CreateAndSendInvoice API Operation

APIDeprecatedLast updated: October 12th 2021, @ 6:58:00 pm


Important: The Adaptive Platform API is not available for new integrations. PayPal provides this documentation to support existing integrations.

Creates an invoice and sends it to a customer.

Example

This example creates and sends an invoice using CreateAndSendInvoice.

curl https://svcs.sandbox.paypal.com/Invoice/CreateAndSendInvoice \
  -s \
  --insecure \
  -H "X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-USERID: <var>Your_API_username</var>" \
  -H "X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-PASSWORD: <var>Your_API_password</var>" \
  -H "X-PAYPAL-SECURITY-SIGNATURE: <var>Your_API_signature</var>" \
  -H "X-PAYPAL-REQUEST-DATA-FORMAT: NV" \
  -H "X-PAYPAL-RESPONSE-DATA-FORMAT: NV" \
  -H "X-PAYPAL-APPLICATION-ID: <var>Your_AppID</var>"  \
  -d requestEnvelope.errorLanguage=en_US \
  -d invoice.merchantEmail=merchant%40domain.com \
  -d invoice.payerEmail=jbui-us-business2%40paypal.com \
  -d invoice.currencyCode=USD \
  -d invoice.itemList.item(0).name=Banana+Leaf+--+001 \
  -d invoice.itemList.item(0).description=Banana+Leaf \
  -d invoice.itemList.item(0).quantity=1 \
  -d invoice.itemList.item(0).unitPrice=1 \
  -d invoice.itemList.item(0).taxName=Tax1 \
  -d invoice.itemList.item(0).taxRate=10.25 \
  -d invoice.paymentTerms=Net10 \
  -d invoice.logoUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2FYour_logo.jpg

CreateAndSendInvoiceRequest Message

Use the CreateAndSendInvoiceRequest message to create a new invoice and send it to a customer. The requester should authenticate the caller and verify that the merchant requesting the invoice has an existing PayPal account in good standing. Once the invoice is created, PayPal sends it to the specified payer, who is notified of the pending invoice.

RequestEnvelope Fields

Field

Description

detailLevel

common:DetailLevelCode (Optional) Level of detail required by the client application pertaining to a particular data component. The detail level is specified as a detail level code, which has all the enumerated values of the detail level for the component. By default, the detail level code isReturnAll, which provides the maximum level of detail.

errorLanguage

xs:string (Required) RFC 3066 language in which error messages are returned; by default it is en_US, which is the only language currently supported.

CreateAndSendInvoiceRequest Fields

Field

Description

requestEnvelope

common:requestEnvelope (Required) Information common to each API operation, such as the language in which an error message is returned.

invoice

inv:InvoiceType (Required) Merchant, payer, and invoice information.

InvoiceType Fields

Field

Description

merchantEmail

xs:string (Required) Merchant email address.

payerEmail

xs:string (Required) Payer email address, required for sending an invoice.

number

xs:string (Optional) Unique identifier for the invoice.

merchantInfo

inv:BusinessInfoType Company information of the merchant company sending the invoice.

itemList

inv:InvoiceItemListType (Required) List of items included in this invoice. Required for sending an invoice.

taxCalculatedAfterDiscount

xs:boolean (Optional) Indicates whether tax is calculated before or after a discount. If false (the default), the tax is calculated before a discount. If true, the tax is calculated after a discount.

currencyCode

xs:string (Required) Currency used for all invoice item amounts and totals.

invoiceDate

xs:dateTime (Optional) Date on which the invoice is enabled.

dueDate

xs:dateTime (Optional) Date on which the invoice payment is due.

paymentTerms

inv:PaymentTermsType (Optional) Terms under which payment is due, specified as one of the following values:

  • DueOnReceipt. Payment is due when the payer receives the invoice.
  • DueOnDateSpecified. Payment is due on the date specified in the invoice.
  • Net10. Payment is due 10 days from the invoice date.
  • Net15. Payment is due 15 days from the invoice date.
  • Net30. Payment is due 30 days from the invoice date.
  • Net45. Payment is due 45 days from the invoice date.
  • NoDueDate. No payment due date is displayed for the invoice; if a value is specified in the dueDate field, the value is ignored.

discountPercent

xs:decimal (Optional) Discount percent applied at the invoice level (not at the item level). Also see the descriptions of the discount fields in the InvoiceItemType Fields.

discountAmount

xs:decimal (Optional) Invoice-level discount amount, calculated after the item-level discounts. The overall discount on an invoice is equal to the addition of the invoice-level and item-level discounts. Note that if discountPercent is provided, discountAmount is ignored. Also see the descriptions of the discount fields in the InvoiceItemType Fields.

taxInclusive

xs:boolean (Optional) Determines whether the item amount is tax inclusive or tax exclusive. An item amount is the unit price multiplied by the quantity. By default, thetaxInclusive field is false.

