POST /v2/invoices - Square API Reference

Create invoice

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/v2/invoices

Creates a draft invoice for an order created using the Orders API.

A draft invoice remains in your account and no action is taken. You must publish the invoice before Square can process it (send it to the customer's email address or charge the customer’s card on file).

Permissions:INVOICES_WRITE, ORDERS_WRITE

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invoice

Required

The invoice to create.

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idempotency_key

string

A unique string that identifies the CreateInvoice request. If you do not provide idempotency_key (or provide an empty string as the value), the endpoint treats each request as independent.

For more information, see Idempotency.

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128

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invoice

The newly created invoice.

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errors

Information about errors encountered during the request.

curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/invoices \ -X POST \ -H 'Square-Version: 2025-10-16' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "idempotency_key": "ce3748f9-5fc1-4762-aa12-aae5e843f1f4", "invoice": { "location_id": "ES0RJRZYEC39A", "order_id": "CAISENgvlJ6jLWAzERDzjyHVybY", "scheduled_at": "2030-01-13T10:00:00Z", "primary_recipient": { "customer_id": "JDKYHBWT1D4F8MFH63DBMEN8Y4" }, "delivery_method": "EMAIL", "payment_requests": [ { "request_type": "BALANCE", "due_date": "2030-01-24", "tipping_enabled": true, "automatic_payment_source": "NONE", "reminders": [ { "message": "Your invoice is due tomorrow", "relative_scheduled_days": -1 } ] } ], "invoice_number": "inv-100", "title": "Event Planning Services", "description": "We appreciate your business!", "accepted_payment_methods": { "card": true, "square_gift_card": false, "bank_account": false, "buy_now_pay_later": false, "cash_app_pay": false }, "custom_fields": [ { "label": "Event Reference Number", "value": "Ref. #1234", "placement": "ABOVE_LINE_ITEMS" }, { "label": "Terms of Service", "value": "The terms of service are...", "placement": "BELOW_LINE_ITEMS" } ], "sale_or_service_date": "2030-01-24", "store_payment_method_enabled": false } }'

{ "invoice": { "id": "inv:0-ChCHu2mZEabLeeHahQnXDjZQECY", "version": 0, "location_id": "ES0RJRZYEC39A", "order_id": "CAISENgvlJ6jLWAzERDzjyHVybY", "payment_requests": [ { "uid": "2da7964f-f3d2-4f43-81e8-5aa220bf3355", "request_type": "BALANCE", "due_date": "2030-01-24", "tipping_enabled": true, "reminders": [ { "uid": "beebd363-e47f-4075-8785-c235aaa7df11", "relative_scheduled_days": -1, "message": "Your invoice is due tomorrow", "status": "PENDING" } ], "computed_amount_money": { "amount": 10000, "currency": "USD" }, "total_completed_amount_money": { "amount": 0, "currency": "USD" }, "automatic_payment_source": "NONE" } ], "invoice_number": "inv-100", "title": "Event Planning Services", "description": "We appreciate your business!", "scheduled_at": "2030-01-13T10:00:00Z", "status": "DRAFT", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "created_at": "2020-06-18T17:45:13Z", "updated_at": "2020-06-18T17:45:13Z", "primary_recipient": { "customer_id": "JDKYHBWT1D4F8MFH63DBMEN8Y4", "given_name": "Amelia", "family_name": "Earhart", "email_address": "[email protected]", "phone_number": "1-212-555-4240" }, "accepted_payment_methods": { "card": true, "square_gift_card": false, "bank_account": false, "buy_now_pay_later": false, "cash_app_pay": false }, "custom_fields": [ { "label": "Event Reference Number", "value": "Ref. #1234", "placement": "ABOVE_LINE_ITEMS" }, { "label": "Terms of Service", "value": "The terms of service are...", "placement": "BELOW_LINE_ITEMS" } ], "delivery_method": "EMAIL", "sale_or_service_date": "2030-01-24", "store_payment_method_enabled": false } }

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