Harvest ACTION
Create Invoice
Create a new free-form invoice for a client. Provide Line Items as a JSON array to itemize the invoice. Example: call with clientId set to InGen Corp's client ID, subject="Consulting Services", lineItems=
[{"kind":"Service","description":"Genetics consulting","unit_price":2000,"quantity":1}]. See the documentation.- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Harvest account once, then configure and run Create Invoice from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "harvest-create-invoice",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
harvest: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
accountId: "Account ID",
clientId: "Client ID",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "harvest-create-invoice",
"configured_props": {
"harvest": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"accountId": "Account ID",
"clientId": "Client ID"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "harvest",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "harvest-create-invoice",
arguments: {
accountId: "Account ID",
clientId: "Client ID",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
accountId Account ID | string | Your Harvest account ID, e.g. 1234567. Run List Account ID Options to find it. Required |
clientId Client ID | string | Free-form client ID, e.g. 5735776. Run List Clients first to find valid IDs. Required |
subject Subject | string | The invoice subject. Run Get Invoice to see the current subject. Optional |
number Number | string | The invoice number, e.g. 1000. Defaults to the next sequential number if omitted. Optional |
purchaseOrder Purchase Order | string | The purchase order number, e.g. PO-1234. Run Get Invoice to see the current value. Optional |
tax Tax | string | First tax rate percentage, decimal, e.g. 5.5 for 5.5%. Run Get Invoice to see the current rate. Optional |
discount Discount | string | Discount percentage, decimal, e.g. 10 for 10%. Run Get Invoice to see the current discount. Optional |
notes Notes | string | Notes about the invoice. Run Get Invoice to see any existing notes. Optional |
currency Currency | string | The currency code, e.g. USD. Optional |
issueDate Issue Date | string | Issue date, YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. 2026-09-01. Run Get Invoice to see the current issue date. Optional |
dueDate Due Date | string | Due date, YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. 2026-09-30. Run Get Invoice to see the current due date. Optional |
lineItems Line Items | string | JSON array of line item objects. Example: [{"kind":"Service","description":"Consulting","unit_price":100,"quantity":5}]. Each item requires kind and unit_price. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- harvest-create-invoice
- Version
- 0.0.1
- App
- Harvest
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