List sales invoices
Sales invoices with status, due date, total and outstanding amount.
MCP tool erpnext_read → list_sales_invoices
read
Lists Sales Invoice records, newest posting date first. Filter by status, customer or a posting date range. Status is the value ERPNext shows on the invoice. Outstanding amount is the balance left after payments, credit notes and adjustments. Pages hold up to 100 invoices; pass next_cursor back as cursor for the next page.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| status string | string | Draft, Unpaid, Overdue, Partly Paid, Paid, Credit Note Issued, Return or Cancelled. |
| customer string | string | Customer ID from list_customers. |
| from_date string | string | Posting date from, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| to_date string | string | Posting date to, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| limit integer | integer | Records per page. Default: 20. |
| cursor string | string | Next page cursor from the previous call. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "erpnext_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "list_sales_invoices",
"arguments": {}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"invoices": [
{
"invoice": "ACC-SINV-2026-00042",
"customer": "Northwind Studio",
"posting_date": "2026-10-14",
"due_date": "2026-11-13",
"currency": "USD",
"grand_total": 1650,
"outstanding_amount": 1650,
"status": "Unpaid"
},
{
"invoice": "ACC-SINV-2026-00036",
"customer": "Lumen Dental",
"posting_date": "2026-09-17",
"due_date": "2026-10-01",
"currency": "USD",
"grand_total": 450,
"outstanding_amount": 450,
"status": "Overdue"
}
],
"next_cursor": null
},
"isError": false
}