Update an invoice

patch

https://gateway.stage.bill.com/connect/v3/invoices/{invoiceId}

Update details about an invoice line item. You can also update other invoice details.

You can use the PATCH operation to modify line item details, such as amount, quantity, and description. The invoice line item id does not change with a PATCH operation.

Path Params

invoiceId

string

required

length ≥ 1

BILL-generated ID of the invoice. The value begins with 00e.

Body Params

invoiceNumber

string

length ≤ 100

User-generated invoice number. This value can be your chosen number scheme.

If you do not set this field, invoiceNumber is auto-generated.

invoiceDate

date

Invoice creation date. This value is in the yyyy-MM-dd format.

If you do not set this field, invoiceDate is set as the date when the invoice is created.

dueDate

date

Invoice due date. The value is in the yyyy-MM-dd format.

If you do not set this field, dueDate is set as the date when the invoice is created.

customer

object

Customer contact information.

Set the customer id for associating an existing customer to the invoice.
Set name and email for creating a new customer with the invoice.

In the response, a new BILL-generated customer id is available.

invoiceLineItems

array of objects

Invoice line item information

invoiceLineItems

processingOptions

object

Invoice processing options

payToChartOfAccountId

string

BILL-generated ID of the chart of accounts for the invoice payment. The value begins with 0ca.

classifications

object

General ledger classifications information for the invoice

creditAmount

number

≥ 0

Credit amount applied to the invoice.

BILL applies the credit amount from the total of all the credit memos available for the customer.

enableCardPayment

boolean

Set as true if the card payment option is enabled for the invoice

convenienceFee

object

Convenience fee information. The customer is charged the convenience fee when they pay the invoice using a card. To set the convenience fee, enableCardPayment must be set as true.

salesTaxItemId

string

BILL-generated ID of the SALES_TAX item. The value begins with 0ii. The tax rate is applied to all the invoice line items set as taxable.

You can set up a SALES_TAX percentage item with POST /v3/classifications/items.

invoicePdfId

string

BILL-generated ID of the invoice PDF. The value begins with att.

The invoice PDF is sent as an email attachment when you send an invoice to a customer. The invoice PDF also appears when the customer clicks the invoice payment link to complete the invoice payment.

Note: You can get the list of invoice attachments with GET /v3/attachments/invoices/{invoiceId}. All the attachments in the list (including the invoice PDF) are sent as email attachments when you send the invoice to the customer.

Headers

sessionId

string | null

API session ID generated with /v3/login

devKey

string | null

Developer key generated with your BILL developer account

Responses

200Update an invoice response

4XXList of errors.

5XXList of errors.