Invoice Generator API - APIVerve Documentation

API Overview

Invoice Generator is a simple tool for generating invoices. It returns a PDF of the generated invoice. To use this API, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

Important: Ensure that this API is enabled from within your dashboard to use it in your application. If not, you may receive a 403 error

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Client Libaries

To get started with minimal code, most of our APIs are available through client libraries:

Generate Invoice

2 Token

Generate an invoice

	
#POST Request
https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00

x-api-key (required)

This is a required header on every request. Your API Key is found from within your dashboard

accept

This is an optional header. Set the value to application/json, application/xml, or application/yaml

invoiceNumberstring(required)

The invoice number

from_namestring(required)

The name of the person or company issuing the invoice

from_streetstring(required)

The street address of the person or company issuing the invoice

from_citystring(required)

The city of the person or company issuing the invoice

from_statestring(required)

The state of the person or company issuing the invoice

from_zipstring(required)

The zip code of the person or company issuing the invoice

to_namestring(required)

The name of the person or company being invoiced

to_streetstring(required)

The street address of the person or company being invoiced

to_citystring(required)

The city of the person or company being invoiced

to_statestring(required)

The state of the person or company being invoiced

to_zipstring(required)

The zip code of the person or company being invoiced

jobstring

The job or project associated with the invoice

paymentTermsstring

The payment terms for the invoice

dueDatestring

The due date for the invoice

discountdecimal

The discount to be applied to the invoice

salesTaxdecimal

The sales tax rate for the invoice

currencystring

The currency for the invoice

itemsarray(required)

The items being invoiced (qty, description, unit_price)

Sample Request

	
import requests

url = "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator"

payload = { "invoiceNumber": "INV000001", "date": "2025-02-01", "dueDate": "2025-11-30", "from": {  "from_name": "John Doe",  "from_street": "123 Elm St",  "from_city": "Springfield",  "from_state": "IL",  "from_zip": "62701" }, "to": {  "to_name": "Jane Smith",  "to_street": "456 Oak St",  "to_city": "Springfield",  "to_state": "IL",  "to_zip": "62702" }, "job": "Web Development", "paymentTerms": "Net 30", "discount": 10, "salesTax": 37.07, "currency": "USD", "items": [  {  "qty": 2,  "description": "Web Design Services",  "unit_price": 500.0  },  {  "qty": 1,  "description": "Domain Registration",  "unit_price": 100.0  } ] }
headers = {
	"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
	"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())

	
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
	Method = HttpMethod.Post,
	RequestUri = new Uri("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00"),
	Headers =
	{
		{ "x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY" }
	},
	Content = new StringContent("{ \"invoiceNumber\": \"INV000001\", \"date\": \"2025-02-01\", \"dueDate\": \"2025-11-30\", \"from\": {  \"from_name\": \"John Doe\",  \"from_street\": \"123 Elm St\",  \"from_city\": \"Springfield\",  \"from_state\": \"IL\",  \"from_zip\": \"62701\" }, \"to\": {  \"to_name\": \"Jane Smith\",  \"to_street\": \"456 Oak St\",  \"to_city\": \"Springfield\",  \"to_state\": \"IL\",  \"to_zip\": \"62702\" }, \"job\": \"Web Development\", \"paymentTerms\": \"Net 30\", \"discount\": 10, \"salesTax\": 37.07, \"currency\": \"USD\", \"items\": [  {  \"qty\": 2,  \"description\": \"Web Design Services\",  \"unit_price\": 500.0  },  {  \"qty\": 1,  \"description\": \"Domain Registration\",  \"unit_price\": 100.0  } ] }")
	{
		Headers =
		{
			ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json")
		}
	}
};
using (var response = await client.SendAsync(request))
{
	response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
	var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
	Console.WriteLine(body);
}

	
const data = JSON.stringify({ "invoiceNumber": "INV000001", "date": "2025-02-01", "dueDate": "2025-11-30", "from": {  "from_name": "John Doe",  "from_street": "123 Elm St",  "from_city": "Springfield",  "from_state": "IL",  "from_zip": "62701" }, "to": {  "to_name": "Jane Smith",  "to_street": "456 Oak St",  "to_city": "Springfield",  "to_state": "IL",  "to_zip": "62702" }, "job": "Web Development", "paymentTerms": "Net 30", "discount": 10, "salesTax": 37.07, "currency": "USD", "items": [  {  "qty": 2,  "description": "Web Design Services",  "unit_price": 500.0  },  {  "qty": 1,  "description": "Domain Registration",  "unit_price": 100.0  } ] });

const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.withCredentials = true;

xhr.addEventListener('readystatechange', function () {
	if (this.readyState === this.DONE) {
		console.log(this.responseText);
	}
});

xhr.open('POST', 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00');
xhr.setRequestHeader('x-api-key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
xhr.setRequestHeader('Accept', 'application/json');

xhr.send(data);

	
const request = require('request');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Accept: 'application/json'
  },
  body: { "invoiceNumber": "INV000001", "date": "2025-02-01", "dueDate": "2025-11-30", "from": {  "from_name": "John Doe",  "from_street": "123 Elm St",  "from_city": "Springfield",  "from_state": "IL",  "from_zip": "62701" }, "to": {  "to_name": "Jane Smith",  "to_street": "456 Oak St",  "to_city": "Springfield",  "to_state": "IL",  "to_zip": "62702" }, "job": "Web Development", "paymentTerms": "Net 30", "discount": 10, "salesTax": 37.07, "currency": "USD", "items": [  {  "qty": 2,  "description": "Web Design Services",  "unit_price": 500.0  },  {  "qty": 1,  "description": "Domain Registration",  "unit_price": 100.0  } ] },
  json: true
};

