---
title: "Create Invoice"
method: POST
path: "/v5/invoices"
tags: ["Invoicing"]
---

# Create Invoice

`POST /v5/invoices`

Create a new invoice and email it to the customer.

## Request body

- CreateInvoiceRequest — Request to create a new invoice
  - `amount` number, required — Total amount to be invoiced. Must be greater than 0.00. Format: `x.xx`
  - `subtotal` number, float — Subtotal amount before tax and shipping
  - `payment_terms` string — When the invoice should be paid. Values: 'upon_receipt', or integers from 0-999. Default - `upon_receipt`.
  - `payment_methods_allowed` string[] — Payment methods allowed for this invoice. 'cc' = Credit Card, 'ck' = Check, 'cs' = Cash
  - `processor_id` string — If using Multiple MIDs, route to this processor (processor_id is obtained under Settings → Transaction Routing in the Control Panel). If allowing multiple payment types, one processor_id can be selected per payment type by submitting comma-separated values.
  - `currency` string — The transaction currency. Format: ISO 4217 (must be uppercase 3-letter code)
  - `billing_address` BillingAddressRest — Billing address and information
    - `method` 'initial_recurring' | 'recurring' | 'installment' — Recurring or installment classification for the processor. - `initial_recurring`: First transaction in a recurring sequence only. - `recurring`: Later charges in that sequence. - `installment`: Installment transactions; use `number` and `total` on supported processors. Which values apply depends on the processor.
    - `number` integer — Specify installment billing number, on supported processors. For use when `billing.method` is set to "installment"
    - `total` number — Specify installment billing total on supported processors. For use when `billing.method` is set to "installment"
    - `first_name` string — Cardholder's first name
    - `last_name` string — Cardholder's last name
    - `company` string — Cardholder's company
    - `address1` string — Card billing address
    - `address2` string — Card billing address, line 2
    - `city` string — Card billing city
    - `state` string — Card billing state. Format: `CC`
    - `zip` string — Card billing zip code
    - `country` string — Card billing country. Country codes are as shown in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. Format: `CC`
    - `phone` string — Billing phone number
    - `email` string, email — Billing email address
    - `fax` string — Billing fax number
    - `cell_phone` string — Billing cell phone number
    - `website` string — Website (invoice-specific field)
    - `drivers_license_number` string — Driver's license number
    - `drivers_license_dob` string — Driver's license date of birth. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`
    - `drivers_license_state` string — Driver's license state. Format: `CC`
    - `payment_details` union — Payment method details. Exactly one variant: raw card data, ACH (check) data, **payment_token**, Apple Pay encrypted payload, or Google Pay encrypted payload. Do not combine fields from different variants.
      - object — Non-tokenized credit card data.
        - `card_number` string, required — Credit card number
        - `card_exp` string, required — Credit card expiration date. Format: `MMYY`
        - `card_cvv` string — The card security code.
      - object — Bank account (ACH) details for this transaction.
        - `check_name` string, required — The name on the customer's ACH account
        - `check_aba` number, required — The customer's bank routing number
        - `check_account` number, required — The customer's bank account number
        - `account_type` 'checking' | 'savings', required — The type of ACH account the customer has
        - `account_holder_type` 'personal' | 'business', required — The type of ACH account the customer has
        - `sec_code` 'PPD' | 'WEB' | 'TEL' | 'CCD' | 'POP' | 'RCK', required — The Standard Entry Class code of the ACH transaction
        - `check_number` string — Check number
      - object — Single-use or vault token from Payment Component or Collect.js (not Apple Pay / Google Pay).
        - `payment_token` string, required — The tokenized version of the customer's card or check information
      - object — Encrypted payment data from the Apple Pay SDK.
        - `applepay_payment_data` string, required — The encrypted token created when integration directly to the Apple Pay SDK
      - object — Encrypted payment data from the Google Pay SDK.
        - `googlepay_payment_data` string, required — The encrypted token created when integration directly to the Google Pay SDK
      - object — Merchant-decrypted Apple Pay payment data.
        - `decrypted_applepay_data` true, required — Merchant-decrypted Apple Pay flag.
        - `card_number` string, required — Credit card number
        - `card_exp` string, required — Credit card expiration date. Format: `MMYY`
      - object — Merchant-decrypted Google Pay payment data.
        - `decrypted_googlepay_data` true, required — Merchant-decrypted Google Pay flag.
        - `card_number` string, required — Credit card number
        - `card_exp` string, required — Credit card expiration date. Format: `MMYY`
