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# Record a payment

> Record a payment against a customer's invoices. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/method-crm/receive_payment

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Record a payment against a customer's invoices.

Method CRM API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/method-crm.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/method-crm/customers/{customer_id}/payment/receive`

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

Returns the payment ID and how it was applied to each invoice. It records a payment that already arrived and never charges a card. A customer with a negative balance is refused. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `customer_id` | string | yes | Customer ID. |
| `amount` | number | yes | Payment amount. |
| `payment_method` | string | yes | A payment method from your account, such as Check. |
| `date` | string | yes | YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `deposit_to_account` | string | yes | An account from QuickBooks. |
| `invoice_ids` | array | no | Invoices to pay. Without it Method applies the payment by its auto-apply rule. |
| `reference_number` | string | no | Check or transfer number. |
| `wait_for_sync_approval` | boolean | no | Ticks "Wait for approval before syncing" so QuickBooks stays untouched until you untick it in Method. Default true. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/method-crm/customers/C-2041/payment/receive \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"amount":1250,"payment_method":"Transfer","date":"2026-10-22","deposit_to_account":"Checking","invoice_ids":["1038"],"wait_for_sync_approval":true}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("method-crm", "receive_payment", {"customer_id":"C-2041","amount":1250,"payment_method":"Transfer","date":"2026-10-22","deposit_to_account":"Checking","invoice_ids":["1038"],"wait_for_sync_approval":True})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('method-crm', 'receive_payment', {"customer_id":"C-2041","amount":1250,"payment_method":"Transfer","date":"2026-10-22","deposit_to_account":"Checking","invoice_ids":["1038"],"wait_for_sync_approval":true});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call method-crm receive_payment --data '{"customer_id":"C-2041","amount":1250,"payment_method":"Transfer","date":"2026-10-22","deposit_to_account":"Checking","invoice_ids":["1038"],"wait_for_sync_approval":true}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "payment_id": "P-3320",
  "customer": "Ortega Kitchens",
  "amount": 4800,
  "applied": [
    {
      "invoice_id": "1043",
      "amount": 4800,
      "balance_due": 0
    }
  ],
  "sync": "held"
}
```

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