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
	if (error) throw new Error(error);

	console.log(body);
});

	
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
		.uri(URI.create("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00"))
		.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
		.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.header("Accept", "application/json")
		.method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{ \"invoiceNumber\": \"INV000001\", \"date\": \"2025-02-01\", \"dueDate\": \"2025-11-30\", \"from\": {  \"from_name\": \"John Doe\",  \"from_street\": \"123 Elm St\",  \"from_city\": \"Springfield\",  \"from_state\": \"IL\",  \"from_zip\": \"62701\" }, \"to\": {  \"to_name\": \"Jane Smith\",  \"to_street\": \"456 Oak St\",  \"to_city\": \"Springfield\",  \"to_state\": \"IL\",  \"to_zip\": \"62702\" }, \"job\": \"Web Development\", \"paymentTerms\": \"Net 30\", \"discount\": 10, \"salesTax\": 37.07, \"currency\": \"USD\", \"items\": [  {  \"qty\": 2,  \"description\": \"Web Design Services\",  \"unit_price\": 500.0  },  {  \"qty\": 1,  \"description\": \"Domain Registration\",  \"unit_price\": 100.0  } ] }"))
		.build();
HttpResponse response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());

	
import Foundation

let headers = [
	"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
	"Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["invoiceNumber" : "INV000001", "date" : "2025-02-01", "dueDate" : "2025-11-30", "from" : { "from_name": "John Doe", "from_street": "123 Elm St", "from_city": "Springfield", "from_state": "IL", "from_zip": "62701" }, "to" : { "to_name": "Jane Smith", "to_street": "456 Oak St", "to_city": "Springfield", "to_state": "IL", "to_zip": "62702" }, "job" : "Web Development", "paymentTerms" : "Net 30", "discount" : 10, "salesTax" : 37.07, "currency" : "USD", "items" : [ {  "qty": 2,  "description": "Web Design Services",  "unit_price": 500.0 }, {  "qty": 1,  "description": "Domain Registration",  "unit_price": 100.0 } ],] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00")! as URL,
				cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                timeoutInterval: 10.0)

request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
	if (error != nil) {
		print(error as Any)
	} else {
		let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
		print(httpResponse)
	}
})

dataTask.resume()

	
curl --request POST \
	--url https://api.apiverve.com/v1/invoicegenerator?invoiceNumber=12345&from_name=John Doe&from_street=123 Main St&from_city=Anytown&from_state=CA&from_zip=12345&to_name=Jane Doe&to_street=456 Elm St&to_city=Othertown&to_state=NY&to_zip=67890&salesperson=John Smith&job=Web Design Project&paymentTerms=Net 30&dueDate=2023-12-31&salesTax=0.07¤cy=USD&items[0][qty]=1&items[0][description]=Web Design Services&items[0][unit_price]=1000.00&items[0][line_total]=1000.00 \
	--header 'Accept: application/json' \
	--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
	--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
	--data '{ "invoiceNumber": "INV000001", "date": "2025-02-01", "dueDate": "2025-11-30", "from": { "from_name": "John Doe", "from_street": "123 Elm St", "from_city": "Springfield", "from_state": "IL", "from_zip": "62701" }, "to": { "to_name": "Jane Smith", "to_street": "456 Oak St", "to_city": "Springfield", "to_state": "IL", "to_zip": "62702" }, "job": "Web Development", "paymentTerms": "Net 30", "discount": 10, "salesTax": 37.07, "currency": "USD", "items": [ {  "qty": 2,  "description": "Web Design Services",  "unit_price": 500.0 }, {  "qty": 1,  "description": "Domain Registration",  "unit_price": 100.0 } ] }'

Sample Response

	
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "pdfName": "6b118488-0663-478f-aa45-86ba3feaeaa9.pdf",
    "expires": 1738776282359,
    "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/6b118488-0663-478f-aa45-86ba3feaeaa9.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1738776282&Signature=OOciV8On8ICsCjOu40Q88r%2FmyztJsSQMtgJj%2BgU1izmsFiMhoj78191%2FJw3iMHg5xT1OU%2FqHPyEjdjOlqfZOTAUD5nhnwcnUjcityhaYjl%2BWuacCvNYyeQZ%2F4InMVVzsYBjljnE1Z%2BQ%2BsRZJeCobwvB9owtovDMpTJ89l%2BM69XaoGJSRyte0YbPK4tWX5F2v4yeSso0m1S%2FGHdjZgKDX7fbNBSuBVC3S%2FFwbB1w61lglLCus0A9P0dutlfYc1pvcm%2FkOE%2B5c7TjztqgqAGzGcM6OaWXMUK8r5KGIj8DY6IBCcqf9qgCmo4%2BjOP7gyPEDbpvPunN2vubHVYGa6Ui5jQ%3D%3D"
  },
  "code": 200
}

