---
title: "Draft the next invoice from a template"
method: POST
path: "/invoice-recurring/{template_id}/draft-next"
tags: ["Invoicing"]
---

# Draft the next invoice from a template

`POST /invoice-recurring/{template_id}/draft-next`

Materializes the template's next occurrence as an invoice draft, optionally overriding the issue date. Requires a write-scoped key.

## Path parameters

- `template_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `customer_id` string — Target company. Optional for API keys.
  - `issue_date` string — Override issue date, `YYYY-MM-DD`.

## Response `200`

Template and the drafted invoice.

- object
  - `template` object
  - `draft` object

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid bearer token.
- `403` — Insufficient scope or role — e.g. a read-scoped key on a mutating method, or an API key on an admin/approver-only endpoint.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/lastaccountingcompany/apis/lac-customer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/lastaccountingcompany/apis/lac-customer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/lastaccountingcompany/lac-customer-api/versions/52e277b4f031/schema)