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How Invoices Work

Given below is a complete end-to-end flow about how you can use Razorpay Invoices.

Invoices Flow

Step 1: Create an Invoice🔗

Create an invoice by providing all the required details. You can set an expiry date and enable partial payments.

Save the invoice. The invoice is in draft status. Know more about invoice states.

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You can update, delete, or create a duplicate of an invoice at this status, draft. Know more about invoice states.

Invoice APIs

Step 2: Issue an Invoice🔗

Issue an invoice to a customer via email and/or sms. The customer receives a notification by email or sms with a payment link using which the customer can pay using one of the available payment methods.

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Use this Invoice API to issue an invoice.

Step 3: Receive Payments🔗

Customer clicks the payment link and tries to make the payment.

  • If partial payments was enabled, the customer chooses the amount to be paid.
  • The customer chooses the mode of payment: Pay Online or Pay via Bank Transfer

Customer makes a successful payment. The invoice is marked as paid or partially paid. You receive a notification about the payment.

Handy Tips
After the payment is captured, the amount is settled to your account as per the settlement schedule. Know more about payments, settlements, refunds and disputes.

Step 4: Track Invoices and Reports🔗

  • Notifications
    You receive notifications regarding activity on invoices via SMS, emails and webhook. Know more about subscribing to Webhooks.
  • Track Payments
    Track payments made against the issued invoices on Razorpay Dashboard. Click Invoices from the left menu. All the invoices are listed with their status under Invoices.
  • Reports
    Detailed insights can be gained using reports and real-time data on the Dashboard. These reports can then be used for accounting and reconciliation purposes. Know more about reports.
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