At any time, you can preview the upcoming invoice for a customer. This will show you all the charges that are pending, including subscription renewal charges, invoice item charges, etc. It will also show you any discounts that are applicable to the invoice.
Note that when you are viewing an upcoming invoice, you are simply viewing a preview – the invoice has not yet been created. As such, the upcoming invoice will not show up in invoice listing calls, and you cannot use the API to pay or edit the invoice. If you want to change the amount that your customer will be billed, you can add, remove, or update pending invoice items, or update the customer’s discount.
You can preview the effects of updating a subscription, including a preview of what proration will take place. To ensure that the actual proration is calculated exactly the same as the previewed proration, you should pass the subscription_ parameter when doing the actual subscription update. The recommended way to get only the prorations being previewed is to consider only proration line items where period[start] is equal to the subscription_ value passed in the request.
Note: Currency conversion calculations use the latest exchange rates. Exchange rates may vary between the time of the preview and the time of the actual invoice creation. Learn more
Parameters
- automatic_
taxobject Settings for automatic tax lookup for this invoice preview.
- customerstring
The identifier of the customer whose upcoming invoice you’d like to retrieve. If
automatic_is enabled then one oftax customer,customer_,details subscription, orschedulemust be set. - subscriptionstring
The identifier of the subscription for which you’d like to retrieve the upcoming invoice. If not provided, but a
subscription_is provided, you will preview creating a subscription with those items. If neitherdetails. items subscriptionnorsubscription_is provided, you will retrieve the next upcoming invoice from among the customer’s subscriptions.details. items
More parameters
- couponstringDeprecated
- currencyenum
- customer_
detailsobject - discountsarray of objects
- invoice_
itemsarray of objects - issuerobjectConnect only
- on_
behalf_ ofstringConnect only - preview_
modeenum - schedulestring
- schedule_
detailsobject - subscription_
billing_ cycle_ anchorstring | timestampDeprecated - subscription_
cancel_ attimestampDeprecated - subscription_
cancel_ at_ period_ endbooleanDeprecated - subscription_
cancel_ nowbooleanDeprecated - subscription_
default_ tax_ ratesarray of stringsDeprecated - subscription_
detailsobject - subscription_
itemsarray of objectsDeprecated - subscription_
proration_ behaviorenumDeprecated - subscription_
proration_ datetimestampDeprecated - subscription_
resume_ atstringDeprecated - subscription_
start_ datetimestampDeprecated - subscription_
trial_ endstring | timestampDeprecated
Returns
Returns an invoice if valid customer information is provided. Raises an error otherwise.
{ "object": "invoice", "account_country": "US", "account_name": "Stripe Docs", "account_tax_ids": null, "amount_due": 0, "amount_paid": 0, "amount_remaining": 0, "amount_shipping": 0, "application": null, "application_fee_amount": null, "attempt_count": 0, "attempted": false, "auto_advance": false, "automatic_tax": { "enabled": false, "liability": null, "status": null }, "billing_reason": "manual", "charge": null, "collection_method": "charge_automatically", "created": 1680644467, "currency": "usd", "custom_fields": null, "customer": "cus_NeZwdNtLEOXuvB", "customer_address": null, "customer_email": "jennyrosen@example.com", "customer_name": "Jenny Rosen", "customer_phone": null, "customer_shipping": null, "customer_tax_exempt": "none", "customer_tax_ids": [], "default_payment_method": null, "default_source": null, "default_tax_rates": [], "description": null, "discount": null, "discounts": [], "due_date": null, "ending_balance": null, "footer": null, "from_invoice": null, "hosted_invoice_url": null, "invoice_pdf": null, "issuer": { "type": "self" }, "last_finalization_error": null, "latest_revision": null, "lines": { "object": "list", "data": [], "has_more": false, "total_count": 0, "url": "/v1/invoices/in_1MtHbELkdIwHu7ixl4OzzPMv/lines" }, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "next_payment_attempt": null, "number": null, "on_behalf_of": null, "paid": false, "paid_out_of_band": false, "payment_intent": null, "payment_settings": { "default_mandate": null, "payment_method_options": null, "payment_method_types": null }, "period_end": 1680644467, "period_start": 1680644467, "post_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "pre_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "quote": null, "receipt_number": null, "rendering_options": null, "shipping_cost": null, "shipping_details": null, "starting_balance": 0, "statement_descriptor": null, "status": "draft", "status_transitions": { "finalized_at": null, "marked_uncollectible_at": null, "paid_at": null, "voided_at": null }, "subscription": null, "subtotal": 0, "subtotal_excluding_tax": 0, "tax": null, "test_clock": null, "total": 0, "total_discount_amounts": [], "total_excluding_tax": 0, "total_tax_amounts": [], "transfer_data": null, "webhooks_delivered_at": 1680644467}You can list all invoices, or list the invoices for a specific customer. The invoices are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created invoices appearing first.
Parameters
- customerstring
Only return invoices for the customer specified by this customer ID.
- statusenum
The status of the invoice, one of
draft,open,paid,uncollectible, orvoid. Learn more - subscriptionstring
Only return invoices for the subscription specified by this subscription ID.
