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# BILL v3 API

The BILL v3 API follows the REST architecture. We use all the standard REST verbs (`GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, and `DELETE`) and provide HTTP response codes.

BILL offers a comprehensive sandbox environment where you can test workflows, from creating bills to completing AP payments, without moving real money. See <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.bill.com/docs/development-environments">Sandbox vs Production</Anchor> to learn about the two BILL development environments.

| Workflow     | API                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | What can you do?                                                                                                                                                      |
| :----------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| AP           | <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ap-vendors">Vendors</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ap-bills">Bills</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ap-bill-approvals">Bill approvals</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ap-payments">Payments</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ap-vendor-credits">Vendor credits</Anchor>                    | Create bills & pay vendors at scale with a wide range of payment methods. Create bulk bills & bulk payments. Generate payment disbursement reports.                   |
| AR           | <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ar-customers">Customers</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:ar-invoices">Invoices</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.bill.com/docs/ar-charge-customer">Charge customers</Anchor><br />[Credit memos](https://developer.bill.com/docs/ar-credit-memos)<br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:recording-an-ar-payment">Record payments</Anchor> | Generate invoices & send invoices to get paid by customers. Charge authorized customers for invoices. Record offline payments received outside the BILL platform.     |
| BILL Network | <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:bill-network">BILL Network</Anchor>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Connect with over 7 millions of customers and vendors in the BILL Network. BILL automatically enables payments to connected vendors with ACH, virtual card, or check. |
| S\&E         | <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:budgets-and-users">Budgets</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:virtual-cards">Cards</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:transaction-management">Transactions</Anchor><br /><Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:reimbursements">Reimbursements</Anchor>                                                                              | Build with card & expense management services. Set up budgets, users, & virtual cards. Manage transactions & reimbursements.                                          |
| Webhooks     | <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:webhooks">Webhooks</Anchor>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Subscribe to & receive real-time notifications for AP & AR events and S\&E events.                                                                                    |

# Sign-up

Sign-up and generate a developer key to begin testing with the BILL AP & AR API. With this key, you can build with the AP, AR, BILL Network, and webhook workflows. See <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:api-sandbox-sign-up">Sandbox API sign up</Anchor> for more information.

## Spend & Expense API

A BILL S\&E API token is required for you to begin testing with the Spend & Expense API. You can build with budgets, users, and virtual cards. In addition, you can manage transactions and reimbursements. See <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:authentication-with-api-token">Authentication with Spend & Expense API token</Anchor> for more information.

## Partner operations

As a BILL partner, you can perform partner-level operations, which include creating an organization, and then creating and managing users for that organization. See <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:bill-partner-operations">BILL partner operations</Anchor> for more information.

# Documentation resources

Learn more about the BILL v3 API services with a range of documentation resources.

| Section                                                                                                                                   | Description                                                                                    |
| :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="doc:api-sandbox-sign-up">API guides</Anchor>                                                                | Introduction to the core BILL v3 API concepts.                                                 |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="ref:api-reference-overview">API reference</Anchor>                                                          | Complete list of BILL v3 API endpoints with request & response fields explained.               |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://www.postman.com/bill-api-platform/bill-api-platform-workspace/overview">Postman Collection</Anchor> | Simply fork the BILL Postman Collection & begin testing with different BILL v3 API workflows.  |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnyriCE50-7zPC1SiWAcC0kyL0DhgWK9Y">Video tutorials</Anchor>          | Developer tutorial videos to learn how to build with different BILL v3 API workflows.          |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.bill.com/docs/common-api-error-codes">Common API error codes</Anchor>                     | Common BILL error messages for API operation failures.                                         |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.bill.com/docs/faq">FAQs</Anchor>                                                          | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the BILL v3 API workflows.                             |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://help.bill.com/direct/s/">BILL Help Center</Anchor>                                                  | BILL knowledge base with help & support resources for BILL customers.                          |
| <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.bill.com/docs/bill-developer-terms">BILL Developer Terms</Anchor>                         | Legal agreement between BILL and any organization you identify in your registration with BILL. |