BitPay Bills API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: BitPay Bills API
  description: 'BitPay is a cryptocurrency payment processing platform offering REST APIs for accepting Bitcoin and altcoin payments, creating invoices, managing refunds, processing payouts, and accessing settlement and ledger data. BitPay handles cryptocurrency conversion and fiat settlement to bank accounts and crypto wallets.

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  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: BitPay Support
    url: https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us
  termsOfService: https://www.bitpay.com/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://bitpay.com
  description: Production server
- url: https://test.bitpay.com
  description: Test server
tags:
- name: Bills
  description: Manage payment requests sent to specific buyers with fixed-price line items.
paths:
  /bills:
    post:
      operationId: createBill
      summary: Create a Bill
      description: 'Create a payment request sent to a specific buyer with fixed-price line items typically denominated in fiat currency. Supports email billing and recurring payment scheduling via subscriptions.

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      tags:
      - Bills
      parameters:
      - name: X-Accept-Version
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2.0.0
      - name: X-Identity
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Signature
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateBillRequest'
            example:
              token: your-api-token
              currency: USD
              name: John Doe
              email: john@example.com
              dueDate: '2026-07-01T00:00:00Z'
              items:
              - description: Consulting services
                price: 150.0
                quantity: 2
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bill created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    get:
      operationId: listBills
      summary: List Bills
      description: Retrieve a list of bills, optionally filtered by status.
      tags:
      - Bills
      parameters:
      - name: token
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: API token for authentication.
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - draft
          - sent
          - new
          - paid
          - acknowledged
          - refunded
          - cancelled
          - unpaid
          - sentAndPaid
        description: Filter by bill status.
      - name: X-Accept-Version
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2.0.0
      - name: X-Identity
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Signature
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of bills
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Bill'
  /bills/{billId}:
    get:
      operationId: getBill
      summary: Retrieve a Bill
      description: Retrieve a specific bill by its ID.
      tags:
      - Bills
      parameters:
      - name: billId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ID of the bill to retrieve.
      - name: token
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Accept-Version
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2.0.0
      - name: X-Identity
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Signature
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bill details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillResponse'
        '404':
          description: Bill not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    put:
      operationId: updateBill
      summary: Update a Bill
      description: Update an existing bill. Bills can be updated only if they have not been paid.
      tags:
      - Bills
      parameters:
      - name: billId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Accept-Version
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2.0.0
      - name: X-Identity
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Signature
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateBillRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bill updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillResponse'
  /bills/{billId}/deliveries:
    post:
      operationId: deliverBill
      summary: Deliver a Bill
      description: Trigger email delivery of a bill to the recipient.
      tags:
      - Bills
      parameters:
      - name: billId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Accept-Version
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 2.0.0
      - name: X-Identity
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Signature
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - token
              properties:
                token:
                  type: string
                  description: API token for authentication.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bill delivered successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: string
                    example: success
components:
  schemas:
    BillItem:
      type: object
      required:
      - price
      - quantity
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the line item.
        price:
          type: number
          description: Unit price of the item.
        quantity:
          type: integer
          description: Quantity of the item.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: error
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code or type.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric error code.
    BillResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Bill'
    Bill:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: BitPay bill ID.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - draft
          - sent
          - new
          - paid
          - acknowledged
          - refunded
          - cancelled
          - unpaid
          - sentAndPaid
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        number:
          type: string
        currency:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
        dueDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillItem'
        token:
          type: string
        merchant:
          type: string
    CreateBillRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - token
      - currency
      - items
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
          description: API token from the BitPay dashboard.
        number:
          type: string
          description: Bill identifier specified by the merchant.
        currency:
          type: string
          description: ISO 4217 3-character currency code.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's name.
        address1:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's street address.
        address2:
          type: string
          description: Additional address line.
        city:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's city.
        state:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's state or province.
        zip:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's ZIP or postal code.
        country:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's country.
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Bill recipient's email address.
        cc:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: email
          description: Email addresses to CC on the bill.
        phone:
          type: string
          description: Bill recipient's phone number.
        dueDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time at which the bill is due (ISO-8601).
        passProcessingFee:
          type: boolean
          description: If true, BitPay's processing fee will be included in the bill.
        items:
          type: array
          description: List of line items on the bill.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillItem'