Invoice Series

Create invoice series

Creates a new invoice series. **Note:** The first series created by a user is automatically marked as default.

POST
/v1/configuration/series

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

API Key authentication.

Format: Authorization: Bearer beel_sk_<key>

Obtaining Keys: API Keys are managed from the BeeL dashboard

Security: API Keys are secret credentials. Do not share them or store them in source code

In: header

Request Body

namestring

Descriptive name of the series

Length1 <= length <= 100
codestring

Alphanumeric series code (used in {CODIGO} variable). Allows uppercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores.

Match^[A-Z0-9\-_]{1,50}$
Length1 <= length <= 50
description?string|null

Optional series description

Lengthlength <= 1000
formatstring

Format template with available variables (UPPERCASE ONLY):

  • {CODIGO}: Series code (e.g., "FAC")
  • {YYYY}: Year with 4 digits (e.g., "2025")
  • {YY}: Year with 2 digits (e.g., "25")
  • {MM}: Month with 2 digits (e.g., "01")
  • {NUM}: Sequential number without padding (e.g., "1")
  • {NUM:X}: Sequential number with padding (e.g., {NUM:4} → "0001")

REQUIRED: Must contain at least {NUM} or {NUM:X} IMPORTANT: Only uppercase (rejects {yy}, {mm}, {codigo}, etc.)

Valid examples:

  • "{CODIGO}-{YYYY}-{NUM:4}" → "FAC-2025-0001"
  • "{CODIGO}/{NUM:6}" → "FAC/000001"
  • "{YYYY}{MM}-{NUM:3}" → "202501-001"
Match^[A-Z0-9\-_/{}:]*$
Length1 <= length <= 255
counter_resetstring

Counter reset policy:

  • NEVER: Counter never resets (continuous numbering)
  • ANNUAL: Counter resets yearly
  • MONTHLY: Counter resets monthly
Default"ANNUAL"
Value in"NEVER" | "ANNUAL" | "MONTHLY"
initial_number?integer

Initial number for this series counter. Useful when migrating from another system and wanting to continue existing numbering. For example, if the last invoices were 2024-0150, you can set initial_number=151. Default value is 1.

Default1
Formatint64
Range1 <= value <= 999999
active?boolean

Whether the series is active

Defaulttrue
default_series?boolean

Whether this is the default series

Defaultfalse

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X POST "https://app.beel.es/api/v1/configuration/series" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "name": "Main Series",    "code": "FAC",    "format": "{CODIGO}-{YYYY}-{NUM:4}",    "counter_reset": "NEVER"  }'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
    "name": "Main Series",
    "code": "FAC",
    "description": "Series for standard invoices",
    "format": "{CODIGO}-{YYYY}-{NUM:4}",
    "counter_reset": "NEVER",
    "initial_number": 1,
    "active": true,
    "default_series": false,
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "next_number": 0,
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid request"
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "The provided data is not valid",
    "details": {
      "field": "specific error message"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Validation error",
    "details": {
      "field_name": "Field is required"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Internal server error"
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}

Update customer PUT

Updates an existing customer

Delete series DELETE

Soft-deletes an invoice series. If the series is active, it is automatically deactivated before deletion. The series code becomes available for reuse. **Restriction:** Cannot delete the default series. Assign another series as default first.