - `member_id` integer
      - `model_name` string
      - `model_type` string
      - `tax_number` string, nullable
      - `additional_id_type` string, nullable
      - `additional_id_value` string, nullable
      - `address` string, nullable
      - `organization` object
        - `id` string
        - `name` string
        - `country` string
        - `city` string
        - `state` string
        - `zip` string
      - `client` object
        - `id` string
        - `discount_percentage` string
        - `member_label` string
    - `credit_note_number` string
    - `prefix_type` integer
    - `prefix` string
    - `reference_number` string
    - `bill_to` string
    - `credit_note_date` string, date-time
    - `paid_status` string
    - `display_tax` integer
    - `display_discount` string
    - `display_item_date` integer
    - `display_item_quantity` integer
    - `credit_note_reason_id` integer
    - `term_id` integer
    - `terms` string
    - `lines_total_discount` string
    - `lines_total_subtotal` string
    - `lines_total_tax` string
    - `lines_totals` string
    - `total` string
    - `refunds_made` integer
    - `invoices_closed` number, float
    - `balance_due` integer
    - `exchange_rate` string
    - `discount_percentage` string
    - `discount_amount` string
    - `adjust_percentage` string
    - `adjust_amount` string
    - `adjust_label` string
    - `created_on` string, date-time
    - `created_by_name` string
    - `modified_on` string, date-time
    - `modified_by_name` string
    - `case_id` integer, nullable
    - `sub_total` string
    - `total_discount` string
    - `total_tax` string
    - `taxable` string
    - `non_taxable` string
    - `sub_total_after_discount` string
    - `sub_total_after_adjustment` string
    - `tax_number` string, nullable
    - `services_subtotal` string
    - `services_tax` string
    - `expenses_subtotal` string
    - `expenses_tax` string
    - `related_invoices` object[]
      - `id` integer
      - `credit_note_header_id` integer
      - `invoice_header_id` integer
      - `voucher_header_id` integer
      - `total` string
      - `invoice_date` string, date-time
      - `invoice_total` string
      - `paid_status` string
      - `invoice_number` string
      - `balance_due` string
    - `credit_note_details` object[]
      - `id` integer
      - `account_id` integer
      - `item_id` integer
      - `tax_id` integer
      - `item_title` string
      - `unit_price` string
      - `quantity` string
      - `discount_percentage` string
      - `discount_amount` string
      - `tax_percentage` string
      - `item_description` string
      - `line_sub_total` string
      - `tax_amount` string
      - `total` string
    - `credit_note_expenses` object[]
    - `credit_note_time_logs` object[]
    - `credit_note_bill_items` object[]
    - `related_matters` object[]
    - `refunds` object[]
    - `e_invoicing_key` string
    - `credit_note_type_id` integer
    - `transaction_type_id` integer

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `403` — Forbidden

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