Bulk update invoice line items 

Updates multiple line items on an invoice. This is only possible when an invoice is still a draft.

Parameters

• linesarray of objectsRequired

  The line items to update.

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  • lines.idstringRequired

    ID of an existing line item on the invoice.

  • lines.amountinteger

    The integer amount in cents of the charge to be applied to the upcoming invoice. If you want to apply a credit to the customer’s account, pass a negative amount.

  • lines.descriptionstring

    An arbitrary string which you can attach to the invoice item. The description is displayed in the invoice for easy tracking.

  • lines.discountableboolean

    Controls whether discounts apply to this line item. Defaults to false for prorations or negative line items, and true for all other line items. Cannot be set to true for prorations.

  • lines.discountsarray of objects

    The coupons, promotion codes & existing discounts which apply to the line item. Item discounts are applied before invoice discounts. Pass an empty string to remove previously-defined discounts.

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    • lines.discounts.couponstring

      ID of the coupon to create a new discount for.

    • lines.discounts.discountstring

      ID of an existing discount on the object (or one of its ancestors) to reuse.

    • lines.discounts.promotion_codestring

      ID of the promotion code to create a new discount for.

  • lines.metadataobject

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata. For type=subscription line items, the incoming metadata specified on the request is directly used to set this value, in contrast to type=invoiceitem line items, where any existing metadata on the invoice line is merged with the incoming data.

  • lines.periodobject

    The period associated with this invoice item. When set to different values, the period will be rendered on the invoice. If you have Stripe Revenue Recognition enabled, the period will be used to recognize and defer revenue. See the Revenue Recognition documentation for details.

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    • lines.period.endtimestampRequired

      The end of the period, which must be greater than or equal to the start. This value is inclusive.

    • lines.period.starttimestampRequired

      The start of the period. This value is inclusive.

  • lines.price_dataobject

    Data used to generate a new Price object inline.

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    • lines.price_data.currencyenumRequired

      Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.

    • lines.price_data.productstringRequired conditionally

      The ID of the Product that this Price will belong to. One of product or product_data is required.

    • lines.price_data.product_dataobjectRequired conditionally

      Data used to generate a new Product object inline. One of product or product_data is required.

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      • lines.price_data.product_data.namestringRequired

        The product’s name, meant to be displayable to the customer.

      • lines.price_data.product_data.descriptionstring

        The product’s description, meant to be displayable to the customer. Use this field to optionally store a long form explanation of the product being sold for your own rendering purposes.

      • lines.price_data.product_data.imagesarray of strings

        A list of up to 8 URLs of images for this product, meant to be displayable to the customer.

      • lines.price_data.product_data.metadataobject

        Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

      • lines.price_data.product_data.tax_codestringRecommended if calculating taxes

        A tax code ID.

    • lines.price_data.tax_behaviorenumRecommended if calculating taxes

      Only required if a default tax behavior was not provided in the Stripe Tax settings. Specifies whether the price is considered inclusive of taxes or exclusive of taxes. One of inclusive, exclusive, or unspecified. Once specified as either inclusive or exclusive, it cannot be changed.

      Possible enum values

      exclusive

      inclusive

      unspecified

    • lines.price_data.unit_amountintegerRequired conditionally

      A non-negative integer in cents representing how much to charge. One of unit_amount or unit_amount_decimal is required.

    • lines.price_data.unit_amount_decimalstringRequired conditionally

      Same as unit_amount, but accepts a decimal value in cents with at most 12 decimal places. Only one of unit_amount and unit_amount_decimal can be set.

  • lines.pricingobject

    The pricing information for the invoice item.

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    • lines.pricing.pricestring

      The ID of the price object.

  • lines.quantityinteger

    Non-negative integer. The quantity of units for the line item.

  • lines.tax_amountsarray of objects

    A list of up to 10 tax amounts for this line item. This can be useful if you calculate taxes on your own or use a third-party to calculate them. You cannot set tax amounts if any line item has tax_rates or if the invoice has default_tax_rates or uses automatic tax. Pass an empty string to remove previously defined tax amounts.

