---
title: "Show Billing Document"
method: GET
path: "/v1/billing-documents/{billing_document_id}"
tags: ["Billing Documents"]
---

# Show Billing Document

`GET /v1/billing-documents/{billing_document_id}`

Shows a billing document details.

Please contact api-support@remote.com to request access to this endpoint.


## Scopes

| Category | Read only Scope | Write only Scope (read access implicit) |
|---|---|---|
| Manage invoices (`invoices`) | View invoices (`invoices:read`) | Manage invoices (`invoices:write`) |

## Path parameters

- `billing_document_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `include_unrecognized_types` boolean

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- BillingDocumentResponse — Information of a billing document
  - `data` object, required
    - `billing_document` BillingDocument, required — A billing document (invoice or credit note) issued to a company by Remote for employment management services.
      - `billing_document_currency` string, required — The ISO 4217 currency code of the billing document.
      - `billing_document_number` string, required — The human-readable document number (e.g., invoice number).
      - `billing_document_period` string, required — The billing period this document covers, in YYYY-MM format.
      - `billing_document_type` string, required — The type of billing document. - `reconciliation_invoice`: A regular invoice reconciling payroll costs for the period. - `prefunding_invoice`: An invoice for advance funding of payroll before it is processed. - `supplemental_service_invoice`: An invoice for additional services beyond standard payroll. - `reconciliation_credit_note`: A credit note adjusting a previous reconciliation invoice.
      - `company_id` string, required — The unique identifier (UUID) of the company this billing document belongs to.
      - `id` string, required — The unique identifier (UUID) of the billing document.
      - `issued_date` string, required — The date the billing document was issued (ISO 8601 date format).
      - `items` BillingDocumentAmountItem[], required — The line items that make up this billing document.
        - `billing_document_amount` integer, required — The amount for this line item in the billing document currency, in cents.
        - `billing_document_currency` string, nullable, required — The ISO 4217 currency code of the billing document.
        - `employment_id` string, nullable — The unique identifier (UUID) of the employment this line item relates to. Null for company-level charges.
        - `source_amount` integer — The original amount in the source (local) currency, in cents. May differ from billing_document_amount due to currency conversion.
        - `source_currency` string, nullable — The ISO 4217 currency code of the source (local) currency. Null if same as billing document currency.
        - `type` string, required — The cost category for this line item (e.g., "base_salary", "allowances", "bonuses", "deductions", "taxes").
      - `total` integer, required — The total amount of the billing document, in cents.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Unprocessable Entity

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