    - `cardholder_auth` union — Cardholder authentication data. Use the 3-D Secure variant for EMV authentication results. Use the Decrypted wallet variant for merchant-decrypted Apple Pay or Google Pay, which relays the cryptogram and ECI to the 3-D Secure fields.
      - object — EMV 3-D Secure authentication result fields.
        - `status` 'verified' | 'attempted', required — Set 3D Secure condition. Value used to determine E-commerce indicator (ECI).
        - `cavv` string, required — Cardholder authentication verification value from the 3-D Secure authentication response. Format: base64 encoded.
        - `xid` string — Cardholder authentication transaction id. Format: base64 encoded.
        - `three_ds_version` string — 3DSecure version (for example `2.1.0` or `2.2.0`).
        - `directory_server_id` string — Directory Server Transaction ID from 3DSecure 2.0 authentication. Format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
      - object — Wallet authentication for decrypted Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
        - `cavv` string, required — Wallet payment cryptogram (submitted in the repurposed 3-D Secure `cavv` field).
        - `eci` string — Electronic Commerce Indicator from the wallet payment data (submitted in the repurposed 3-D Secure `eci` field).
  - `shipping_address` ShippingAddressRest — Shipping address and information
    - `first_name` string — Shipping first name
    - `last_name` string — Shipping last name
    - `company` string — Shipping company
    - `address1` string — Shipping address
    - `address2` string — Shipping address, line 2
    - `city` string — Shipping city
    - `state` string — Shipping state.
    - `zip` string — Shipping zip code
    - `country` string — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Example: `US`
    - `email` string, email — Shipping email address
    - `carrier` 'ups' | 'fedex' | 'dhl' | 'usps' — Shipping carrier
  - `order_details` OrderDetailsRest — Order details and line items
    - `template_id` string — Order template ID
    - `description` string — Order description
    - `id` string — Order ID (for payment requests)
    - `order_id` string — Order ID (for invoice requests and responses)
    - `customer_id` string — Customer ID (invoice-specific)
    - `customer_tax_id` string — Customer tax ID (invoice-specific)
    - `tax` number — Tax amount
    - `shipping` number — Shipping amount
    - `po_number` string — Purchase order number (maxLength 50 for payments, 255 for invoices)
    - `shipping_postal_code` string — Shipping postal code
    - `ship_from_postal_code` string — Ship from postal code
    - `summary_commodity_code` string — Summary commodity code
    - `duty_amount` number — Duty amount
    - `discount_amount` number — Discount amount
    - `national_tax_amount` number — National tax amount
    - `alternate_tax_amount` number — Alternate tax amount
    - `alternate_tax_id` string — Alternate tax ID
    - `vat_tax_amount` number — VAT tax amount
    - `vat_tax_rate` number — VAT tax rate
    - `vat_invoice_reference_number` string — VAT invoice reference number
    - `customer_vat_registration` string — Customer VAT registration
    - `merchant_vat_registration` string — Merchant VAT registration
    - `order_date` string, date — Order date
    - `order_description` string — Order description (maxLength 255 for both payments and invoices)
    - `ip_address` string — IP address of cardholder (IPv4 or IPv6). Format validated as IP address
    - `line_items` LineItem[]
      - `product_code` string — Product code
      - `description` string — Line item description
      - `commodity_code` string — Commodity code
      - `unit_of_measure` string — Unit of measure
      - `unit_cost` number — Unit cost
      - `quantity` integer — Quantity
      - `total_amount` number — Total amount
      - `tax_amount` number — Tax amount
      - `tax_rate` number — Tax rate
      - `discount_amount` number — Discount amount
      - `discount_rate` number — Discount rate
      - `tax_type` string — Tax type
      - `alternate_tax_id` string — Alternate tax ID
  - `merchant_defined_fields` MerchantDefinedFields — Custom fields that can be set up in merchant control panel under Settings->Merchant Defined Fields
    - `field_1` string — Merchant defined field 1
    - `field_2` string — Merchant defined field 2
    - `field_3` string — Merchant defined field 3
    - `field_4` string — Merchant defined field 4
    - `field_5` string — Merchant defined field 5
    - `field_6` string — Merchant defined field 6
    - `field_7` string — Merchant defined field 7
    - `field_8` string — Merchant defined field 8
    - `field_9` string — Merchant defined field 9
    - `field_10` string — Merchant defined field 10
    - `field_11` string — Merchant defined field 11
    - `field_12` string — Merchant defined field 12
    - `field_13` string — Merchant defined field 13
    - `field_14` string — Merchant defined field 14
    - `field_15` string — Merchant defined field 15
    - `field_16` string — Merchant defined field 16
    - `field_17` string — Merchant defined field 17
    - `field_18` string — Merchant defined field 18
    - `field_19` string — Merchant defined field 19
    - `field_20` string — Merchant defined field 20

