Accela Invoices API

An invoice fee can either be generated manually in the Civic Platform's Payment Processing portlet or automatically if configured in Civic Platform Administration. The Invoice API enables apps to get invoices and create record invoices.

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GET /v4/invoices/{invoiceIds} Get Invoices #

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OpenAPI Specification

accela-invoices-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: The Payments API enables apps to submit payment transactions on Civic Platform records.
  title: Payments Invoices API
  version: v4
servers:
- url: https://apis.accela.com/
tags:
- name: Invoices
  description: An invoice fee can either be generated manually in the Civic Platform's Payment Processing portlet or automatically if configured in Civic Platform Administration. The Invoice API enables apps to get invoices and create record invoices.
paths:
  /v4/invoices/{invoiceIds}:
    get:
      description: 'Returns invoice information for given invoice id''s.


        **API Endpoint**: GET /v4/invoices/{invoiceIds}


        **Scope**: invoices


        **App Type**: All


        **Authorization Type**: Access token


        **Civic Platform version**: 9.0.0'
      summary: Get Invoices
      operationId: v4.get.invoices.invoiceIds
      tags:
      - Invoices
      parameters:
      - description: One or more comma-separated IDs of invoices to fetch.
        in: path
        name: invoiceIds
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Successful request. Note: A successful request may return no data matching the filter criteria. A successful request may also return messages related to Event Manager Scripting Engine back-end processing.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/response_invoiceModelArray'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: string
        '401':
          description: Authorization failed.
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request.
        '404':
          description: Requested resource not found.
        '500':
          description: Internal server error or bad connection.
components:
  parameters:
    lang:
      description: Language parameter to support I18N. Default language is en_US.
      in: query
      name: lang
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    fields:
      description: Comma-delimited names of fields to be returned in the response. Note - Field names are case-sensitive and only first-level fields are supported. Invalid field names are ignored.
      in: query
      name: fields
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    response_invoiceModelArray:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/invoiceModel'
          type: array
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP return status.
    feeItemModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        acaRequiredFlag:
          description: Indicates whether or not the fee schedule is required in order to make it accessible to citizens.
          type: string
        accountCode1:
          description: The code associated with the first fee
          type: string
        accountCode1Allocation:
          description: Allocation proportion or amount of account code 1.
          format: double
          type: number
        accountCode2:
          description: The code associated with the second fee
          type: string
        accountCode2Allocation:
          description: Allocation proportion or amount of account code 2.
          format: double
          type: number
        accountCode3:
          description: The code associated with the third fee
          type: string
        accountCode3Allocation:
          description: Allocation proportion or amount of account code 3.
          format: double
          type: number
        allocatedFee1:
          description: The allocated fee for account code 1.
          format: double
          type: number
        allocatedFee2:
          description: The allocated fee for account code 2.
          format: double
          type: number
        allocatedFee3:
          description: The allocated fee for account code 3.
          format: double
          type: number
        amount:
          description: The amount of a payment transaction or account balance.
          format: double
          type: number
        applyDate:
          description: The date the fee is applied.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        autoAssessFlag:
          description: Indicates whether or not the fee item is automatically assessed.
          type: string
        autoInvoiceFlag:
          description: Indicates whether or not the fee item is automatically invoiced.
          type: string
        balanceDue:
          description: The amount due.
          format: double
          type: number
        calcFlag:
          description: Indicates whether or not the fee amount is based on fee calculation.
          type: string
        calculatedFlag:
          description: Indicates whether or not the fee amount is based on fee calculation.
          type: string
        code:
          type: object
          description: A code identifying an associated item
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        description:
          type: object
          description: The fee description.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        displayOrder:
          description: The display order of the fee item.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        effectDate:
          description: Fee item effective date.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        expireDate:
          description: The date when the item expires
          format: date-time
          type: string
        feeAllocationType:
          description: The fee allocation type to each account code.
          type: string
        feeNotes:
          description: Notes about the fee.
          type: string
        id:
          description: The fee system id.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        invoiceId:
          description: The invoice ID for the fee item.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        maxFee:
          description: The maximum fee item.
          format: double
          type: number
        minFee:
          description: The minimum fee item.
          format: double
          type: number
        paymentPeriod:
          type: object
          description: The time interval for processing invoices.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        priority:
          description: The priority level assigned to the fee item.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        quantity:
          description: The number of units for which the same fee applies.
          format: double
          type: number
        recordId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/recordIdModel'
        schedule:
          type: object
          description: The payment schedule name.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        status:
          description: The fee item status.
          type: string
        subGroup:
          type: object
          description: The subgroup the fee is associated with.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        udf1:
          description: User defined field 1
          type: string
        udf2:
          description: User defined field 2
          type: string
        udf3:
          description: User defined field 3
          type: string
        unit:
          type: object
          description: The unit of measure used for the object.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        variable:
          description: The variable associated with the fee item.
          type: string
        version:
          type: object
          description: The payment schedule version
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
    recordIdModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        customId:
          description: An ID based on a different numbering convention from the numbering convention used by the record ID (xxxxx-xx-xxxxx). Accela Automation auto-generates and applies an alternate ID value when you submit a new application.
          type: string
        id:
          description: The record system id assigned by the Civic Platform server.
          type: string
        serviceProviderCode:
          description: The unique agency identifier.
          type: string
        trackingId:
          description: The application tracking number (IVR tracking number).
          format: int64
          type: integer
        value:
          description: The alphanumeric record id.
          type: string
    invoiceModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        amount:
          description: The invoice fee amount.
          format: double
          type: number
        auditStatus:
          description: The audit status of the invoice fee item.
          type: string
        balance:
          description: The amount due.
          format: double
          type: number
        dueDate:
          description: The invoice due date.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        fees:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/feeItemModel'
          type: array
        id:
          description: The unique id of the invoice.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        invBatchDate:
          description: The invoice batch date.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        invComment:
          description: A comment related to the invoice.
          type: string
        invoiceDate:
          description: The invoice date.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        invoiceNumber:
          description: The invoice number string.
          type: string
        recordId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/recordIdModel'
        serviceProviderCode:
          description: The unique agency identifier.
          type: string
        udf1:
          description: Invoice user defined field 1.
          type: string
        udf2:
          description: Invoice user defined field 2.
          type: string
        udf3:
          description: Invoice user defined field 3.
          type: string
        udf4:
          description: Invoice user defined field 4.
          type: string
x-api-evangelist-provenance:
  generated: '2026-09-06'
  method: searched
  source: https://developer.accela.com/api/v4/v4-payments.json
  note: Harvested verbatim from the Accela Developer Portal API Reference, which renders these Swagger 2.0 documents via ReDoc (spec-url on developer.accela.com/docs/api_reference/api-*.html). The byte-identical original is kept at openapi/_original/. This copy is the same document serialized to YAML.
  repairs:
  - escaped stray backslashes
  - The published JSON did not parse as strict JSON; only syntax was repaired, no content was added or changed.