More parameters
- collection_
methodenum - createdobject
- ending_
beforestring - limitinteger
- starting_
afterstring
Returns
A dictionary with a data property that contains an array invoice attachments,
{ "object": "list", "url": "/v1/invoices", "has_more": false, "data": [ { "id": "in_1MtHbELkdIwHu7ixl4OzzPMv", "object": "invoice", "account_country": "US", "account_name": "Stripe Docs", "account_tax_ids": null, "amount_due": 0, "amount_paid": 0, "amount_remaining": 0, "amount_shipping": 0, "application": null, "application_fee_amount": null, "attempt_count": 0, "attempted": false, "auto_advance": false, "automatic_tax": { "enabled": false, "liability": null, "status": null }, "billing_reason": "manual", "charge": null, "collection_method": "charge_automatically", "created": 1680644467, "currency": "usd", "custom_fields": null, "customer": "cus_NeZwdNtLEOXuvB", "customer_address": null, "customer_email": "jennyrosen@example.com", "customer_name": "Jenny Rosen", "customer_phone": null, "customer_shipping": null, "customer_tax_exempt": "none", "customer_tax_ids": [], "default_payment_method": null, "default_source": null, "default_tax_rates": [], "description": null, "discount": null, "discounts": [], "due_date": null, "ending_balance": null, "footer": null, "from_invoice": null, "hosted_invoice_url": null, "invoice_pdf": null, "issuer": { "type": "self" }, "last_finalization_error": null, "latest_revision": null, "lines": { "object": "list", "data": [], "has_more": false, "total_count": 0, "url": "/v1/invoices/in_1MtHbELkdIwHu7ixl4OzzPMv/lines" }, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "next_payment_attempt": null, "number": null, "on_behalf_of": null, "paid": false, "paid_out_of_band": false, "payment_intent": null, "payment_settings": { "default_mandate": null, "payment_method_options": null, "payment_method_types": null }, "period_end": 1680644467, "period_start": 1680644467, "post_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "pre_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "quote": null, "receipt_number": null, "rendering_options": null, "shipping_cost": null, "shipping_details": null, "starting_balance": 0, "statement_descriptor": null, "status": "draft", "status_transitions": { "finalized_at": null, "marked_uncollectible_at": null, "paid_at": null, "voided_at": null }, "subscription": null, "subtotal": 0, "subtotal_excluding_tax": 0, "tax": null, "test_clock": null, "total": 0, "total_discount_amounts": [], "total_excluding_tax": 0, "total_tax_amounts": [], "transfer_data": null, "webhooks_delivered_at": 1680644467 } ]}Permanently deletes a one-off invoice draft. This cannot be undone. Attempts to delete invoices that are no longer in a draft state will fail; once an invoice has been finalized or if an invoice is for a subscription, it must be voided.
Parameters
No parameters.
Returns
A successfully deleted invoice. Otherwise, this call raises an error, such as if the invoice has already been deleted.
{ "id": "in_1MtHbELkdIwHu7ixl4OzzPMv", "object": "invoice", "deleted": true}Stripe automatically finalizes drafts before sending and attempting payment on invoices. However, if you’d like to finalize a draft invoice manually, you can do so using this method.
Parameters
- auto_
advanceboolean Controls whether Stripe performs automatic collection of the invoice. If
false, the invoice’s state doesn’t automatically advance without an explicit action.
Returns
Returns an invoice object with status=open.
{ "id": "in_1MtGmCLkdIwHu7ix6PgS6g8S", "object": "invoice", "account_country": "US", "account_name": "Stripe Docs", "account_tax_ids": null, "amount_due": 0, "amount_paid": 0, "amount_remaining": 0, "amount_shipping": 0, "application": null, "application_fee_amount": null, "attempt_count": 0, "attempted": true, "auto_advance": false, "automatic_tax": { "enabled": false, "liability": null, "status": null }, "billing_reason": "manual", "charge": null, "collection_method": "send_invoice", "created": 1680641304, "currency": "usd", "custom_fields": null, "customer": "cus_NeZw0zvTyquTfF", "customer_address": null, "customer_email": "jennyrosen@example.com", "customer_name": "Jenny Rosen", "customer_phone": null, "customer_shipping": null, "customer_tax_exempt": "none", "customer_tax_ids": [], "default_payment_method": null, "default_source": null, "default_tax_rates": [], "description": null, "discount": null, "discounts": [], "due_date": 1681246104, "ending_balance": 0, "footer": null, "from_invoice": null, "hosted_invoice_url": "https://invoice.stripe.com/i/acct_1M2JTkLkdIwHu7ix/test_YWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4LF9OZVp3dVBYNnF0dGlvdXRubGVjSXVOOWhiVWpmUktPLDcxMTgyMTA10200x7P2wMSm?s=ap", "invoice_pdf": "https://pay.stripe.com/invoice/acct_1M2JTkLkdIwHu7ix/test_YWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4LF9OZVp3dVBYNnF0dGlvdXRubGVjSXVOOWhiVWpmUktPLDcxMTgyMTA10200x7P2wMSm/pdf?s=ap", "issuer": { "type": "self" }, "last_finalization_error": null, "latest_revision": null, "lines": { "object": "list", "data": [], "has_more": false, "total_count": 0, "url": "/v1/invoices/in_1MtGmCLkdIwHu7ix6PgS6g8S/lines" }, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "next_payment_attempt": null, "number": "9545A614-0001", "on_behalf_of": null, "paid": true, "paid_out_of_band": false, "payment_intent": null, "payment_settings": { "default_mandate": null, "payment_method_options": null, "payment_method_types": null }, "period_end": 1680641304, "period_start": 1680641304, "post_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "pre_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "quote": null, "receipt_number": null, "rendering_options": null, "shipping_cost": null, "shipping_details": null, "starting_balance": 0, "statement_descriptor": null, "status": "paid", "status_transitions": { "finalized_at": 1680641304, "marked_uncollectible_at": null, "paid_at": 1680641304, "voided_at": null }, "subscription": null, "subtotal": 0, "subtotal_excluding_tax": 0, "tax": null, "test_clock": null, "total": 0, "total_discount_amounts": [], "total_excluding_tax": 0, "total_tax_amounts": [], "transfer_data": null, "webhooks_delivered_at": 1680641304}Marking an invoice as uncollectible is useful for keeping track of bad debts that can be written off for accounting purposes.
