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A bill represents a payment request that can be associated with a customer or specific account.

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id
string
required

Unique identifier for a bill

Example:

"bill_H4jp6KnU5cPw263v1jyz4"

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external_reference
string
required

External reference for reconciliation or tracking purposes. Must be unique within your merchant account.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"INV-2024-001"

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customer_id
string
required

Unique identifier for a customer

Example:

"bcus_H4jp6KnU5cPw263v1jyz4"

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status
enum<string>
required

Current status of the bill

Available options:
unpaid,
paid,
voided
Example:

"unpaid"

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currency
string
required

The ISO 4217 currency code for the payment.

Example:

"ZAR"

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amount_due
integer
required

Payment amount due at the time of bill creation.

The value is in the smallest currency unit (e.g., cents for ZAR).

Required range: 1 <= x <= 99999999
Example:

2000

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amount_paid
integer
required

The amount that has been paid against this bill.

The value is in the smallest currency unit (e.g., cents for ZAR).

Note: If amount_paid is specified, the currency field must also be provided.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 99999999
Example:

1500

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amount_remaining
integer
required

The amount remaining to be paid against this bill.

The value is in the smallest currency unit (e.g., cents for ZAR).

Note: If amount_remaining is specified, the currency field must also be provided.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 99999999
Example:

500

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account_id
string

Unique identifier for an account

Example:

"bacc_H4jp6KnU5cPw263v1jyz4"

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bill_date
string<date>

The date the bill was raised in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to current date if not provided.

Example:

"2025-01-01"

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due_date
string<date>

The due date for bill payment in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example:

"2025-01-31"

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payment_rules
object

Payment rules associated with the entity. If not specified, the entity cannot be paid against.

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metadata
object

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. NEW Limitations:

  • Maximum 10 keys
  • Key names must be strings (max 40 characters)
  • Values must be strings (max 500 characters)
Example:
{
  "customer_id": "cust_123456",
  "order_id": "ord_789012"
}