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    • lines.tax_amounts.amountintegerRequired

      The amount, in cents, of the tax.

    • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_dataobjectRequired

      Data to find or create a TaxRate object.

      Stripe automatically creates or reuses a TaxRate object for each tax amount. If the tax_rate_data exactly matches a previous value, Stripe will reuse the TaxRate object. TaxRate objects created automatically by Stripe are immediately archived, do not appear in the line item’s tax_rates, and cannot be directly added to invoices, payments, or line items.

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      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.display_namestringRequired

        The display name of the tax rate, which will be shown to users.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.inclusivebooleanRequired

        This specifies if the tax rate is inclusive or exclusive.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.percentagefloatRequired

        The statutory tax rate percent. This field accepts decimal values between 0 and 100 inclusive with at most 4 decimal places. To accommodate fixed-amount taxes, set the percentage to zero. Stripe will not display zero percentages on the invoice unless the amount of the tax is also zero.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.countrystring

        Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.descriptionstring

        An arbitrary string attached to the tax rate for your internal use only. It will not be visible to your customers.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.jurisdictionstring

        The jurisdiction for the tax rate. You can use this label field for tax reporting purposes. It also appears on your customer’s invoice.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.jurisdiction_levelenum

        The level of the jurisdiction that imposes this tax rate.

        Possible enum values

        city This value indicates that the jurisdiction imposing the tax rate is at the city level.

        country This value indicates that the jurisdiction imposing the tax rate is at the country level.

        county This value indicates that the jurisdiction imposing the tax rate is at the county level.

        district This value indicates that the jurisdiction imposing the tax rate is at the district level.

        multiple This value indicates that the jurisdictions imposing the tax rate are at multiple different jurisdiction levels.

        state This value indicates that the jurisdiction imposing the tax rate is at the state level.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.statestring

        ISO 3166-2 subdivision code, without country prefix. For example, “NY” for New York, United States.

      • lines.tax_amounts.tax_rate_data.tax_typeenum

        The high-level tax type, such as vat or sales_tax.

        Possible enum values

        amusement_tax Amusement Tax

        communications_tax Communications Tax

        gst Goods and Services Tax

        hst Harmonized Sales Tax

        igst Integrated Goods and Services Tax

        jct Japanese Consumption Tax

        lease_tax Chicago Lease Tax

        pst Provincial Sales Tax

        qst Quebec Sales Tax

        retail_delivery_fee Retail Delivery Fee

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    • lines.tax_amounts.taxable_amountintegerRequired

      The amount on which tax is calculated, in cents.

    • lines.tax_amounts.taxability_reasonenum

      The reasoning behind this tax, for example, if the product is tax exempt.

      Possible enum values

      customer_exempt No tax is applied as the customer is exempt from tax.

      not_collecting No tax is collected either because you are not registered to collect tax in this jurisdiction, or because the non-taxable product tax code (txcd_00000000) was used.

      not_subject_to_tax No tax is imposed on this transaction.

      not_supported No tax applied. Stripe doesn’t support this jurisdiction, territory, or product.

      portion_product_exempt A portion of the price is exempt from tax.

      portion_reduced_rated A portion of the price is taxed at a reduced rate.

      portion_standard_rated A portion of the price is taxed at the standard rate.

      product_exempt The product or service is nontaxable or exempt from tax.

      product_exempt_holiday The product or service is not taxed due to a sales tax holiday.

      proportionally_rated The shipping cost tax rate is calculated as a weighted average of the other line items’ rates, weighted by their amounts.

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  • lines.tax_ratesarray of strings

    The tax rates which apply to the line item. When set, the default_tax_rates on the invoice do not apply to this line item. Pass an empty string to remove previously-defined tax rates.

• invoice_metadataobject

  Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata. For type=subscription line items, the incoming metadata specified on the request is directly used to set this value, in contrast to type=invoiceitem line items, where any existing metadata on the invoice line is merged with the incoming data.