API Test Keys

Cancel an Invoice

POST

/v1/invoices/:id/cancel

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Use this endpoint to cancel an invoice. Invoices in the paid state cannot be cancelled.

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Curl

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1curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
2
3-X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/invoices/inv_JqVZyyKWjCs9cY/cancel \

Success

Failure

1{
2  "amount": 20000,
3  "amount_due": null,
4  "amount_paid": null,
5  "billing_end": null,
6  "billing_start": null,
7  "cancelled_at": 1657203958,
8  "comment": "Fresh sea weed mowed this morning",
9  "created_at": 1657203943,
10  "currency": "INR",
11  "currency_symbol": "₹",
12  "customer_details": {
13    "billing_address": null,
14    "contact": "9876543210",
15    "customer_contact": "9876543210",
16    "customer_email": "gaurav.kumar@example.com",
17    "customer_name": "Gaurav Kumar",
18    "email": "gaurav.kumar@example.com",
19    "gstin": null,
20    "id": "cust_DtHaBuooGHTuyZ",
21    "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
22    "shipping_address": null
23  },
24  "customer_id": "cust_DtHaBuooGHTuyZ",
25  "date": 1588076279,
26  "description": "Domestic invoice for Gaurav Kumar.",
27  "email_status": "pending",
28  "entity": "invoice",
29  "expire_by": 1924991999,
30  "expired_at": null,
31  "first_payment_min_amount": null,
32  "gross_amount": 20000,
33  "group_taxes_discounts": false,
34  "id": "inv_JqVZyyKWjCs9cY",
35  "idempotency_key": null,
36  "invoice_number": "Receipt No. 123234",
37  "issued_at": null,
38  "line_items": [
39    {
40      "amount": 20000,
41      "currency": "INR",
42      "description": "Crate of sea weed.",
43      "gross_amount": 20000,
44      "hsn_code": null,
45      "id": "li_JqVZyzHIx1exXC",
46      "item_id": null,
47      "name": "Crate of sea weed",
48      "net_amount": 20000,
49      "quantity": 1,
50      "ref_id": null,
51      "ref_type": null,
52      "sac_code": null,
53      "tax_amount": 0,
54      "tax_inclusive": false,
55      "tax_rate": null,
56      "taxable_amount": 20000,
57      "taxes": [],
58      "type": "invoice",
59      "unit": null,
60      "unit_amount": 20000
61    }
62  ],
63  "notes": {
64    "notes_key_1": "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
65    "notes_key_2": "Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
66  },
67  "order_id": null,
68  "paid_at": null,
69  "partial_payment": true,
70  "payment_id": null,
71  "receipt": "Receipt No. 123234",
72  "reminder_status": null,
73  "short_url": null,
74  "sms_status": "pending",
75  "status": "cancelled",
76  "subscription_status": null,
77  "supply_state_code": null,
78  "tax_amount": 0,
79  "taxable_amount": 20000,
80  "terms": "No Returns; No Refunds",
81  "type": "invoice",
82  "user_id": null,
83  "view_less": true
84}

Path Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the invoice.

Response Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the invoice.

entity

string

Indicates the type of entity. Here, it is invoice.

type

string

Here, it should be invoice.

invoice_number

string

Unique number you added for internal reference. The minimum character length is 1 and maximum is 40.

customer_id

string

The unique identifier of the customer. You can create customer_id using the

Customers API

. Alternatively, you can pass the customer object described in the below fields.

customer_details

object

Details of the customer.

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order_id

string

The unique identifier of the order associated with the invoice.

line_items

object

Details of the line item that is billed in the invoice. Maximum of 50 line items.

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payment_id

string

Unique identifier of a payment made against this invoice.

status

string

The status of the invoice. Know more about

Invoice States

. Possible values:

draft
issued
partially_paid
paid
cancelled
expired
deleted

expire_by

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice will expire.

issued_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice was issued to the customer.

paid_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the payment was made.

cancelled_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice was cancelled.

expired_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice expired.

sms_status

string

The delivery status of the SMS notification for the invoice sent to the customer. Possible values:

pending
sent

email_status

string

The delivery status of the email notification for the invoice sent to the customer. Possible values:

pending
sent

partial_payment

boolean

Indicates whether the customer can make a partial payment on the invoice. Possible values:

true: The customer can make partial payments.
false (default): The customer cannot make partial payments.

amount

integer

Amount to be paid using the invoice. Must be in the smallest unit of the currency. For example, if the amount to be received from the customer is ₹300.00, pass the value as 30000.

amount_paid

integer

Amount paid by the customer against the invoice.

amount_due

integer

The remaining amount to be paid by the customer for the issued invoice.

currency

string

The currency associated with the invoice. You must mandatorily pass this parameter if accepting international payments. If you have passed currency as a sub-parameter in the line_item object, you must ensure that the same currency is passed in both places. Know about the

list of supported international currencies.

description

string

A brief description of the invoice. The maximum character length is 2048.

notes

object

Any custom notes added to the invoice. Maximum of 2048 characters.

short_url

string

The short URL that is generated. Share this link with customers to accept payments.

date

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, that indicates the issue date of the invoice.

terms

string

Any terms to be included in the invoice. Maximum of 2048 characters.

comment

string

Any comments to be added in the invoice. Maximum of 2048 characters.

Errors

Operation not allowed for Invoice in cancelled status.

