LINE_TOTAL_INCONSISTENT

When it happens

A line's total does not match the sum of its parts (base + VAT + equivalence surcharge − IRPF) within one cent. Lines under a margin scheme (regime_key 03 or 05) are not checked, since their base is the margin.

How to fix it

Let the server compute the totals from unit_price, quantity and the rates. If you declare a line total, make sure it is consistent with the rates on that line.

Retry

Not as is: the same request fails the same way. Fix the cause described above, then send the request again, under a new Idempotency-Key if the body changed.

Returned by

The operations where this code is most likely. The list is not exhaustive.

• POST /v1/companies/{company_id}/invoices
• PATCH /v1/companies/{company_id}/invoices/{invoice_id}

Example response

When this error occurs, the API answers 400 Bad Request with a JSON body of this shape:

{
  "type": "https://docs.beel.es/errors/LINE_TOTAL_INCONSISTENT",
  "title": "LINE_TOTAL_INCONSISTENT",
  "detail": "Line totals do not reconcile: expected ‹expected›€ (base + VAT + surcharge - IRPF), declared ‹declared›€. Difference exceeds 0.01€",
  "instance": "/v1/<resource>",
  "errors": [],
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "LINE_TOTAL_INCONSISTENT",
    "message": "Line totals do not reconcile: expected ‹expected›€ (base + VAT + surcharge - IRPF), declared ‹declared›€. Difference exceeds 0.01€",
    "details": {}
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2026-05-21T10:00:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}

The type URI is stable and always resolves to this page.

Message

Send the request with Accept-Language: <es|en|ca> to receive the message in your preferred language.

Placeholders are filled in at runtime:

• ‹expected› — the total computed from the line's parts, in euros.
• ‹declared› — the total the line carries, in euros.

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