BillingEngine

BillingEngine Invoices API

Invoices, created as drafts, and their PDF and XML e-invoice downloads.

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Operations 6

GET /invoices List invoices #
POST /invoices Create a draft invoice #
GET /invoices/{id} Get an invoice #
PATCH /invoices/{id} Change a draft invoice #
GET /invoices/{id}.pdf Download an invoice as PDF #
GET /invoices/{id}.xml Download an invoice as e-invoice XML #

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/billingengine/openapi/billingengine-invoices-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/billingengine/json-schema/billingengine-invoice-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/billingengine/json-schema/billingengine-invoice-input-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/billingengine/json-schema/billingengine-invoice-detail-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

billingengine-invoices-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BillingEngine Invoices API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: REST API for customers, invoices and payments of BillingEngine.
  description: 'BillingEngine is online invoicing software for freelancers and small businesses in Germany. Every invoice is an e-invoice (ZUGFeRD and XRechnung, EN 16931).


    The API is available in the paid plans. Authenticate with the API key from your settings as a bearer token. All requests and responses use JSON; amounts are given in the currency of the record, dates as YYYY-MM-DD. Each key may send 60 requests per minute. New invoices are created as drafts and count towards the monthly invoice maximum of the plan.


    Documentation: https://www.billingengine.com/en/api'
  termsOfService: https://www.billingengine.com/en/terms_of_service
  contact:
    name: BillingEngine
    url: https://www.billingengine.com/en/contact
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.billingengine.com/en/terms_of_service
servers:
- url: https://www.billingengine.com/api/v1
  description: Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Invoices
  description: Invoices, created as drafts, and their PDF and XML e-invoice downloads.
paths:
  /invoices:
    get:
      tags:
      - Invoices
      operationId: listInvoices
      summary: List invoices
      description: All invoices, newest first.
      parameters:
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - draft
          - open
          - overdue
          - paid
          - cancelled
          - cancellation
        description: Filter by status.
      - name: customer_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Only invoices of this customer.
      - name: after
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        description: Only invoices dated on or after this day.
      - name: before
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        description: Only invoices dated on or before this day.
      - name: number
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Invoice number.
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
        description: Page number.
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
        description: Records per page, at most 100.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of invoices.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                - pagination
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Invoice'
                  pagination:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
    post:
      tags:
      - Invoices
      operationId: createInvoice
      summary: Create a draft invoice
      description: Number, language, texts, VAT treatment and missing values are taken from the settings of the account, exactly as in the web form. The invoice stays a draft until it is sent. Prices are net or gross depending on the setting "Prices" of the account; if prices_include_tax differs from that setting, the API refuses the request with 422.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created invoice.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceDetail'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unprocessable'
  /invoices/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Record id.
    get:
      tags:
      - Invoices
      operationId: getInvoice
      summary: Get an invoice
      description: The invoice with its items.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The invoice.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceDetail'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      tags:
      - Invoices
      operationId: updateInvoice
      summary: Change a draft invoice
      description: Only draft invoices can be changed. When items are sent they replace all existing items. PUT is accepted as well.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The changed invoice.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceDetail'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unprocessable'
  /invoices/{id}.pdf:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Record id.
    get:
      tags:
      - Invoices
      operationId: downloadInvoicePdf
      summary: Download an invoice as PDF
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The invoice as PDF.
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /invoices/{id}.xml:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Record id.
    get:
      tags:
      - Invoices
      operationId: downloadInvoiceXml
      summary: Download an invoice as e-invoice XML
      description: The e-invoice (Factur-X / ZUGFeRD CII XML) of the invoice.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The e-invoice as XML.
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    Unprocessable:
      description: The record is invalid. The messages explain why.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    Forbidden:
      description: The API is not available in the Free plan, or the monthly invoice maximum of the plan has been reached.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    BadRequest:
      description: 'Malformed request: missing parameter, invalid JSON, invalid date or invalid filter.'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    NotFound:
      description: Record not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
  schemas:
    InvoiceInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        customer_id:
          type: integer
          description: Required when creating an invoice.
        items:
          type: array
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemInput'
          description: Required when creating an invoice. When changing a draft, the items replace all existing items.
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
        due_days:
          type: integer
        opening_text:
          type: string
        closing_text:
          type: string
        service_period_start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        service_period_end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        prices_include_tax:
          type: boolean
          description: true for gross prices, false for net prices. If it differs from the account setting, the request is refused with 422.
    InvoiceItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        number:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        quantity:
          type: number
        unit_code:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Unit code (UN/ECE Recommendation 20), for example C62 for pieces.
        price:
          type: number
        tax_rate:
          type: number
          description: Tax rate in percent.
    ItemInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - price
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: number
          default: 1
        unit_code:
          type: string
        tax_rate:
          type: number
        price:
          type: number
          description: Net or gross, depending on the setting "Prices" of the account.
    InvoiceDetail:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Invoice'
      - type: object
        properties:
          original_invoice_number:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          language:
            type: string
            examples:
            - de
          vat_treatment:
            type: string
            enum:
            - standard
            - exempt
            - reverse_charge
            - intra_community
            - export_outside_eu
            - zero_rated
            - outside_scope
          service_period_start_date:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            format: date
          service_period_end_date:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            format: date
          opening_text:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          closing_text:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceItem'
    CustomerReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
    Invoice:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        number:
          type: string
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
        due_date:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date
        customer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerReference'
        delivery_status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - draft
          - sent
          - downloaded
        payment_status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - open
          - paid
          - defaulted
          - cancelled
          - cancellation
        overdue:
          type: boolean
        cancelled:
          type: boolean
        cancellation:
          type: boolean
          description: True for a cancellation invoice (credit note) of another invoice.
        currency:
          type: string
          examples:
          - EUR
        prices_include_tax:
          type: boolean
        net_amount:
          type: number
        tax_amount:
          type: number
        gross_amount:
          type: number
        open_amount:
          type: number
    Errors:
      type: object
      required:
      - errors
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    Pagination:
      type: object
      required:
      - page
      - per_page
      - pages
      - count
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
        per_page:
          type: integer
        pages:
          type: integer
        count:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'The API key from the settings of your account, sent as "Authorization: Bearer <key>". Only available in the paid plans.'
externalDocs:
  description: API documentation
  url: https://www.billingengine.com/en/api