Parameters
No parameters.
Returns
Returns the invoice object.
{ "id": "in_1MtG0nLkdIwHu7ixAaUw3Cb4", "object": "invoice", "account_country": "US", "account_name": "Stripe Docs", "account_tax_ids": null, "amount_due": 599, "amount_paid": 0, "amount_remaining": 599, "amount_shipping": 0, "application": null, "application_fee_amount": null, "attempt_count": 0, "attempted": false, "auto_advance": false, "automatic_tax": { "enabled": false, "liability": null, "status": null }, "billing_reason": "manual", "charge": null, "collection_method": "charge_automatically", "created": 1680638365, "currency": "usd", "custom_fields": null, "customer": "cus_NeZw0zvTyquTfF", "customer_address": null, "customer_email": "jennyrosen@example.com", "customer_name": "Jenny Rosen", "customer_phone": null, "customer_shipping": null, "customer_tax_exempt": "none", "customer_tax_ids": [ { "type": "eu_vat", "value": "DE123456789" }, { "type": "eu_vat", "value": "DE123456781" } ], "default_payment_method": null, "default_source": null, "default_tax_rates": [], "description": null, "discount": null, "discounts": [], "due_date": null, "ending_balance": null, "footer": null, "from_invoice": null, "hosted_invoice_url": null, "invoice_pdf": null, "issuer": { "type": "self" }, "last_finalization_error": null, "latest_revision": null, "lines": { "object": "list", "data": [ { "id": "il_1MtG0nLkdIwHu7ix3eCoIIw7", "object": "line_item", "amount": 1099, "amount_excluding_tax": 1099, "currency": "usd", "description": "My First Invoice Item (created for API docs)", "discount_amounts": [], "discountable": true, "discounts": [], "invoice_item": "ii_1MtG0nLkdIwHu7ixDqfiUgg8", "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "period": { "end": 1680638365, "start": 1680638365 }, "price": { "id": "price_1Mr89PLkdIwHu7ixf5QhiWm2", "object": "price", "active": true, "billing_scheme": "per_unit", "created": 1680131491, "currency": "usd", "custom_unit_amount": null, "livemode": false, "lookup_key": null, "metadata": {}, "nickname": null, "product": "prod_NcMtLgctyqlJDC", "recurring": null, "tax_behavior": "unspecified", "tiers_mode": null, "transform_quantity": null, "type": "one_time", "unit_amount": 1099, "unit_amount_decimal": "1099" }, "proration": false, "proration_details": { "credited_items": null }, "quantity": 1, "subscription": null, "tax_amounts": [], "tax_rates": [], "type": "invoiceitem", "unit_amount_excluding_tax": "1099" } ], "has_more": false, "url": "/v1/invoices/in_1MtG0nLkdIwHu7ixAaUw3Cb4/lines" }, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "next_payment_attempt": null, "number": null, "on_behalf_of": null, "paid": false, "paid_out_of_band": false, "payment_intent": null, "payment_settings": { "default_mandate": null, "payment_method_options": null, "payment_method_types": null }, "period_end": 1680638365, "period_start": 1680638365, "post_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "pre_payment_credit_notes_amount": 0, "quote": null, "receipt_number": null, "rendering_options": null, "shipping_cost": null, "shipping_details": null, "starting_balance": -500, "statement_descriptor": null, "status": "uncollectible", "status_transitions": { "finalized_at": null, "marked_uncollectible_at": null, "paid_at": null, "voided_at": null }, "subscription": null, "subtotal": 1099, "subtotal_excluding_tax": 1099, "tax": null, "test_clock": null, "total": 1099, "total_discount_amounts": [], "total_excluding_tax": 1099, "total_tax_amounts": [], "transfer_data": null, "webhooks_delivered_at": null, "closed": true, "forgiven": true}