Update an invoice
The invoices.update operation: PATCH /api/v1/invoices/{id} in the REST API and the invoices_update tool in the MCP server.
/api/v1/invoices/{id}Changes a draft's settings: collectionMethod, and for send_invoice the payment term (daysUntilDue) or a
fixed dueDate (setting one clears the other; null clears it). Items have their own operations.
After finalization an invoice's content is fixed: only its metadata changes. Pass expectedVersion (the
version you read) to refuse the change if someone else changed the invoice.
At a glance
- REST:
PATCH /api/v1/invoices/{id} - MCP tool:
invoices_update - Operation ID:
invoices.update - Scope: Brand
- Permission:
invoices:write - Risk tier:
write - Dry run: Supported (send
Ownrecord-Dry-Run: true) - Idempotency:
Idempotency-Keyoptional - Modes: Test and live
- Authentication: API key with the
invoices:writescope - Since: M5
Request
Path parameters
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | inv_… ID | The invoice ID (inv_…). |
Body
A JSON object (Content-Type: application/json):
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
collectionMethod | one of charge_automatically, send_invoice | No | send_invoice: emailed with a due date and bank transfer details, paid by bank transfer (spec §16.9). charge_automatically: the customer's default payment method is charged. |
daysUntilDue | integer (0 to 365) or null | No | |
dueDate | string or null | No | A fixed due date; null clears it. |
metadata | object | No | Replaces the metadata (any status). |
expectedVersion | integer (at least 1) | No | The version you read; a newer stored version fails with version_conflict. |
Response
200 OK with a JSON object:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | inv_… ID | |
object | "invoice" | |
livemode | boolean | |
entityId | ent_… ID | |
brandId | brd_… ID | |
number | string or null | The invoice number: gap-free per legal entity, mode, brand series and year (§18.2). Null for a draft: the number is taken at finalization. |
numbering | object or null | |
customerId | cus_… ID or null | |
subscriptionId | sub_… ID or null | |
collectionMethod | one of charge_automatically, send_invoice | |
kind | one of invoice, receipt or null | invoice (business customers) or receipt (the receipt-invoice consumers get); null for a draft. |
status | one of 9 values, e.g. draft, pending_registration, issued (all in the OpenAPI document) | draft → open (finalized) → paid, void or uncollectible. Checkout invoices are issued (paid at once), or pending_registration: a full invoice charged before the tax registration exists; the receipt went out and the formal invoice follows (§18.1). |
language | one of en, de, fr, hr, it, es or null | |
issuedAt | date-time or null | |
issueDate | string or null | The issue date in the seller's time zone. |
taxPoint | date-time or null | |
taxPointDate | string or null | The date of supply in the seller's time zone. |
daysUntilDue | integer or null | send_invoice: days from the issue date to the due date. |
dueDate | string or null | send_invoice: when payment is due (fixed at finalization). |
seller | object or null | |
buyer | object or null | |
currency | string | |
lines | array of object | |
lines[].id | string | The tax quote's line ID. |
lines[].description | string | |
lines[].productId | prod_… ID or null | |
lines[].priceId | price_… ID or null | |
lines[].quantity | integer | |
lines[].taxCategoryId | one of 9 values, e.g. electronically_supplied_service, saas, ebook (all in the OpenAPI document) | |
lines[].taxBehavior | one of inclusive, exclusive | |
lines[].unitAmount | money | The net price of one unit (may be finer than the minor unit). |
lines[].net | money | |
lines[].tax | object | |
lines[].tax.ratePpm | string | Parts per million as a string (19% = "190000"). |
lines[].tax.amount | money | |
lines[].tax.jurisdictionId | string or null | |
lines[].tax.regimeId | string or null | |
lines[].tax.decision | one of charge, reverse_charge, exempt, not_taxable, out_of_scope, not_collected, blocked | What happened to the tax: charge, reverse_charge, exempt, not_taxable, out_of_scope, not_collected. |
lines[].tax.rateKind | one of standard, reduced, super_reduced, parking, zero, exempt, not_taxable or null | |
lines[].tax.rateId | string or null | |
lines[].tax.pendingRegistration | boolean | |
lines[].gross | money | |
lines[].kind | one of licensed, metered, late_usage, proration, invoice_item or null | Where the line came from (§16.3 order); null on checkout invoices. |
lines[].period | object or null | |
lines[].subscriptionItemId | string or null | |
lines[].invoiceItemId | ii_… ID or null | |
lines[].discount | money or null | What discounts took off the line before tax. |
lines[].meteredQuantity | string or null | A metered line's usage (its quantity is 1). |
totals | object or null | |
taxCurrencyTotals | object or null | The tax in the seller's tax currency when the invoice is in another one (§18.3). |
creditApplied | money or null | Taken from the customer's credit balance at finalization (§16.11). |
amountDue | money or null | What the customer pays: the gross total less the credit applied. Null on checkout invoices. |
notes | array of object | |
