Create a Standard Invoice

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For an API request to create a Standard Invoice, the following parameters are either always required or can be required if the subscriber specifies so.

Parameter Required Note
InvoiceNumber Required  
WoIdentifier Required  
InvoiceText Optional/Required Required when Require Resolution Text is enabled in the invoice settings. See Gather Invoice Requirements.
InvoiceTaxesDetails Optional/Required Required for all countries, except USA and Canada.

See Invoice Parameters for a detailed description of each parameter.

Important: The default value of monetary amounts is 0 (zero).

USA or Canada

When a subscriber’s location is in the USA or Canada, send the following request to create a Standard Invoice:

POST /invoices

Header Value
Content-Type application/json
Parameter Parameter type Example value
request Body See below

Example request:

POST https://sb2api.servicechannel.com/v3/invoices HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer {access_token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "InvoiceNumber": "N-123456789",
  "WoIdentifier": "88708117",
  "InvoiceTax": 15,
  "InvoiceTotal": 680,
  "InvoiceText": "Cut grass, cleared weeds in flower bed and trimmed shrubs",
  "InvoiceAmountsDetails": {
    "LaborAmount": 100,
    "MaterialAmount": 300,
    "TravelAmount": 200,
    "FreightAmount": 50,
    "OtherAmount": 10,
    "OtherDescription": "Rental fee"
  },
  "Tax2Details": {
    "Tax2Amount": 5,
    "Tax2Name": "PST"
  }
}

Example response:

{
  "Id": 42224721
}

Response code: HTTP/1.1 201 Created

Note: Add Tax2Details only for Canada.

This is how the information that you pass in this API call is displayed in the UI:

Standard Invoice, USA and Canada

Other Countries

For countries other than USA and Canada, create an International Standard Invoice:

POST /invoices

Header Value
Content-Type application/json
Parameter Parameter type Example value
request Body See below

Example request:

POST https://sb2api.servicechannel.com/v3/invoices HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer {access_token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "InvoiceNumber": "inv11111115",
  "WoIdentifier": "88708118",
  "InvoiceTax": 131.025,
  "InvoiceTotal": 791.025,
  "InvoiceText": "Cut grass, cleared weeds in flower bed and trimmed shrubs",
  "InvoiceAmountsDetails": {
    "LaborAmount": 100,
    "MaterialAmount": 300,
    "TravelAmount": 200,
    "FreightAmount": 50,
    "OtherAmount": 10,
    "OtherDescription": "Rental fee"
  },
  "InvoiceTaxesDetails": {
    "LaborTax": 20,
    "MaterialTax": 30,
    "TravelTax": 40,
    "FreightTax": 30,
    "OtherTax": 11.025
  },
  "Labors": [
    {
      "LaborType": "1",
      "NumOfTech": "1",
      "HourlyRate": 10,
      "Hours": 10,
      "Amount": 100
    }
  ]
}

Example response:

{
  "Id": 42224722
}

Response code: HTTP/1.1 201 Created

When a subscriber or provider views the created invoice in the UI, they see the following information:

Standard Invoice, USA and Canada

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