## Response `200`

Invoice created successfully

- InvoiceResponse — Invoice response matching InvoiceRestSerializer structure
  - `object` 'invoice', required — Resource type identifier
  - `id` integer, required — Invoice ID
  - `status` 'open' | 'partially_paid' | 'paid' | 'closed' | 'overdue' — Current status of the invoice
  - `amount` string — Total amount of the invoice. Format: `x.xx`
  - `subtotal` number, nullable — Subtotal amount before tax and shipping
  - `payment_terms` string — Payment terms for the invoice (e.g., 'Due Upon Receipt', '30 days')
  - `payment_methods_allowed` string[] — Allowed payment methods: 'cc' = Credit Card, 'ck' = Check, 'cs' = Cash
  - `processor_id` string, nullable — Processor ID for payment processing
  - `currency` string — Currency code (ISO 4217, e.g., USD, EUR)
  - `created_date` string, date-time, nullable — Date and time when the invoice was created in UTC ISO 8601 format
  - `updated_date` string, date-time, nullable — Date and time when the invoice was last updated in UTC ISO 8601 format
  - `billing_address` object — Billing address information
    - `first_name` string — First name
    - `last_name` string — Last name
    - `company` string — Company name
    - `email` string, email — Email address
    - `phone` string — Phone number
    - `fax` string — Fax number
    - `website` string — Website
    - `address1` string — Address line 1
    - `address2` string — Address line 2
    - `city` string — City
    - `state` string — State or province
    - `zip` string — ZIP or postal code
    - `country` string — Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
  - `shipping_address` object — Shipping address information
    - `first_name` string — First name
    - `last_name` string — Last name
    - `company` string — Company name
    - `email` string, email — Email address
    - `address1` string — Address line 1
    - `address2` string — Address line 2
    - `city` string — City
    - `state` string — State or province
    - `zip` string — ZIP or postal code
    - `country` string — Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
  - `order_details` object — Order details
    - `order_id` string — Order ID
    - `ip_address` string — IP address
    - `order_description` string — Order description
    - `po_number` string — Purchase order number
    - `customer_id` string — Customer ID
    - `customer_tax_id` string — Customer tax ID
    - `tax` string — Tax amount. Format: `x.xx`
    - `shipping` string — Shipping amount. Format: `x.xx`
    - `discount_amount` string — Discount amount. Format: `x.xx`
    - `surcharge` string — Surcharge amount. Format: `x.xx`
    - `tip` string — Tip amount. Format: `x.xx`
    - `shipping_carrier` string — Shipping carrier
    - `tracking_number` string — Tracking number
    - `shipping_date` string, date-time, nullable — Shipping date in UTC ISO 8601 format
  - `merchant_defined_fields` object — Merchant defined fields

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - Validation Error
- `401` — Unauthorized

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