notes[].code | one of reverse_charge, exempt, out_of_scope, registration_pending, oss_scheme | |
notes[].text | string | The note as printed. |
fieldCheck | object or null | What the knowledge base's invoicing rules ask for that the invoice lacks (missing), and requirements Ownrecord can't check yet (unchecked). |
pendingRegistration | boolean | A full invoice with a line charged before the registration exists (§18.1). |
paymentIds | array of pay_… ID | |
creditNoteIds | array of cn_… ID | |
ledgerTxnIds | array of txn_… ID | |
quoteId | tq_… ID or null | The tax quote the invoice shows (null for a draft). |
quoteIds | array of tq_… ID | Every quote of the invoice: lines taxed at another date (prorations) have their own quote. |
pdf | object or null | Null for a draft: the PDF is rendered at finalization. |
finalizedAt | date-time or null | |
paidAt | date-time or null | |
payment | object or null | How the invoice was paid: bank_transfer (marked paid), processor (a card or debit payment) or credit_balance. |
voidedAt | date-time or null | |
markedUncollectibleAt | date-time or null | |
emailedAt | date-time or null | |
sentAt | date-time or null | When invoices.send last emailed the invoice. |
draft | object or null | A draft's lines before tax (tax is quoted at finalization); null once finalized. |
metadata | object | |
version | integer | Pass it as expectedVersion to refuse a change if the invoice changed. Rendering the PDF and emailing the invoice change it too. |
createdAt | date-time | |
updatedAt | date-time |
Examples
Give a draft 30 days to pay
PATCH /api/v1/invoices/inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Content-Type: application/json
{
"daysUntilDue": 30,
"expectedVersion": 1
}
Response (200):
{
"id": "inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk",
"object": "invoice",
"livemode": false,
"entityId": "ent_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x2",
"brandId": "brd_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x4",
"number": null,
"numbering": null,
"customerId": "cus_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47ym",
"subscriptionId": null,
"collectionMethod": "send_invoice",
"kind": null,
"status": "draft",
"language": null,
"issuedAt": null,
"issueDate": null,
"taxPoint": null,
"taxPointDate": null,
"daysUntilDue": 30,
"dueDate": null,
"seller": null,
"buyer": null,
"currency": "EUR",
"lines": [],
"totals": null,
"taxCurrencyTotals": null,
"creditApplied": null,
"amountDue": null,
"notes": [],
"fieldCheck": null,
"pendingRegistration": false,
"paymentIds": [],
"creditNoteIds": [],
"ledgerTxnIds": [],
"quoteId": null,
"quoteIds": [],
"pdf": null,
"finalizedAt": null,
"paidAt": null,
"payment": null,
"voidedAt": null,
"markedUncollectibleAt": null,
"emailedAt": null,
"sentAt": null,
"draft": {
"lines": [
{
"kind": "invoice_item",
"description": "Implementation workshop (days)",
"quantity": "2",
"amount": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"discount": {
"amount": "0",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"subtotal": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"taxBehavior": "exclusive",
"taxCategoryId": "consulting_remote",
"productId": "prod_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yr",
"priceId": null,
"invoiceItemId": "ii_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47ys",
"period": null
}
],
"subtotal": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
}
},
"metadata": {
"contract": "ENT-2026-07"
},
"version": 2,
"createdAt": "2026-10-20T08:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-10-20T08:30:00.000Z"
}
Tag a paid invoice with your accounting system's ID
PATCH /api/v1/invoices/inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Content-Type: application/json
{
"metadata": {
"contract": "ENT-2026-07",
"erp": "AR-55012"
}
}
Response (200):
{
"id": "inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk",
"object": "invoice",
"livemode": false,
"entityId": "ent_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x2",
"brandId": "brd_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x4",
"number": "GEN-2026-000131",
"numbering": {
"series": "GEN",
"year": 2026,
"seq": "131"
},
"customerId": "cus_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47ym",
"subscriptionId": null,
"collectionMethod": "send_invoice",
"kind": "invoice",
"status": "paid",
"language": "en",
"issuedAt": "2026-10-20T09:00:00.000Z",
"issueDate": "2026-10-20",
"taxPoint": "2026-10-20T09:00:00.000Z",
"taxPointDate": "2026-10-20",
"daysUntilDue": 14,
"dueDate": "2026-11-03",
"seller": {
"entityId": "ent_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x2",
"legalName": "Acme Digital d.o.o.",
"tradingName": null,
"address": {
"line1": "Ilica 1",
"line2": null,
"city": "Zagreb",
"postalCode": "10000",
"region": null,
"country": "HR"
},
"companyRegistryId": "080000001",
"taxIds": [
{
"type": "eu_vat",
"value": "HR12345678901",
"regimeId": null
}
],
"brand": {
"brandId": "brd_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x4",
"name": "Genno",
"primaryColor": "#0E6B5C",
"accentColor": null,
"supportEmail": "help@genno.example",
"supportUrl": null
},
"footerText": null
},
"buyer": {
"type": "b2b",
