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Void an invoice

The invoices.void operation: POST /api/v1/invoices/{id}/void in the REST API and the invoices_void tool in the MCP server.

POST/api/v1/invoices/{id}/void

Voids a draft or an open invoice.

  • A draft is set aside without a number; its pending invoice items go back to waiting for the customer's next invoice.
  • An open invoice keeps its number (numbers are never reused) and its PDF; its ledger posting is reversed, and credit balance it used goes back to the customer.

Paid invoices aren't voided: they are corrected with a credit note. Emits invoice.voided. Financial tier: an approval policy may require a second person; dry-run it first.

At a glance

  • REST: POST /api/v1/invoices/{id}/void
  • MCP tool: invoices_void
  • Operation ID: invoices.void
  • Scope: Brand
  • Permission: invoices:write
  • Risk tier: financial
  • Dry run: Supported (send Ownrecord-Dry-Run: true)
  • Idempotency: Idempotency-Key required
  • Modes: Test and live
  • Authentication: API key with the invoices:write scope
  • Since: M5

Request

Path parameters

FieldTypeDescription
idinv_… IDThe invoice ID (inv_…).

Body

A JSON object (Content-Type: application/json):

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
expectedVersioninteger (at least 1)NoThe version you read; a newer stored version fails with version_conflict.

Response

200 OK with a JSON object:

FieldTypeDescription
idinv_… ID
object"invoice"
livemodeboolean
entityIdent_… ID
brandIdbrd_… ID
numberstring or nullThe invoice number: gap-free per legal entity, mode, brand series and year (§18.2). Null for a draft: the number is taken at finalization.
numberingobject or null
customerIdcus_… ID or null
subscriptionIdsub_… ID or null
collectionMethodone of charge_automatically, send_invoice
kindone of invoice, receipt or nullinvoice (business customers) or receipt (the receipt-invoice consumers get); null for a draft.
statusone 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).
languageone of en, de, fr, hr, it, es or null
issuedAtdate-time or null
issueDatestring or nullThe issue date in the seller's time zone.
taxPointdate-time or null
taxPointDatestring or nullThe date of supply in the seller's time zone.
daysUntilDueinteger or nullsend_invoice: days from the issue date to the due date.
dueDatestring or nullsend_invoice: when payment is due (fixed at finalization).
sellerobject or null
buyerobject or null
currencystring
linesarray of object
lines[].idstringThe tax quote's line ID.
lines[].descriptionstring
lines[].productIdprod_… ID or null
lines[].priceIdprice_… ID or null
lines[].quantityinteger
lines[].taxCategoryIdone of 9 values, e.g. electronically_supplied_service, saas, ebook (all in the OpenAPI document)
lines[].taxBehaviorone of inclusive, exclusive
lines[].unitAmountmoneyThe net price of one unit (may be finer than the minor unit).
lines[].netmoney
lines[].taxobject
lines[].tax.ratePpmstringParts per million as a string (19% = "190000").
lines[].tax.amountmoney
lines[].tax.jurisdictionIdstring or null
lines[].tax.regimeIdstring or null
lines[].tax.decisionone of charge, reverse_charge, exempt, not_taxable, out_of_scope, not_collected, blockedWhat happened to the tax: charge, reverse_charge, exempt, not_taxable, out_of_scope, not_collected.
lines[].tax.rateKindone of standard, reduced, super_reduced, parking, zero, exempt, not_taxable or null
lines[].tax.rateIdstring or null
lines[].tax.pendingRegistrationboolean
lines[].grossmoney
lines[].kindone of licensed, metered, late_usage, proration, invoice_item or nullWhere the line came from (§16.3 order); null on checkout invoices.
lines[].periodobject or null
lines[].subscriptionItemIdstring or null
lines[].invoiceItemIdii_… ID or null
lines[].discountmoney or nullWhat discounts took off the line before tax.
lines[].meteredQuantitystring or nullA metered line's usage (its quantity is 1).
totalsobject or null
taxCurrencyTotalsobject or nullThe tax in the seller's tax currency when the invoice is in another one (§18.3).
creditAppliedmoney or nullTaken from the customer's credit balance at finalization (§16.11).
amountDuemoney or nullWhat the customer pays: the gross total less the credit applied. Null on checkout invoices.
notesarray of object
notes[].codeone of reverse_charge, exempt, out_of_scope, registration_pending, oss_scheme
notes[].textstringThe note as printed.
fieldCheckobject or nullWhat the knowledge base's invoicing rules ask for that the invoice lacks (missing), and requirements Ownrecord can't check yet (unchecked).
pendingRegistrationbooleanA full invoice with a line charged before the registration exists (§18.1).
paymentIdsarray of pay_… ID
creditNoteIdsarray of cn_… ID
ledgerTxnIdsarray of txn_… ID
quoteIdtq_… ID or nullThe tax quote the invoice shows (null for a draft).
quoteIdsarray of tq_… IDEvery quote of the invoice: lines taxed at another date (prorations) have their own quote.
pdfobject or nullNull for a draft: the PDF is rendered at finalization.
finalizedAtdate-time or null
paidAtdate-time or null
paymentobject or nullHow the invoice was paid: bank_transfer (marked paid), processor (a card or debit payment) or credit_balance.
voidedAtdate-time or null
markedUncollectibleAtdate-time or null
emailedAtdate-time or null
sentAtdate-time or nullWhen invoices.send last emailed the invoice.
draftobject or nullA draft's lines before tax (tax is quoted at finalization); null once finalized.
metadataobject
versionintegerPass it as expectedVersion to refuse a change if the invoice changed. Rendering the PDF and emailing the invoice change it too.
createdAtdate-time
updatedAtdate-time

