---
title: "Create a payment term"
method: POST
path: "/v3/organizations/{organizationId}/payment-terms"
tags: ["payment-terms"]
---

# Create a payment term

`POST /v3/organizations/{organizationId}/payment-terms`

Create a new payment term for the organization. Use payment terms to set the number of days the customer has to pay a vendor. You can set `paymentTermId` in bills and invoices.

## Path parameters

- `organizationId` string, required — BILL-generated ID of the organization. The value begins with `008`.

## Headers

- `sessionId` string, nullable — API session ID generated with `/v3/login`
- `devKey` string, nullable — Developer key generated with your BILL developer account

## Request body

- CreatePaymentTermRequestDto — Create a payment term
  - `name` string, required — Payment term name. Examples include `Net 30` and `Due upon receipt`.
  - `daysDue` integer, required — Number of days until payment is due

## Response `201`

Create a payment term response

- PaymentTermResponseDto — PaymentTerm response DTO.
  - `id` string — BILL-generated ID of the payment term. The value begins with `00p`.
  - `name` string — Payment term name
  - `daysDue` integer — Number of days until payment is due
  - `createdTime` string, date-time — Created date and time
  - `updatedTime` string, date-time — Updated date and time

## Other responses

- `4XX` — List of errors.
- `5XX` — List of errors.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/bill/apis/bill-v3-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/bill/apis/bill-v3-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/bill/bill-v3-api/revisions/0483350c434e/schema)