	
<Root>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error />
  <data>
    <pdfName>6b118488-0663-478f-aa45-86ba3feaeaa9.pdf</pdfName>
    <expires>1738776282359</expires>
    <downloadURL>https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/6b118488-0663-478f-aa45-86ba3feaeaa9.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&amp;Expires=1738776282&amp;Signature=OOciV8On8ICsCjOu40Q88r%2FmyztJsSQMtgJj%2BgU1izmsFiMhoj78191%2FJw3iMHg5xT1OU%2FqHPyEjdjOlqfZOTAUD5nhnwcnUjcityhaYjl%2BWuacCvNYyeQZ%2F4InMVVzsYBjljnE1Z%2BQ%2BsRZJeCobwvB9owtovDMpTJ89l%2BM69XaoGJSRyte0YbPK4tWX5F2v4yeSso0m1S%2FGHdjZgKDX7fbNBSuBVC3S%2FFwbB1w61lglLCus0A9P0dutlfYc1pvcm%2FkOE%2B5c7TjztqgqAGzGcM6OaWXMUK8r5KGIj8DY6IBCcqf9qgCmo4%2BjOP7gyPEDbpvPunN2vubHVYGa6Ui5jQ%3D%3D</downloadURL>
  </data>
  <code>200</code>
</Root>

	
status: ok
error: 
data:
  pdfName: 6b118488-0663-478f-aa45-86ba3feaeaa9.pdf
  expires: 1738776282359
  downloadURL: https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/6b118488-0663-478f-aa45-86ba3feaeaa9.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1738776282&Signature=OOciV8On8ICsCjOu40Q88r%2FmyztJsSQMtgJj%2BgU1izmsFiMhoj78191%2FJw3iMHg5xT1OU%2FqHPyEjdjOlqfZOTAUD5nhnwcnUjcityhaYjl%2BWuacCvNYyeQZ%2F4InMVVzsYBjljnE1Z%2BQ%2BsRZJeCobwvB9owtovDMpTJ89l%2BM69XaoGJSRyte0YbPK4tWX5F2v4yeSso0m1S%2FGHdjZgKDX7fbNBSuBVC3S%2FFwbB1w61lglLCus0A9P0dutlfYc1pvcm%2FkOE%2B5c7TjztqgqAGzGcM6OaWXMUK8r5KGIj8DY6IBCcqf9qgCmo4%2BjOP7gyPEDbpvPunN2vubHVYGa6Ui5jQ%3D%3D
code: 200

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Response Types

The Invoice Generator API supports the following response content types:

application/json, application/xml, application/yaml

You can specify the response content type by setting the Accept header in your request. If you don't specify a content type, the API will default to application/json.

Authentication

The Invoice Generator API uses an API Key to authenticate requests. You can view and manage your API key by visiting your dashboard.

Your API keys carry many privileges. To keep them from being abused, please do not share the keys on client-side code or Github etc. Keep them very secure.

To use any API, you must have it enabled from within your dashboard. Disabled APIs will fail to respond to your requests.

All requests made to the API must contain the header x-api-key in each of your requests. API requests without authentication will fail.

All API requests must also be made over secure HTTPS. Requests made over plain HTTP will fail.

Error Code	Meaning
401	Your request was made with invalid credentials. This error also appears when you don't pass the `x-api-key` header in your request.
403	Typically, this occurs when you are trying to access an API that you have not enabled.

Rate Limits

	
{
    "status": "error",
    "data": null,
    "error": "tokens have been depleted",
    "code": 429
}

Each subscription has its own monthly token limit. Your token count is based on your subscription plan. If you reach your limits, don't worry. You can always upgrade or downgrade at any time.

When you reach your limit, the service will stop responding and typically return an HTTP 429 response status code. The error will also contain a detailed JSON.

The Invoice Generator API uses the following error code:

Error Code	Meaning
429	You have exceeded your rate limit and further requests will be denied until the next cycle.

Error Codes

For reference, the Invoice Generator API uses the following error codes:

Error Code	Meaning
Code	Message
200	The request was successful. The response will include the requested data.
400	The request was invalid. The response will include a message that explains the error.
401	The request was not authorized. Usually, this means that the API key is missing or invalid.
403	This means that the request was trying to access a resource that it does not have permission to access.
404	This means that the resource you are trying to access does not exist.
429	This means that you have reached the rate limit. The response will include a Retry-After header that indicates how many seconds you need to wait before making a new request.
500	This means that there was an error on the server side. We are alerted when this happens and we will work to fix it as soon as possible.

Invoice Generator API Reference