Zoho Inventory bills API
Bills Module
Zoho Inventory bills API is one of 37 APIs that Zoho Inventory publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.
Tagged areas include bills. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.
This API exposes 14 operations across 11 paths, and defines 114 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.zohoapis.com/inventory/v1.
14 operations
11 paths
114 schemas
1 DELETE2 GET9 POST2 PUT
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Zoho Inventory bills API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (Zoho_Auth) using the implicit flow, exposing 4 scopes.
Paths & Operations 14
Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 14 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 9 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
bills 14
Bills Module
POST
/bills
Create a Bill
GET
/bills
List all Bills.
GET
/bills/{bill_id}
Retrieve a Bill
PUT
/bills/{bill_id}
Update a Bill
DELETE
/bills/{bill_id}
Delete a Bill.
PUT
/bill/{bill_id}/customfields
Update custom field in existing bills
POST
/bills/{bill_id}/status/open
Mark as Open
POST
/bills/{bill_id}/status/void
Mark as Void
POST
/bills/{bill_id}/submit
Submit a bill for approval
POST
/bills/{bill_id}/approve
Approve a bill
POST
/bills/{bill_id}/approve/final
Final approval of a bill
POST
/bills/{bill_id}/reject
Reject a bill
POST
/bills/submit
Bulk submit bills for approval
POST
/bills/approve
Bulk approve bills
Schemas 114
The contract defines 114 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are bill-response (42 properties), update-a-bill-request (22 properties), create-a-bill-request (20 properties), create-a-bill-response (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
vendor_credit_number
integer
item_custom_fields
array
List of custom fields associated with the line item
terms
string
Terms and conditions.
reverse_charge_tax_amount
number
Enter reverse charge amount
taxes
array
Number of taxes applied on the Purchase Order. Each tax contains: taxname and taxamount .
create-a-bill-request
object
20 properties
5 required
vendor_name
string
Name of the vendor.
zip
string
Zip code of the customer's billing address.
batches
array
Batches for the line item. Create a new batch using batchnumber or reference an existing batch using batchid . Applicable only for items with batch tracking en…
sub_total
number
Sub Total of the Bill.
approval-action-response
object
2 properties
account_id
string
Account ID of the item.
mark-as-open-response
object
2 properties
serial_numbers
array
Serial numbers for the line item. Applicable only for items with serial tracking enabled.
date
string
Date of the Bill.
paid_through_account_id
string
ID for the account through which the payment is made.
item_total
number
The total for the items.
custom_fields
array
Custom fields for a bill.
batches-update
array
Batches for the line item. Create a new batch using batchnumber or reference an existing batch using batchid . Applicable only for items with batch tracking en…
value
string
Value of the Custom Field
reverse_charge_tax_id
string
Reverse charge tax ID
currency_symbol
string
The symbol for the selected currency.
unused_credits_payable_amount
number
Unused credit payable amount.
reverse_charge_tax_percentage
number
Enter reverse charge percentage
open_purchaseorders_count
integer
Number of Purchase Orders that are associated with this Bill and open.
country
string
Name of the country of the customer's billing address.
update-a-bill-response
object
3 properties
bill_payment_id
string
Bill payment ID
mark-as-void-response
object
2 properties
status
string
Status of the Bill.
label
string
Label of the Custom Field
hsn_or_sac
string
Add HSN/SAC code for your goods/services
quantity
number
Quantity of the Item.
storages-response
array
Bin/storage locations tracked for the line item. Returned for items with bin tracking enabled.
payments
array
Payment details for the Bill.
billing_address
array
Customer's billing address. It contains - address , city , state , zip , country and fax .
bill-response
object
42 properties
retrieve-a-bill-response
object
3 properties
tax_percentage
number
Percentage of the tax applied.
name
string
Name of the line item.
bill_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server. This is used as identifier.
bill_number
string
Bill number of Purchase Order.
purchaseorder_item_id
string
Unique ID generated for a line item in the Purchase Order.
