POST /estimates/create_invoice_for_items

This endpoint creates an invoice estimate for non-recurring items.

Servers

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
chargebee-request-origin-device String No

The device from which the customer has made the request

Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

chargebee-event-webhook String No

skip only webhooks

Possible values:

  • "all-disabled"
chargebee-business-entity-id String No

If the site has multiple business entities, you can use this custom HTTP header to specify the business entity for which Chargebee should perform the operation.

chargebee-event-actions String No

skip all actions to be done on the events

Possible values:

  • "all-disabled"
chargebee-request-origin-user String No

The email address of your customer/user. Use this when the email address has only ASCII characters.

chargebee-request-origin-ip String No

The IP address of the customer where the request originated

chargebee-request-origin-user-encoded String No

The Base64-encoded email address of your customer/user. Use this if the email address has UTF-8 characters. When this header is provided, the header chargebee-request-origin-user is ignored.

chargebee-event-email String No

skip only emails

Possible values:

  • "all-disabled"

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
shipping_address Object No

Parameters for shipping_address

shipping_address.first_name String No

The first name of the contact.

shipping_address.state String No

The state/province name. Is set by Chargebee automatically for US, Canada and India If state_code is provided.

shipping_address.city String No

The name of the city.

shipping_address.validation_status String No

The address verification status. * partially_valid - The address is valid for taxability but has not been validated for shipping. * invalid - Address is invalid. * not_validated - Address is not yet validated. * valid - Address was validated successfully.

Possible values:

  • "partially_valid"
  • "valid"
  • "not_validated"
  • "invalid"

Default value: "not_validated"

shipping_address.line2 String No

Address line 2

shipping_address.line1 String No

Address line 1

shipping_address.email String No

The email address.

shipping_address.last_name String No

The last name of the contact.

shipping_address.company String No

The company name.

shipping_address.line3 String No

Address line 3

shipping_address.state_code String No

The ISO 3166-2 state/province code without the country prefix. Currently supported for USA, Canada and India. For instance, for Arizona (USA), set state_code as AZ (not US-AZ). For Tamil Nadu (India), set as TN (not IN-TN). For British Columbia (Canada), set as BC (not CA-BC).

shipping_address.zip String No

Zip or postal code. The number of characters is validated according to the rules specified here.

shipping_address.phone String No

The phone number.

shipping_address.country String No

The billing address country of the customer. Must be one of ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.

Note : If you enter an invalid country code, the system will return an error.

Brexit

If you have enabled EU VAT in 2021 or later, or have manually enable the Brexit configuration, then XI (the code for United Kingdom -- Northern Ireland) is available as an option.

discounts Object No

Parameters for discounts

discounts.apply_on[] Array Yes
discounts.percentage[] Array No

The percentage of the original amount that should be deducted from it.

discounts.amount[] Array No

The value of the discount. The format of this value depends on the kind of currency.

discounts.item_price_id[] Array No

The id of the item price in the subscription to which the discount is to be applied. Relevant only when apply_on = specific_item_price.

authorization_transaction_id String No

Authorization transaction to be captured.

currency_code String No

The currency code (ISO 4217 format) of the invoice amount.

invoice_note String No

A note for this particular invoice. This, and all other notes for the invoice are displayed on the PDF invoice sent to the customer.

coupon_ids[] Array No

List of Coupons to be added.

item_prices Object No

Parameters for item_prices

item_prices.unit_price[] Array No

The price or per-unit-price of the item price. By default, it is the value set for the item_price. This is only applicable when the pricing_model of the item_price is flat_fee or per_unit. The value depends on the type of currency.

item_prices.date_from[] Array No

The time when the service period for the item starts.

item_prices.date_to[] Array No

The time when the service period for the item ends.

item_prices.unit_price_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the price or per-unit price of the plan. The value is in major units of the currency. Always returned when multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

item_prices.item_price_id[] Array No

A unique ID for your system to identify the item price.

item_prices.quantity[] Array No

Item price quantity

item_prices.quantity_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the quantity of the item purchased. Can be provided for quantity-based item prices and only when multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

invoice Object No

Parameters for invoice

invoice.customer_id String No

Identifier of the customer for which this invoice needs to be created.

invoice.po_number String No

Purchase Order Number for this invoice.

invoice.subscription_id String No

Identifier of the subscription for which this invoice needs to be created. Should be specified if 'customer_id' is not specified.(not applicable for consolidated invoice)

item_tiers Object No

Parameters for item_tiers

item_tiers.starting_unit_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the lowest value of quantity in this tier. This is zero for the lowest tier. For all other tiers, it is the same as ending_unit_in_decimal of the next lower tier. Returned only when the pricing_model is tiered, volume or stairstep and multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

item_tiers.price_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the per-unit price for the tier when the pricing_model is tiered or volume. When the pricing_model is stairstep, it is the decimal representation of the total price for the item. The value is in major units of the currency. Returned when the plan is quantity-based and multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

item_tiers.package_size[] Array No

Package size for the tier when pricing type is package. Specify the number of units that make up one package. For example, if 1000 API hits are grouped into a single package, set the package size to 1000.