"customerId": "cus_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47ym",
"name": "Alpen Apps GmbH",
"email": "billing@alpen.example",
"address": null,
"country": "AT",
"taxId": {
"type": "eu_vat",
"value": "ATU00000000",
"country": "AT"
}
},
"currency": "EUR",
"lines": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Implementation workshop (days)",
"productId": "prod_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yr",
"priceId": null,
"quantity": 2,
"taxCategoryId": "consulting_remote",
"taxBehavior": "exclusive",
"unitAmount": {
"amount": "600000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"net": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"tax": {
"ratePpm": "0",
"amount": {
"amount": "0",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"jurisdictionId": "AT",
"regimeId": "EU_OSS_UNION",
"decision": "reverse_charge",
"rateKind": null,
"rateId": null,
"pendingRegistration": false
},
"gross": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"kind": "invoice_item",
"period": null,
"subscriptionItemId": null,
"invoiceItemId": "ii_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47ys",
"discount": null,
"meteredQuantity": null
}
],
"totals": {
"net": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"tax": {
"amount": "0",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"gross": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"taxByRate": [
{
"ratePpm": "0",
"jurisdictionId": "AT",
"regimeId": "EU_OSS_UNION",
"decision": "reverse_charge",
"net": {
"amount": "1200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"tax": {
"amount": "0",
"currency": "EUR"
}
}
]
},
"taxCurrencyTotals": null,
"creditApplied": {
"amount": "200000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"amountDue": {
"amount": "1000000000",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"notes": [
{
"code": "reverse_charge",
"text": "Prijenos porezne obveze (reverse charge) – čl. 17. st. 1. Zakona o PDV-u"
}
],
"fieldCheck": {
"invoicingRuleIds": [],
"missing": ["buyer_address"],
"unchecked": []
},
"pendingRegistration": false,
"paymentIds": [],
"creditNoteIds": [],
"ledgerTxnIds": ["txn_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yn", "txn_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yp"],
"quoteId": "tq_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xr",
"quoteIds": ["tq_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xr"],
"pdf": {
"status": "pending",
"fileId": null,
"sha256": null,
"size": null,
"templateVersion": null,
"renderedAt": null,
"url": "/api/v1/invoices/inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk/pdf"
},
"finalizedAt": "2026-10-20T09:00:00.000Z",
"paidAt": "2026-10-27T11:15:00.000Z",
"payment": {
"method": "bank_transfer",
"paidOn": "2026-10-27",
"reference": "GEN-2026-000131",
"paymentId": null,
"ledgerTransactionId": "txn_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yp",
"recordedAt": "2026-10-27T11:15:00.000Z"
},
"voidedAt": null,
"markedUncollectibleAt": null,
"emailedAt": "2026-10-20T09:01:00.000Z",
"sentAt": "2026-10-20T09:01:00.000Z",
"draft": null,
"metadata": {
"contract": "ENT-2026-07",
"erp": "AR-55012"
},
"version": 5,
"createdAt": "2026-10-20T08:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-10-27T11:15:00.000Z"
}
Errors
| Code | HTTP status | When | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
validation_failed | 400 | A field is malformed, or both daysUntilDue and dueDate are set. | Fix the fields listed in details.issues and send the request again. |
resource_not_found | 404 | This brand has no such invoice in this mode (invoices belong to one brand and one mode). | Check the ID and that your credentials are scoped to the right organization, entity, brand and mode. |
invoice_status_invalid | 409 | Only a draft's settings change; a finalized invoice takes new metadata only. | Check the invoice's status (details.status) and what it still allows (details.allowed_actions). Drafts are edited and finalized; open invoices are sent, paid, voided or marked uncollectible; paid and void invoices don't change (corrections are credit notes). |
version_conflict | 409 | The invoice changed since expectedVersion, or at the same moment; read it again and retry. | Fetch the object again and retry the change. |
scope_required | 400 | The request names no brand (an org or entity key without Ownrecord-Brand). | Call the operation with credentials or a target at its level: an organization, a legal entity, a brand or the platform (details.required_scope). |
permission_denied | 403 | You can't change this brand's invoices (invoices:write: finance, owners and admins). | Ask an organization owner or admin for a role or scope that allows this action. |
livemode_not_allowed | 403 | You have no live-mode access, so you can't use live invoices. | Use test mode, or credentials for the target's mode. Developers need live access granted by an organization owner or admin. |
It can also return these common errors: api_version_unsupported, invalid_json, unsupported_media_type, authentication_required, api_key_invalid, idempotency_key_reused, idempotency_in_progress, approval_required, approval_rejected, approval_expired, stale_approval, approval_policy_denied, rate_limited, internal_error.