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Send Invoice

POST /api/v1/invoices/{id}/send_invoice

Send the invoice to the customer via email. Supports custom subject and HTML body with Liquid templating.

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
id integer Yes The unique ID of the invoice.

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
send_invoice_form[recipient] string Yes Primary email recipient.
send_invoice_form[copy] string No CC email addresses (comma-separated).
send_invoice_form[subject] string No Email subject (default: “Invoice #{number} from {business}”).
send_invoice_form[content] string (HTML) No Email body with Liquid tags (e.g., {{ invoice.number }}, {{ invoice.pay_url }}).

Request Example

{
  "send_invoice_form": {
    "recipient": "procurement@texas.com",
    "copy": "given@flixtechs.co.zw",
    "subject": "Invoice #INV-BA1F-1656 from Flixtechs",
    "content": "<div>Hi {{ invoice.customer.name }}, <br><br>Thank you for your continued business! Your invoice #{{ invoice.number }} is attached. <br><br>To make things easy, you can pay your invoice online right now<br><br>{%- button url: invoice.pay_url -%}Pay Now{%- endbutton -%}<br><br></div><ul><li>Amount Due: {{ invoice.balance }}</li><li> Due Date: {{ invoice.due_at }} </li></ul><div><br>Let me know if you have any questions. <br><br>{%- button url: invoice.url -%}View Invoice{%- endbutton -%}<br><br>Kind regards, <br>{{ business.name }}</div>"
  }
}
POST /api/v1/invoices/123/send_invoice HTTP/1.1
Host: koteshen.com
Authorization: Bearer {access_token}
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

{request_body}

Response

Status Codes:

  • 200 OK - Email sent successfully.
  • 401 Unauthorized - Invalid or missing token.
  • 404 Not Found - Invoice not found.
  • 422 Unprocessable Entity - Invalid email or templating errors.

Success Response (200)

{
  "message": "Invoice sent to procurement@texas.com",
  "invoice_id": 123,
  "sent_at": "2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z"
}