# Create Invoice — Stripe

> Create an invoice. See the documentation.

- Key: `stripe-create-invoice`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.1.5
- App: Stripe (`stripe`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/stripe.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/stripe/actions/create-invoice
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/stripe/actions/create-invoice/create-invoice.mjs

## Description

Create an invoice. [See the documentation](https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/create).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `autoAdvance` | `boolean` | No | Controls whether Stripe performs automatic collection of the invoice. If false, the invoice's state doesn't automatically advance without an explicit action. |
| `automaticTaxEnabled` | `boolean` | No | Whether Stripe automatically computes tax on this invoice. Note that incompatible invoice items (invoice items with manually specified tax rates, negative amounts, or tax_behavior=unspecified) cannot be added to automatic tax invoices. |
| `automaticTaxLiabilityType` | `string` | No | Type of the account referenced in the request. |
| `automaticTaxLiabilityAccount` | `string` | No | The connected account being referenced when type is account. |
| `collectionMethod` | `string` | No | Either charge_automatically, or send_invoice. When charging automatically, Stripe will attempt to pay this invoice using the default source attached to the customer. When sending an invoice, Stripe will email this invoice to the customer with payment instructions. Defaults to charge_automatically. |
| `customer` | `string` | Yes | Example: cus_Jz4ErxGo9t1agg Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `description` | `string` | No | An arbitrary string that you can attach to a the object eg. customer, invoice, etc. |
| `metadata` | `object` | No | Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata. |
| `subscription` | `string` | No | Example: sub_K0CC9GlXAWpBQg Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `daysUntilDue` | `integer` | No | The number of days from when the invoice is created until it is due. Valid only for invoices where collection_method=send_invoice. |
| `defaultPaymentMethod` | `string` | No | Must belong to the customer associated with the invoice. If not set, defaults to the subscription's default payment method, if any, or to the default payment method in the customer's invoice settings. Options are loaded from the connected account. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
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 accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_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": "stripe",
      },
    },
  },
)

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: "stripe-create-invoice",
  arguments: {
    autoAdvance: true,
    automaticTaxEnabled: true,
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
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: "stripe-create-invoice",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    stripe: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    autoAdvance: true,
    automaticTaxEnabled: true,
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
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": "stripe-create-invoice",
    "configured_props": {
      "stripe": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "autoAdvance": true,
      "automaticTaxEnabled": true
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/stripe.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps