Use invoices
Automatically charge your customer’s payment method on file, or email them the invoice with or without a link to a payment page. You can also send the invoice or payment page link manually.
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To learn about managing subscriptions and recurring revenue, see the Subscriptions docs.
Set up your business brandOptional
Before you start using Stripe Invoicing, help your future customers understand your products and terms of service by adding your business details and customizing how your brand appears.
Customers see these business and branding details on the Hosted Invoice Page when they pay an invoice online. To let customers manage past invoices and their own billing information, set up the customer portal.
Choose your payment methodsOptional
By default, customers can pay invoices with any of the payment methods that you enable in your invoice template. If you’re a first-time user, Stripe automatically enables card, Link, bank transfers, Cash App Pay, and WeChat Pay payment methods. To enable additional payment methods, you need to activate them in your Payment methods settings.
In some situations, restrictions might prevent payment methods from being used for an invoice. For instance, a payment method might only operate in one currency, or have limitations on the amount that can be paid. Stripe doesn’t automatically select a payment method when these limitations prevent it from being used. To learn more, read about supported payment methods.
How to get paid
You can create and send an invoice from the Dashboard. Invoices provide an itemized list of goods and services rendered, which includes the cost, quantity, and taxes. You can also use them as a tool to collect payment. Learn more.
Set up a custom templateOptional
You can use the invoice template to customize the content of your invoices. Set a default memo, footer, and numbering scheme. Determine your default payment terms. Because you know more about your customers and your business than Stripe does, make sure your invoices include all of the required information. See the full invoice customization guide at Customize invoices.
Track an invoice
Invoices move through different statuses from the time they’re created to when they’re paid. Track the status of an invoice on the invoices page in the Dashboard. To let your customer know that the due date for an invoice is approaching, send them an email reminder. Learn more in our invoice management docs.
Explore advanced features with Invoicing PlusOptional
Invoicing Plus includes advanced features to automate how you collect and reconcile invoice payments.
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Interested in automatic collection and reconciliation features? Upgrade to Invoicing Plus.
Automate invoicing and get paid faster
To automate Stripe Invoicing and get paid faster, choose to automatically charge your customer’s payment method on file. If you’re a Plus user, let Stripe handle invoice recovery issues.
Close your books and account for revenue
Using automatic reconciliation means that you don’t need to expose your sensitive bank account details to users or manually reconcile open invoices with your bank. With auto-reconciliation for invoices, Stripe can:
- Match incoming payments with invoice amounts.
- Manage overpayment or underpayment, when the amount paid doesn’t match the invoice.
- Reduce the number of API calls required to transfer funds into Stripe.
- Manage payment retries on open invoices.