To specify true or false in thetaxInclusive field, use the following definitions:

  • Tax exclusive: The stated tax is added on top of the item or shipping amount.
  • Tax inclusive: The item or shipping amount already includes the stated tax.

If the taxInclusive field is true, the tax is calculated as follows:

[Item Amount] - ([Item Amount]/(1+[Tax %])

If the taxInclusive field is false, the tax is calculated as follows:

[Item Amount] * [Tax %]

terms

xs:string (Optional) General terms for the invoice. Maximum length: 4000 characters.

note

xs:string (Optional) Note to the payer company. Maximum length: 4000 characters.

merchantMemo

xs:string (Optional) Memo for bookkeeping that is private to the merchant.

billingInfo

inv:BusinessInfoType (Optional) Billing information for the payer.

shippingInfo

inv:BusinessInfoType (Optional) Shipping information for the payer.

shippingAmount

xs:decimal (Optional) Cost of shipping.

shippingTaxName

xs:string (Optional) Name of the applicable tax on shipping cost.

shippingTaxRate

xs:decimal (Optional) Rate of the applicable tax on shipping cost.

logoURL

xs:string (Optional) Complete URL to an external image used as the logo, if any.

referrerCode

xs:string (Optional) Build Notification (BN) code for tracking transactions with a particular partner.

BusinessInfoType Fields

Field

Description

firstName

xs:string (Optional) First name of the company contact.

lastName

xs:string (Optional) Last name of the company contact.

businessName

xs:string (Optional) Company business name.

phone

xs:string (Optional) Phone number for contacting the company.

fax

xs:string (Optional) Fax number used by the company.

website

xs:string (Optional) Website used by the company.

language

xs:string (Optional) The language of invoices for a payer who does not have a PayPal account or, a unilateral payer. If you omit the language field, a unilateral payer receives invoices in the merchant's language.

If the payer has a PayPal account, this field is ignored and the payer's language is used.

Specify the language field in the billingInfo container. This field affects the invoice emails and the payer's invoice view. Maximum length: Five characters.

You can specify one of these values:

  • da_DK. Danish.
  • de_DE. German.
  • en_AU. English (Australia).
  • en_GB. English (U.K.).
  • en_US. English (U.S.).
  • es_ES. Spanish (Modern).
  • es_XC. Spanish (Mexico).
  • fr_CA. French (Canadian).
  • fr_FR. French (France).
  • fr_XC. French .
  • he_IL. Hebrew.
  • id_ID. Indonesian.
  • it_IT. Italian.
  • ja_JP. Japanese.
  • nl_NL. Dutch.
  • no_NO. Norwegian.
  • pl_PL. Polish.
  • pt_BR. Portuguese (Brazilian).
  • pt_PT. Portuguese.
  • ru_RU. Russian.
  • sv_SE. Swedish.
  • th_TH. Thai.
  • zh_CN. Simplified Chinese.
  • zh_HK. Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong).
  • zh_TW. Chinese (Taiwan).
  • zh_XC. Simplified Chinese.

taxId

xs:string (Optional) Tax ID of the merchant.

customValue

xs:string (Optional) Custom value to be displayed in the contact information details.

address

common:BaseAddress (Optional) Street address of the company.

BaseAddress Fields

Field

Description

line1

xs:string (Required) First line of the address.

line2

xs:string (Optional) Second line of the street address.

city

xs:string (Required) City of the address.

state

xs:string (Optional) State for the address.

postalCode

xs:string (Optional) Postal code of the address.

postalCodeExtension

xs:string (Optional) Extension to the postal code.

countryCode

xs:string (Required) Country code of the address.

type

xs:string (Optional) Type of address.

InvoiceItemListType Fields

Field

Description

item

inv:InvoiceItemType (Required) Invoice item.

InvoiceItemType Fields

Field

Description

name

xs:string (Required) SKU or name of the item. Maximum length: 60 characters.

description

xs:string (Optional) Item description. Maximum length: 1000 characters.

date

xs:dateTime (Optional) Date on which the product or service was provided.

quantity

xs:decimal (Required) Item count. Valid values are 0 to 10000.

unitPrice

xs:decimal (Required) Price of the item, in the currency specified by the invoice.

discountPercent

xs:decimal (Optional) A discount percent applied at the item level (not at the invoice level). Enables separate discounts for individual items on an invoice. This discount is compounded with any discounts specified at the invoice level (see all the discount fields listed under the InvoiceType Fields, above). Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 100.

discountAmount

xs:decimal (Optional) A discount amount applied at the item level (not at the invoice level). Enables separate discounts for individual items on an invoice. This discount is compounded with any discounts specified at the invoice level (see all the discount fields listed under the InvoiceType Fields, above). If discountPercent is provided at the item level, discountAmount at the item level is ignored. Not greater than the item amount. Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 10000.

taxName

xs:string (Optional) Name of the applicable tax. Required if taxRate is specified.

taxRate

xs:decimal (Optional) Rate of the applicable tax. Required if taxName is specified.

