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# Create quote

> Create a draft quote for a client with line items and a valid-until date. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/invoice-ninja/create_quote

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Create a draft quote for a client with line items and a valid-until date.

Invoice Ninja MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/invoice-ninja.md

MCP tool: `invoice_ninja_write → create_quote`

Access: write.

Creates a quote as a draft and returns its number and total. A quote has no effect on the client balance until it becomes an invoice, and a draft is invisible to the client until you send it with send_quote. Valid until is optional; when the client record sets a default quote validity period, Invoice Ninja applies it. create_quote runs without asking first: a draft reaches nobody and you can delete it in Invoice Ninja.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `company` | string | no | Company name, for accounts with several companies. Default: the company open when you signed in. |
| `client_id` | string | yes | Client ID from list_clients or create_client. |
| `items` | array | yes | Line items. Each has product (name from list_products or free text), description, unit_cost and quantity (decimals allowed). |
| `quote_date` | date | no | Default: today. |
| `valid_until` | date | no | Expiry date of the price. Default: none, or the validity period set on the client. |
| `public_notes` | string | no | Note the client sees on the quote. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "invoice_ninja_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "create_quote",
      "arguments": {
        "client_id": "client_8c41d2",
        "items": "items"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "quote_number": "Q-0017",
    "client": "Kestrel Labs",
    "status": "draft",
    "quote_date": "2026-10-14",
    "valid_until": "2026-11-13",
    "currency": "USD",
    "items": [
      {
        "product": "Brand refresh",
        "description": "Brand refresh, fixed price",
        "unit_cost": 2400,
        "quantity": 1,
        "line_total": 2400
      }
    ],
    "amount": 2400
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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