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# Create Invoice

POST https://billing/invoices
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Reference: https://docs.itspropel.com/propel-biz/17-billing/invoices/create-invoice

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: PropelBiz
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /billing/invoices:
    post:
      operationId: create-invoice
      summary: Create Invoice
      tags:
        - subpackage_17Billing.subpackage_17Billing/invoices
      parameters:
        - name: '{{tenant_key_name}}'
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/17 Billing_Invoices_Create
                  Invoice_Response_200
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                customer_id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: Customer ID - must exist in customers table -
                    "{{customer_id}}"
                invoice_type:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Invoice type -
                    standard|recurring|progress|write_off - "standard"
                payment_terms:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Payment terms - string - "net_30"'
                customer_notes:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Notes visible to customer - max 2000 chars -
                    "Thank you for your business"
                internal_notes:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Internal notes not visible to customer - max 2000
                    chars - "Priority customer"
                billing_location_id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Billing location UUID - must exist in
                    customer_locations - "{{location_id}}"
                line_items[0][quantity]:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Required with line_items: Quantity - numeric min:0 - 2'
                line_items[0][unit_price]:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required with line_items: Unit price - numeric min:0 -
                    150.00
                line_items[0][description]:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required with line_items: Line item description - string -
                    "HVAC System Maintenance". When used with work_order_ids,
                    these are appended as additional ad-hoc charges.
                customer_signature_required:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Whether customer signature is required - boolean -
                    false
                line_items[0][line_item_type]:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required with line_items: Line item type -
                    labor|parts|equipment_rental|service_fee|travel|discount|ad_hoc|service|material|fee|membership
              required:
                - customer_id
                - invoice_type
                - payment_terms
                - customer_notes
                - internal_notes
                - billing_location_id
                - line_items[0][quantity]
                - line_items[0][unit_price]
                - line_items[0][description]
                - customer_signature_required
                - line_items[0][line_item_type]
servers:
  - url: https:/
components:
  schemas:
    17 Billing_Invoices_Create Invoice_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      description: Empty response body
      title: 17 Billing_Invoices_Create Invoice_Response_200

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/billing/invoices"

payload = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_id\"\r\n\r\nc123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"invoice_type\"\r\n\r\nstandard\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nnet_30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_notes\"\r\n\r\nThank you for your business\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"internal_notes\"\r\n\r\nPriority customer\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"billing_location_id\"\r\n\r\nloc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][quantity]\"\r\n\r\n2\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][unit_price]\"\r\n\r\n150.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][description]\"\r\n\r\nHVAC System Maintenance\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_signature_required\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][line_item_type]\"\r\n\r\nservice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"
headers = {
    "{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}",
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"
}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/billing/invoices';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('customer_id', 'c123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234');
form.append('invoice_type', 'standard');
form.append('payment_terms', 'net_30');
form.append('customer_notes', 'Thank you for your business');
form.append('internal_notes', 'Priority customer');
form.append('billing_location_id', 'loc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234');
form.append('line_items[0][quantity]', '2');
form.append('line_items[0][unit_price]', '150.00');
form.append('line_items[0][description]', 'HVAC System Maintenance');
form.append('customer_signature_required', 'false');
form.append('line_items[0][line_item_type]', 'service');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'{{tenant_key_name}}': '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'}
};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/billing/invoices"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_id\"\r\n\r\nc123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"invoice_type\"\r\n\r\nstandard\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nnet_30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_notes\"\r\n\r\nThank you for your business\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"internal_notes\"\r\n\r\nPriority customer\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"billing_location_id\"\r\n\r\nloc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][quantity]\"\r\n\r\n2\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][unit_price]\"\r\n\r\n150.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][description]\"\r\n\r\nHVAC System Maintenance\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_signature_required\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][line_item_type]\"\r\n\r\nservice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/billing/invoices")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["{{tenant_key_name}}"] = '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_id\"\r\n\r\nc123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"invoice_type\"\r\n\r\nstandard\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nnet_30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_notes\"\r\n\r\nThank you for your business\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"internal_notes\"\r\n\r\nPriority customer\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"billing_location_id\"\r\n\r\nloc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][quantity]\"\r\n\r\n2\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][unit_price]\"\r\n\r\n150.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][description]\"\r\n\r\nHVAC System Maintenance\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_signature_required\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][line_item_type]\"\r\n\r\nservice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://https/billing/invoices")
  .header("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_id\"\r\n\r\nc123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"invoice_type\"\r\n\r\nstandard\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nnet_30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_notes\"\r\n\r\nThank you for your business\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"internal_notes\"\r\n\r\nPriority customer\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"billing_location_id\"\r\n\r\nloc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][quantity]\"\r\n\r\n2\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][unit_price]\"\r\n\r\n150.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][description]\"\r\n\r\nHVAC System Maintenance\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_signature_required\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][line_item_type]\"\r\n\r\nservice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://https/billing/invoices', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'customer_id',
        'contents' => 'c123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'invoice_type',
        'contents' => 'standard'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'payment_terms',
        'contents' => 'net_30'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'customer_notes',
        'contents' => 'Thank you for your business'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'internal_notes',
        'contents' => 'Priority customer'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'billing_location_id',
        'contents' => 'loc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'line_items[0][quantity]',
        'contents' => '2'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'line_items[0][unit_price]',
        'contents' => '150.00'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'line_items[0][description]',
        'contents' => 'HVAC System Maintenance'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'customer_signature_required',
        'contents' => 'false'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'line_items[0][line_item_type]',
        'contents' => 'service'
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    '{{tenant_key_name}}' => '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/billing/invoices");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_id\"\r\n\r\nc123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"invoice_type\"\r\n\r\nstandard\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nnet_30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_notes\"\r\n\r\nThank you for your business\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"internal_notes\"\r\n\r\nPriority customer\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"billing_location_id\"\r\n\r\nloc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][quantity]\"\r\n\r\n2\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][unit_price]\"\r\n\r\n150.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][description]\"\r\n\r\nHVAC System Maintenance\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"customer_signature_required\"\r\n\r\nfalse\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"line_items[0][line_item_type]\"\r\n\r\nservice\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "customer_id",
    "value": "c123e456-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234"
  ],
  [
    "name": "invoice_type",
    "value": "standard"
  ],
  [
    "name": "payment_terms",
    "value": "net_30"
  ],
  [
    "name": "customer_notes",
    "value": "Thank you for your business"
  ],
  [
    "name": "internal_notes",
    "value": "Priority customer"
  ],
  [
    "name": "billing_location_id",
    "value": "loc7890ab-cdef-1234-5678-90abcdef1234"
  ],
  [
    "name": "line_items[0][quantity]",
    "value": "2"
  ],
  [
    "name": "line_items[0][unit_price]",
    "value": "150.00"
  ],
  [
    "name": "line_items[0][description]",
    "value": "HVAC System Maintenance"
  ],
  [
    "name": "customer_signature_required",
    "value": "false"
  ],
  [
    "name": "line_items[0][line_item_type]",
    "value": "service"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/billing/invoices")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```