CreateAndSendInvoiceResponse Message

The CreateAndSendInvoiceResponse message contains information returned in response to a CreateAndSendInvoiceRequest message. The response contains an invoice ID and the URL to the invoice on the PayPal system, and indicates whether the invoice was sent successfully.

ResponseEnvelope Fields

Field

Description

ack

common:AckCode Acknowledgment code. Value is:

  • Success. The operation completed successfully.
  • Failure. The operation failed.
  • SuccessWithWarning. The operation completed successfully; however, there is a warning message.
  • FailureWithWarning. The operation failed with a warning message.

build

xs:string Build number. It is used only by PayPal Merchant Technical Support.

correlationId

xs:string Correlation identifier. It is a 13-character, alphanumeric string (for example, db87c705a910e) that is used only by PayPal Merchant Technical Support.

Note: You must log and store this data for every response you receive. PayPal Technical Support uses the information to assist with reported issues.

timestamp

xs:datetime Date on which the response was sent, for example: 2012-04-02T22:33:35.774-07:00

Note: You must log and store this data for every response you receive. PayPal Technical Support uses the information to assist with reported issues.

CreateAndSendInvoiceResponse Fields

Field

Description

responseEnvelope

common:ResponseEnvelope Common response information, including a timestamp and the response acknowledgment status.

invoiceID

xs:string ID of the created invoice. Maximum length: 24 characters.

invoiceNumber

xs:string Number of the created invoice.

invoiceURL

xs:string URL location where merchants view the invoice details.

totalAmount

xs:long The total amount of the invoice.

PPFault Message

The PPFaultMessage returns ErrorData and the ResponseEnvelope information to your application if an error occurs.

FaultMessage Fields

Field

Description

error

common:ErrorData Detailed error information.

responseEnvelope

common:ResponseEnvelope Common response information, including a timestamp and the response acknowledgment status.

ErrorData Fields

Field

Description

category

common:ErrorCategory The location where the error occurred. Value is:

  • System. The system encountered errors; try again.
  • Application. The application encountered errors; try again.
  • Request. The request was incorrect.

domain

xs:string The domain to which this service belongs.

errorId

xs:long A six-digit number that uniquely identifies a particular error.

exceptionID

This field is not used.

message

xs:string A description of the error.

parameter

common:ErrorParameter Represents contextual information about the error.

severity

common:ErrorSeverity The severity of the error encountered. Value is:

  • Error. Processing of the request was interrupted.
  • Warning. Processing of the request was completed.

subdomain

This field is not used.

ResponseEnvelope Fields

Field

Description

ack

common:AckCode Acknowledgment code. Value is:

  • Success. The operation completed successfully.
  • Failure. The operation failed.
  • SuccessWithWarning. The operation completed successfully; however, there is a warning message.
  • FailureWithWarning. The operation failed with a warning message.

build

xs:string Build number. It is used only by PayPal Merchant Technical Support.

correlationId

xs:string Correlation identifier. It is a 13-character, alphanumeric string (for example, db87c705a910e) that is used only by PayPal Merchant Technical Support.

Note: You must log and store this data for every response you receive. PayPal Technical Support uses the information to assist with reported issues.

timestamp

xs:datetime Date on which the response was sent, for example: 2012-04-02T22:33:35.774-07:00

Note: You must log and store this data for every response you receive. PayPal Technical Support uses the information to assist with reported issues.

CreateAndSendInvoice API Errors

CodeMessage
520002Internal error.
520003Authentication failed. API credentials are incorrect.
520009Account is restricted.
570045The number of items exceeds this allowed limit.
570046The due date occurs before the invoice date.
570048A tax name can only be associated with one unique tax rate on a single invoice; the following tax name is associated to different rates on this invoice.
570049The total amount for the invoice cannot be negative.
570050The merchant's PayPal account cannot be the same as the payer's account; merchant and payer email addresses presently link to the same account.
570051Invoice cannot have more than 10 different taxes.
570054Invalid token.
570058Authentication failed. User account is not confirmed.
571009You cannot send this invoice because payer email is not specified.
570059Invoice number is too long.
580022This error code corresponds to validation error messages that deal with errors of supplied parameters.
580045Merchant does not have a PayPal account associated with this email address.
580046An invoice already exists for the merchant with this invoice number.