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Invoice API For Developers: REST And OpenAPI

Building a SaaS, marketplace or product that needs invoices? The QuickBilling billing API gives you invoices, customers and expenses through REST endpoints with JSON responses and an OpenAPI description, so you can automate billing from your own code.

Free plan, no card needed · Cancel any time · Export your data whenever you like
QuickBilling overview: setup checklist, last month's result, cash flow and overdue invoices

Built For Developers

Everything you manage in the app, through predictable endpoints.

Predictable REST

Resource-based URLs with JSON responses, so integration code stays simple.

Scoped Keys

One workspace per key, limited by scopes and revocable at any time.

Full Control

Create customers, invoices and workspaces from code, the same records you see in the app.

Documented With OpenAPI

A live reference and an OpenAPI description at /docs/api.

  • A machine-readable OpenAPI description
  • Same invoices and quotes as the app
  • Programmatic access to your data on Unlimited
Invoice table with paid, awaiting and overdue totals and how often each invoice was opened

Keys Stored Safely

API keys are stored hashed, with an encrypted copy so you can view a key again.

  • Revoke a key any time in workspace settings
  • Every request checked against workspace and role
  • HTTPS on every connection
Customer list with each client's open balance and overdue invoices

Get Started In Three Steps

From plan to first call.

01

Upgrade To Unlimited

API keys are part of the Unlimited plan.

Invoice list with paid, awaiting and overdue totals, each invoice's status and how often it was opened
02

Create A Key

A workspace API key with the scopes you need.

Account settings: profile, preferred currency and app language
03

Call The Endpoints

Follow the docs at /docs/api.

Invoices and estimates with their status, amount and number of opens

Prefer An AI Assistant To Code?

To invoice from Claude or Cursor in plain language with your QuickBilling sign-in, use the MCP connection instead. It works on every plan and needs no API key.

Sample invoice from a design studio with line items, total and due date

Built For Products That Generate Invoices

Marketplace Payouts

Create an invoice for each order from your backend.

SaaS Billing Records

Sync customers and issue invoices from your product.

CRM Sync

Create customers in QuickBilling when deals close.

Expense Import

Push expenses from your own tools into the ledger.

What’s Included

API access on Unlimited.

  • REST endpoints
  • JSON responses
  • OpenAPI description
  • Live reference at /docs/api
  • Workspace-scoped keys
  • Revocable keys
  • Customers, invoices, expenses
  • Workspaces
  • Same data as the app

What Customers Say

“I built QuickBilling because sending an invoice should feel like sending a link. I want to know when it has been opened, and I want reminders to go out before and after the due date without me writing them by hand.”

Saif Qureshi
Saif QureshiFounder, Solution Plus Tech Consultancy, Sharjah

“I send an estimate as a link, my client accepts it without needing an account, and I convert it to an invoice in one click.”

Usama Ahmad
Usama AhmadKlyrox.ai

“I can see when a client has opened an invoice, and the reminder schedule does the nudging for me. I no longer write those awkward follow-up emails.”

Emily Carter
Emily CarterFreelance brand designer, Austin, Texas

Why Businesses Trust QuickBilling

Encrypted In Transit And At Rest

HTTPS on every connection; stored data encrypted at rest by our database and storage providers.

Separate Workspaces

Every request is checked against your workspace and role.

Your Data Stays Yours

Export your account as JSON and invoices or reports as CSV, or delete your account.

Never Sold, Never Used For AI Training

No selling, no advertising, no training AI on your content.

Clear About Where Data Lives

Servers and files in Sweden (EU); database and email in the US. Operated from Sharjah, UAE.

A Record For Every Signature

Each signed estimate has a record: name, time, IP, device and SHA-256 fingerprint.

Simple Plans, Free To Start

In US dollars. Save 10% yearly. Cancel any time.

Free $0/ month

For your first invoices and seeing when clients open them.

  • Up to 5 customers
  • Unlimited invoices and estimates
  • 2 invoice templates
  • See when and how often links are viewed

Premium $15/ month

For freelancers with a steady client list.

  • Unlimited customers
  • You + 2 team members
  • All 14 templates plus your own
  • IP, location and device tracking
  • Your own branding

Unlimited $30/ month

For agencies, several businesses or API work.

  • Everything in Premium
  • Unlimited workspaces and team members
  • REST API keys
  • 1,000 AI assistant messages a day

Invoicing API FAQs

Short answers to what people ask before they start.

What Can The Invoicing API Do?

Create customers and invoices, manage workspaces and expenses, and sync data with your own systems. It uses the same records you see in the app.

Which Plan Includes API Keys?

The Unlimited plan at $30 a month. Free and Premium don’t include REST API keys.

Is There An OpenAPI Description?

Yes. A live reference and an OpenAPI description are at /docs/api.

How Are API Keys Scoped?

Each key belongs to one workspace, is limited by scopes, and can be revoked at any time.

How Are API Keys Stored?

Hashed, with an encrypted copy so you can view a key again.

Can I Use An AI Assistant Instead Of Code?

Yes. The MCP connection lets Claude Desktop or Cursor work with your data using your QuickBilling sign-in, on every plan.

Do I Need An API Key For The MCP Server?

No. The MCP server uses your QuickBilling sign-in instead of a key, and works on every plan.

Can I Export My Data With The API?

Yes. On Unlimited the REST API gives you programmatic access, alongside JSON and CSV exports in the app.

Can I Automate Invoice Processing With The API?

For the invoices you send, yes: create, update, share and track them from your own code. The API doesn’t scan or capture invoices you receive from suppliers.

Is There A Billing API?

Yes. A REST billing API with an OpenAPI description at /docs/api: create invoices, manage customers and log expenses. API keys are part of the Unlimited plan, and each key belongs to one workspace. The reference includes a curl quickstart.

Start Building With The Invoicing API

Create a workspace and generate your first API key on Unlimited.

QuickBilling invoice editor with an active share link and a live PDF preview