BILL v3 API recipes

What are BILL v3 API recipes?

BILL v3 API recipes enables interactive walkthroughs for different workflows available with the BILL v3 API. These recipes showcase the power of the BILL Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Spend & Expense (S&E) products.

In each recipe, you enter your sandbox account credentials and learn how the output of an API endpoint forms the input of another endpoint. You can use this orchestration and assemble API endpoints in your complete business processes.

Recipe outcomes

Each recipe identifies a specific goal, and then walks you through the logic required to achieve it.

BILL entities & objects

Manage your financial ecosystem with BILL entities & objects across different API products. This includes vendors, customers, S&E users, & budgets.

End-to-end workflows

Execute end-to-end workflows, such as setting up a vendor record all the way to paying the vendor.

API orchestration

Learn how different API endpoints work together to power your financial solutions.

Available recipes

Review the table below to select a recipe and build an API workflow that enables you to automate your financial operations.

Workflow	Recipe	What you will achieve
AP	BILL AP workflow	Set up a vendor record in your BILL organization, create a bill for the vendor, and then create a payment to the vendor.
AR	BILL AR workflow	Set up a customer record in your BILL organization, create an invoice for the customer, and then charge the customer to get paid for the invoice.
S&E	Expense Management with S&E Users, Budgets, & Cards	Set up a Spend & Expense budget, assign a user to the budget, and create a virtual card for the user to stick to their budget. You set control policies at each level along the way.
AP	Bill approvals workflow	Set up a bill approval policy, get the list of bills pending approval, and approve a bill for payment.
AP	Domestic AP payments	Create AP payments to domestic (US) vendors.
AP	International AP payments	Create AP payments to international vendors.
AP	BILL Pay Faster workflow	Deliver AP payments to domestic (US) vendors with BILL Pay Faster Check and Pay Faster ACH.
Partner operations	Partner workflow: Customer engagement	When your customers onboard to the BILL platform for their Accounts Payable (AP) needs, engage with them via email and/or in-product messaging.