Error Status: 400

You are trying to cancel an invoice which is already in the cancelled status.

Solution

Cancel an Invoice

POST

/v1/invoices/:id/cancel

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Use this endpoint to cancel an invoice. Invoices in the paid state cannot be cancelled.

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Path Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the invoice.

Response Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the invoice.

entity

string

Indicates the type of entity. Here, it is invoice.

type

string

Here, it should be invoice.

invoice_number

string

Unique number you added for internal reference. The minimum character length is 1 and maximum is 40.

customer_id

string

The unique identifier of the customer. You can create customer_id using the

Customers API

. Alternatively, you can pass the customer object described in the below fields.

customer_details

object

Details of the customer.

Show child parameters (6)

order_id

string

The unique identifier of the order associated with the invoice.

line_items

object

Details of the line item that is billed in the invoice. Maximum of 50 line items.

Show child parameters (8)

payment_id

string

Unique identifier of a payment made against this invoice.

status

string

The status of the invoice. Know more about

Invoice States

. Possible values:

draft
issued
partially_paid
paid
cancelled
expired
deleted

expire_by

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice will expire.

issued_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice was issued to the customer.

paid_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the payment was made.

cancelled_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice was cancelled.

expired_at

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, at which the invoice expired.

sms_status

string

The delivery status of the SMS notification for the invoice sent to the customer. Possible values:

pending
sent

email_status

string

The delivery status of the email notification for the invoice sent to the customer. Possible values:

pending
sent

partial_payment

boolean

Indicates whether the customer can make a partial payment on the invoice. Possible values:

true: The customer can make partial payments.
false (default): The customer cannot make partial payments.

amount

integer

Amount to be paid using the invoice. Must be in the smallest unit of the currency. For example, if the amount to be received from the customer is ₹300.00, pass the value as 30000.

amount_paid

integer

Amount paid by the customer against the invoice.

amount_due

integer

The remaining amount to be paid by the customer for the issued invoice.

currency

string

list of supported international currencies.

description

string

A brief description of the invoice. The maximum character length is 2048.

notes

object

Any custom notes added to the invoice. Maximum of 2048 characters.

short_url

string

The short URL that is generated. Share this link with customers to accept payments.

date

integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, that indicates the issue date of the invoice.

terms

string

Any terms to be included in the invoice. Maximum of 2048 characters.

comment

string

Any comments to be added in the invoice. Maximum of 2048 characters.

Errors

Operation not allowed for Invoice in cancelled status.

Error Status: 400

You are trying to cancel an invoice which is already in the cancelled status.

Solution

Curl

change language

1curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
2
3-X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/invoices/inv_JqVZyyKWjCs9cY/cancel \

Success

Failure

1{
2  "amount": 20000,
3  "amount_due": null,
4  "amount_paid": null,
5  "billing_end": null,
6  "billing_start": null,
7  "cancelled_at": 1657203958,
8  "comment": "Fresh sea weed mowed this morning",
9  "created_at": 1657203943,
10  "currency": "INR",
11  "currency_symbol": "₹",
12  "customer_details": {
13    "billing_address": null,
14    "contact": "9876543210",
15    "customer_contact": "9876543210",
16    "customer_email": "gaurav.kumar@example.com",
17    "customer_name": "Gaurav Kumar",
18    "email": "gaurav.kumar@example.com",
19    "gstin": null,
20    "id": "cust_DtHaBuooGHTuyZ",
21    "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
22    "shipping_address": null
23  },
24  "customer_id": "cust_DtHaBuooGHTuyZ",
25  "date": 1588076279,
26  "description": "Domestic invoice for Gaurav Kumar.",
27  "email_status": "pending",
28  "entity": "invoice",
29  "expire_by": 1924991999,
30  "expired_at": null,
31  "first_payment_min_amount": null,
32  "gross_amount": 20000,
33  "group_taxes_discounts": false,
34  "id": "inv_JqVZyyKWjCs9cY",
35  "idempotency_key": null,
36  "invoice_number": "Receipt No. 123234",
37  "issued_at": null,
38  "line_items": [
39    {
40      "amount": 20000,
41      "currency": "INR",
42      "description": "Crate of sea weed.",
43      "gross_amount": 20000,
44      "hsn_code": null,
45      "id": "li_JqVZyzHIx1exXC",
46      "item_id": null,
47      "name": "Crate of sea weed",
48      "net_amount": 20000,
49      "quantity": 1,
50      "ref_id": null,
51      "ref_type": null,
52      "sac_code": null,
53      "tax_amount": 0,
54      "tax_inclusive": false,
55      "tax_rate": null,
56      "taxable_amount": 20000,
57      "taxes": [],
58      "type": "invoice",
59      "unit": null,
60      "unit_amount": 20000
61    }
62  ],
63  "notes": {
64    "notes_key_1": "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
65    "notes_key_2": "Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
66  },
67  "order_id": null,
68  "paid_at": null,
69  "partial_payment": true,
70  "payment_id": null,
71  "receipt": "Receipt No. 123234",
72  "reminder_status": null,
73  "short_url": null,
74  "sms_status": "pending",
75  "status": "cancelled",
76  "subscription_status": null,
77  "supply_state_code": null,
78  "tax_amount": 0,
79  "taxable_amount": 20000,
80  "terms": "No Returns; No Refunds",
81  "type": "invoice",
82  "user_id": null,
83  "view_less": true
84}