Examples

Void an open invoice

The number stays used; the €200 of credit balance it applied is returned.

HTTP
POST /api/v1/invoices/inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk/void
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c9a52-7d0e-4b8f-9a61-0c2d5e8b7f14

Response (200):

JSON
{
  "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": "void",
  "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": null,
  "payment": null,
  "voidedAt": "2026-10-21T08:00:00.000Z",
  "markedUncollectibleAt": null,
  "emailedAt": null,
  "sentAt": null,
  "draft": null,
  "metadata": {
    "contract": "ENT-2026-07"
  },
  "version": 3,
  "createdAt": "2026-10-20T08:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T08:00:00.000Z"
}

Discard a draft

HTTP
POST /api/v1/invoices/inv_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47yk/void
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c9a52-7d0e-4b8f-9a61-0c2d5e8b7f14

Response (200):

JSON
{
  "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": "void",
  "language": null,
  "issuedAt": null,
  "issueDate": null,
  "taxPoint": null,
  "taxPointDate": null,
  "daysUntilDue": 14,
  "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": "2026-10-20T08:45:00.000Z",
  "markedUncollectibleAt": null,
  "emailedAt": null,
  "sentAt": null,
  "draft": null,
  "metadata": {
    "contract": "ENT-2026-07"
  },
  "version": 2,
  "createdAt": "2026-10-20T08:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-20T08:45:00.000Z"
}

Errors

CodeHTTP statusWhenWhat to do
validation_failed400id isn't an invoice ID.Fix the fields listed in details.issues and send the request again.
resource_not_found404This 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_invalid409Only drafts and open invoices are voided; a paid invoice is corrected with a credit note.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_conflict409The invoice changed since expectedVersion, or at the same moment; read it again and retry.Fetch the object again and retry the change.
idempotency_key_reused409The idempotency key was used before for another request.Use a new Idempotency-Key for a different request, or resend the original request unchanged.
approval_required202The organization's approval policy needs a second person for this; nothing changed yet.Nothing ran yet. An approver reviews approval.summary and the dry-run result in the console (approval.approveUrl). Poll GET /approvals/{id} or watch for the approval.resolved event; sending the same request again with the same Idempotency-Key returns the same approval.
approval_rejected409The same request was sent again after it was rejected.Read the reason in details.approval.rejection. To try again, send a new request with a new Idempotency-Key.
approval_expired409The same request was sent again after its approval request expired.Send the request again with a new Idempotency-Key to create a new approval request. Requests expire after 72 hours.
stale_approval409The approved request could no longer run as requested.Check the current state (details.approval.failure says what failed), then send a new request with a new Idempotency-Key.
scope_required400The 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_denied403You 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_allowed403You 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_required, idempotency_in_progress, approval_policy_denied, rate_limited, internal_error.