item_tiers.price[] Array No

The per-unit price for the tier when the pricing_model is tiered or volume. The total cost for the item price when the pricing_model is stairstep. The value is in the minor unit of the currency.

item_tiers.ending_unit[] Array No

The highest value in the quantity tier.

item_tiers.item_price_id[] Array No

The id of the item price to which this tier belongs.

item_tiers.pricing_type[] Array No
item_tiers.starting_unit[] Array No

The lowest value in the quantity tier.

item_tiers.ending_unit_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the highest value of quantity in this tier. This attribute is not applicable for the highest tier. For all other tiers, it must be equal to the starting_unit_in_decimal of the next higher tier. Returned only when the pricing_model is tiered, volume or stairstep and multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

tax_providers_fields Object No

Parameters for tax_providers_fields

tax_providers_fields.field_value[] Array No

The value of the related tax field

tax_providers_fields.field_id[] Array No

Field id of the attribute which tax vendor has provided while getting onboarded with Chargebee.

tax_providers_fields.provider_name[] Array No

Name of the tax provider.

auto_collection String No

The customer level auto collection will be override if specified. * on - Whenever an invoice is created, an automatic attempt will be made to charge. * off - Whenever an invoice is created as payment due.

Possible values:

  • "on"
  • "off"
charges Object No

Parameters for charges

charges.description[] Array No

Description for this charge

charges.date_to[] Array No

The time when the service period for the charge ends.

charges.avalara_tax_code[] Array No

The Avalara tax codes to which items are mapped to should be provided here. Applicable only if you use Chargebee's AvaTax for Sales integration.

charges.avalara_sale_type[] Array No
charges.avalara_service_type[] Array No

Indicates the type of service for the product to be taxed. Values for this field can be taken from Avalara. This is applicable only if you use Chargebee's AvaTax for Communications integration.

charges.date_from[] Array No

The time when the service period for the charge starts.

charges.amount_in_decimal[] Array No

The decimal representation of the amount for the one-time charge. Provide the value in major units of the currency. Can be provided only when multi-decimal pricing is enabled.

charges.tax_profile_id[] Array No

Tax profile of the charge.

charges.amount[] Array No

The amount to be charged. The unit depends on the type of currency.

charges.taxjar_product_code[] Array No

The TaxJar product codes to which items are mapped to should be provided here. Applicable only if you use Chargebee's TaxJar integration.

charges.taxable[] Array No

The amount to be charged is taxable or not.

charges.hsn_code[] Array No

The HSN code to which the item is mapped for calculating the customer's tax in India. Applicable only when both of the following conditions are true:

  • India has been enabled as a Tax Region. (An error is returned when this condition is not true.)
  • The AvaTax for Sales integration has been enabled in Chargebee.
charges.avalara_transaction_type[] Array No

Indicates the type of product to be taxed. Values for this field can be taken from Avalara. This is applicable only if you use Chargebee's AvaTax for Communications integration.

invoice_date Integer No

The document date displayed on the invoice PDF. By default, it is the date of creation of the invoice or, when Metered Billing is enabled, it can be the date of closing the invoice. Provide this value to backdate the invoice (set the invoice date to a value in the past). Backdating an invoice is done for reasons such as booking revenue for a previous date or when the non-recurring charge is effective as of a past date. taxes and line_item_taxes are computed based on the tax configuration as of this date. The date should not be more than one calendar month into the past. For example, if today is 13th January, then you cannot pass a value that is earlier than 13th December.

remove_general_note Boolean No

Set as true to remove the general note from this invoice.

Default value: false

notes_to_remove Object No

Parameters for notes_to_remove

notes_to_remove.entity_id[] Array No

Unique identifier of the note.

notes_to_remove.entity_type[] Array No
payment_source_id String No

Payment source to be used for this payment.

billing_address Object No

Parameters for billing_address

billing_address.line2 String No

Address line 2

billing_address.line1 String No

Address line 1

billing_address.line3 String No

Address line 3

billing_address.state_code String No

The ISO 3166-2 state/province code without the country prefix. Currently supported for USA, Canada and India. For instance, for Arizona (USA), set state_code as AZ (not US-AZ). For Tamil Nadu (India), set as TN (not IN-TN). For British Columbia (Canada), set as BC (not CA-BC).

billing_address.zip String No

Zip or postal code. The number of characters is validated according to the rules specified here.

billing_address.country String No

The billing address country of the customer. Must be one of ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.

Note : If you enter an invalid country code, the system will return an error.

Brexit

If you have enabled EU VAT in 2021 or later, or have manually enable the Brexit configuration, then XI (the code for United Kingdom -- Northern Ireland) is available as an option.

billing_address.city String No

The name of the city.

billing_address.validation_status String No

The address verification status. * valid - Address was validated successfully. * partially_valid - The address is valid for taxability but has not been validated for shipping. * invalid - Address is invalid. * not_validated - Address is not yet validated.

Possible values:

  • "partially_valid"
  • "valid"
  • "not_validated"
  • "invalid"

Default value: "not_validated"

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