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# Retrieve an invoice

> Retrieve a single invoice by id.

<Warning>
  This endpoint is currently in **beta**. Its shape may change in backwards-incompatible ways while we collect feedback.
</Warning>



## OpenAPI

````yaml /.openapi/v3/invoices/openapi.yaml get /invoices/{invoice_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Invoices API
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Sendcloud API Support
    url: https://www.sendcloud.dev
    email: contact@sendcloud.com
  description: >-
    The Invoices API lets you retrieve the invoices issued to your Sendcloud
    account, including subscription and transactional invoices.
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
  - url: https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3
    description: Sendcloud Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Invoices
    description: An invoice issued to your Sendcloud account.
paths:
  /invoices/{invoice_id}:
    parameters:
      - schema:
          type: integer
        in: path
        name: invoice_id
        description: The id of the invoice.
        required: true
    get:
      tags:
        - Invoices
      summary: Retrieve an invoice
      description: |-
        Retrieve a single invoice by id.

        <Warning>
          This endpoint is currently in **beta**. Its shape may change in backwards-incompatible ways while we collect feedback.
        </Warning>
      operationId: sc-public-v3-scp-get-invoice
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Retrieve invoice
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/invoice'
                required:
                  - data
              examples:
                RetrieveInvoice:
                  summary: Retrieve an invoice
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: 5501
                      reference: INV-2026-000123
                      created_at: '2026-05-31T00:00:00Z'
                      due_date: '2026-06-30T00:00:00Z'
                      price_taxable:
                        value: '1240.5000'
                        currency: EUR
                      price_non_taxable:
                        value: '0.0000'
                        currency: EUR
                      tax:
                        value: '260.5050'
                        currency: EUR
                      description: Shipping charges — May 2026
                      category: transactional
                      issuer:
                        business_name: Sendcloud B.V.
                        address: Stationsplein 32
                        postal_code: 5611 AC
                        city: Eindhoven
                        country_name: Netherlands
                        vat_id: NL852587582B01
                        coc_id: '57500015'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errors'
              examples:
                Unauthorized:
                  summary: Missing or invalid credentials
                  value:
                    errors:
                      - detail: Authentication credentials were not provided.
                        status: '401'
                        code: not_authenticated
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/errors'
              examples:
                NotFound:
                  summary: Invoice not found
                  value:
                    errors:
                      - detail: Not found.
                        status: '404'
                        code: not_found
        '429':
          description: Throttled
      security:
        - HTTPBasicAuth: []
        - OAuth2ClientCreds: []
components:
  schemas:
    invoice:
      title: Invoice
      description: An invoice issued to your Sendcloud account.
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          minimum: 1
          description: Unique identifier of the invoice.
        reference:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable reference for the invoice.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date the invoice was created.
        due_date:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: Date by which the invoice is due. Null if no due date applies.
        price_taxable:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/price'
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            Total taxable amount on the invoice. Null if there is no taxable
            amount.
        price_non_taxable:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/price'
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            Total non-taxable amount on the invoice. Null if there is no
            non-taxable amount.
        tax:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/price'
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the invoice.
        category:
          type: string
          description: Category of the invoice.
          enum:
            - subscription
            - transactional
        issuer:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/issuer'
            - type: 'null'
          description: >-
            The Sendcloud subsidiary that issued the invoice. Null if the issuer
            is unknown.
      required:
        - id
        - reference
        - created_at
        - due_date
        - price_taxable
        - price_non_taxable
        - tax
        - description
        - category
        - issuer
    errors:
      title: Errors
      type: object
      description: A standardized format for errors in JSON:API responses.
      properties:
        errors:
          type:
            - array
            - object
          items:
            type: object
            allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorObject'
            required:
              - status
              - code
              - detail
    price:
      title: Price
      description: >-
        A money amount exposed at full database precision (up to 4 decimal
        places).


        Note: this representation uses 4-decimal precision (unlike the canonical

        2-decimal Price model used elsewhere in the v3 API) because invoice
        amounts

        are stored at the precision used by Sendcloud's billing engine.
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: string
          description: Monetary amount as a decimal string, with up to 4 decimal places.
          example: '12.3456'
        currency:
          type: string
          description: ISO 4217 currency code.
          example: EUR
      required:
        - value
        - currency
    issuer:
      title: Issuer
      description: The Sendcloud subsidiary that issued the invoice.
      type: object
      properties:
        business_name:
          type: string
          description: Legal business name of the issuing Sendcloud entity.
        address:
          type: string
          description: Street address of the issuing entity.
        postal_code:
          type: string
          description: Postal code of the issuing entity.
        city:
          type: string
          description: City of the issuing entity.
        country_name:
          type: string
          description: Country of the issuing entity.
        vat_id:
          type: string
          description: VAT identification number of the issuing entity.
        coc_id:
          type: string
          description: Chamber of commerce identifier of the issuing entity.
      required:
        - business_name
        - address
        - postal_code
        - city
        - country_name
        - vat_id
        - coc_id
    ErrorObject:
      title: Error
      type: object
      description: Error in a JSON:API error format
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: A unique identifier for the error.
        links:
          type: object
          description: >-
            A set of hyperlinks that provide additional information about the
            error.
          properties:
            about:
              type: string
              description: A URL that provides additional information about the error.
        status:
          type: string
          format: int32
          description: The HTTP status code of the error.
          minLength: 1
        code:
          type: string
          description: A unique error code for the error, in snake case format.
          minLength: 1
          enum:
            - unknown_field
            - invalid
            - forbidden
            - invalid_choice
            - min_value
            - 'null'
            - not_found
            - required
            - not_a_list
            - non_field_errors
            - authentication_failed
            - validation_error
            - parcel_announcement_error
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the error.
          minLength: 1
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation of the error.
          minLength: 1
        source:
          type: object
          description: >-
            An object that identifies the source of the error within the request
            payload.
          properties:
            pointer:
              type: string
              description: >-
                A `JSON` pointer to the location of the error within the request
                payload.
            parameter:
              type: string
              description: The name of the `query` parameter that caused the error.
            header:
              type: string
              description: The name of the `header` parameter that caused the error.
        meta:
          type: object
          description: Additional metadata about the error.
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBasicAuth:
      type: http
      description: >-
        Basic Authentication using API key and secrets is currently the main
        authentication mechanism.
      scheme: basic
    OAuth2ClientCreds:
      type: oauth2
      description: >-
        OAuth2 is a standardized protocol for authorization that allows users to
        share their private resources stored on one site with another site
        without having to provide their credentials. OAuth2 Client Credentials
        Grant workflow. This workflow is typically used for server-to-server
        interactions that require authorization to access specific resources.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token/
          scopes:
            api: Default OAuth scope required to access Sendcloud API.

````