gst_treatment
string
Choose whether the contact is GST registered/unregistered/consumer/overseas. Allowed values are businessgst , businessnone , overseas , consumer .
source_of_supply
string
Place from where the goods/services are supplied. (If not given, place of contact given for the contact will be taken)
line_item_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for each line item. This is used as an identifier.
currency_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the currency. This is used as an identifier.
tax_total
number
The total of the Tax.
reference_number
string
Reference number for the Bill.
location_id
string
Location ID
is_pre_gst
boolean
Applicable for transactions that fall before july 1, 2017
description
string
Description for the line item.
storages
array
Bin/storage locations allocated for the line item. Applicable only for items with bin tracking enabled.
line_items
array
The line items for a Bill.
amount
number
Amount paid for the payment.
notes
string
Notes for the Bill.
currency_code
string
Currency code.
attachment_name
string
Name of the attached file.
list-all-bills-response
object
3 properties
last_modified_time
string
Time at which the bill details were last Modified.
storages-update
array
Bin/storage locations allocated for the line item. Applicable only for items with bin tracking enabled.
due_by_days
integer
Number of days by which the Bill is due.
reject-request
object
1 property
address
string
Name of the street of the customer's billing address.
is_inclusive_tax
boolean
Indicates whether the item rates are tax inclusive or exclusive
payment_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server. This is used as identifier.
create-a-bill-response
object
3 properties
update-an-bill-customfield-response
object
2 properties
vendor_credits
array
The available Vendor Credits.
reference_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the reference.
due_date
string
Due date for the Bill.
vendor_credits_applied
number
Vendor credits applied to the Bill.
tax_treatment
string
VAT treatment for the bill. Choose whether the vendor falls under: homecountrymexico , borderregionmexico , nonmexico supported only for MX .
image_id
number
Unique ID generated by the server for the item image. This is used an identifier.
destination_of_supply
string
Place where the goods/services are supplied to. (If not given, organisation's home state will be taken)
exchange_rate
number
Exchange rate of the currency, with respect to the base currency.
fax
string
Fax number of the customer's billing address.
update-a-bill-request
object
22 properties
5 required
batches-response
array
Batches tracked for the line item. Returned for items with batch tracking enabled.
reverse_charge_tax_name
string
Name of the reverse charge tax
unit
string
Unit of the item.
image_type
string
The type (file format) of the image.
created_time
string
Time at which the Bill details were last created.
item_order
number
Order of the line item, starting from 0.
payment_number
string
Number of the payment.
rate
number
Item's Puchase Price.
receive_item_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the receive.
tax_exemption_id
string
ID of the Tax Exemption Applied
tax_exemption_code
string
Code of the Tax Exemption Applied
is_reverse_charge_applied
boolean
Applicable for transactions where you pay reverse charge
tax_id
string
Unique ID of the tax applied on the line item.
vendor_credit_id
string
Unique ID generated by server for vendor credits
vendor_credit_bill_id
string
Unique ID generated by server for vendor credit bills
location_name
string
Name of the location
balance
number
Remaining balance of the Bill.
city
string
Name of the city of the customer's billing address.
price_precision
integer
The precision level for the price's decimal point in a Bill.
purchaseorder_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the Purchase Order.
is_item_level_tax_calc
boolean
Checks whether item level tax is calculated or not.
delete-a-bill-response
object
2 properties
customfield_id
string
Unique identifier of the custom field
tds_tax_id
string
TDS ID of the tax or tax group applied to the line item
bcy_rate
number
Item rate in the organization's base currency.
image_name
string
Name of the image of the line item.
tax_amount
number
Amount of the tax.
is_single_bill_payment
boolean
Checks whether the payment is for single bills or multiple bills.
payment_mode
string
Mode of payment for the Bill.
account_name
string
Name of the account.
tax_type
string
Type of the tax
state
string
Name of the state of the customer's billing address.
paid_through_account_name
string
Name of the account.
gst_no
string
15 digit GST identification number of the vendor.
tax_name
string
Name of the tax.
vendor_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the vendor.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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