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# Record invoice payment

> Record an offline payment, such as a bank transfer, on an open invoice. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/chargebee/record_invoice_payment

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Record an offline payment, such as a bank transfer, on an open invoice.

Chargebee API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/chargebee.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/chargebee/invoices/{invoice_id}/payment`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Records a payment received outside Chargebee on a payment_due or not_paid invoice. A partial amount reduces the amount due; an amount above it becomes excess payments on the customer. Amounts are in the smallest currency unit. It marks money as received, so by default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `invoice_id` | string | yes | Invoice ID from list_invoices, for example INV-1042. |
| `amount` | integer | yes | Amount received in the smallest currency unit. |
| `payment_method` | string | yes | Offline method as named in the Record payment dialog, for example Bank transfer. |
| `date` | date | no | Day the money arrived. Default: today. |
| `reason_code` | string | no | A reason code configured in Chargebee, if your site uses them. |
| `comment` | string | no | Internal note, for example the bank reference. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/chargebee/invoices/invoice_8c41d2/payment \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"amount":1,"payment_method":"payment method"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("chargebee", "record_invoice_payment", {"invoice_id":"invoice_8c41d2","amount":1,"payment_method":"payment method"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('chargebee', 'record_invoice_payment', {"invoice_id":"invoice_8c41d2","amount":1,"payment_method":"payment method"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call chargebee record_invoice_payment --data '{"invoice_id":"invoice_8c41d2","amount":1,"payment_method":"payment method"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "invoice": {
    "invoice_id": "INV-1044",
    "status": "paid",
    "total": 29900,
    "amount_paid": 29900,
    "amount_due": 0
  },
  "payment": {
    "amount": 29900,
    "method": "Bank transfer",
    "date": "2026-10-14"
  }
}
```

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