Create an invoice

Create a pending invoice from line items. The invoice number (INV-YYYY-NNNN) is assigned automatically. Nothing is emailed.

POST https://api.centerfy.ai/webhooks/inbound/invoices

Headers

Header	Required	Value	Description
`x-api-key`	Yes	your sub-account API key (cfy_…)	Authenticates the request; or use Authorization: Bearer `<key>`.

Body parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
`contact_id`	`string (uuid)`	Yes	—	Contact in this sub-account to bill.
`items`	`{ item, quantity, amount }[]`	Yes	—	Line items (1–200). item: non-empty string; quantity: integer ≥ 1; amount: unit price, number ≥ 0.01. The total is the sum of amount × quantity, rounded to cents.
`due_date`	`string (YYYY-MM-DD)`	No	—	Due date. Defaults to 30 days from today.
`notes`	`string`	No	—	Notes shown on the invoice.

Request body

{
  "contact_id": "3f1c2a9e-7b4d-4c8a-9e2f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "items": [
    {
      "item": "Website redesign",
      "quantity": 1,
      "amount": 1500
    },
    {
      "item": "Monthly hosting",
      "quantity": 3,
      "amount": 25
    }
  ],
  "due_date": "2026-11-05",
  "notes": "Net 30"
}

Example

curl -X POST "https://api.centerfy.ai/webhooks/inbound/invoices" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CENTERFY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "contact_id": "3f1c2a9e-7b4d-4c8a-9e2f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "items": [
    {
      "item": "Website redesign",
      "quantity": 1,
      "amount": 1500
    },
    {
      "item": "Monthly hosting",
      "quantity": 3,
      "amount": 25
    }
  ],
  "due_date": "2026-11-05",
  "notes": "Net 30"
}'

import { CenterfyClient } from "@centerfy/sdk";

const centerfy = new CenterfyClient({ apiKey: process.env.CENTERFY_API_KEY! });

const result = await centerfy.invoices.create({
  "contact_id": "3f1c2a9e-7b4d-4c8a-9e2f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "items": [
    {
      "item": "Website redesign",
      "quantity": 1,
      "amount": 1500
    },
    {
      "item": "Monthly hosting",
      "quantity": 3,
      "amount": 25
    }
  ],
  "due_date": "2026-11-05",
  "notes": "Net 30"
});
console.log(result);

centerfy invoices create '{"contact_id":"3f1c2a9e-7b4d-4c8a-9e2f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","items":[{"item":"Website redesign","quantity":1,"amount":1500},{"item":"Monthly hosting","quantity":3,"amount":25}],"due_date":"2026-11-05","notes":"Net 30"}'

MCP tool: centerfy_invoices_create (see MCP server)

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "invoice": {
    "id": "e1f2a3b4-c5d6-4e7f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b",
    "invoice_number": "INV-2026-0012",
    "contact_id": "3f1c2a9e-7b4d-4c8a-9e2f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
    "quote_id": null,
    "amount": 1575,
    "status": "pending",
    "issued_at": "2026-10-06T10:00:00.000Z",
    "due_date": "2026-11-05",
    "paid_at": null,
    "payment_method": null,
    "notes": "Net 30",
    "items": [
      {
        "item": "Website redesign",
        "quantity": 1,
        "amount": 1500
      },
      {
        "item": "Monthly hosting",
        "quantity": 3,
        "amount": 25
      }
    ],
    "payment_url": null,
    "payment_link_expires_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-10-06T10:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06T10:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

Errors

400 — if contact_id is not a UUID, an item is invalid, or due_date is not a valid date.
404 — if the contact is not in this sub-account.

Notes

Returns 201. Payment links for invoices can’t be created through the API.