Update a recurring invoice
Scopeinvoices:writeUpdates only the fields present in the body, leaving every other field of the recurring invoice template as it is.
- Omitted vs
null: an omitted field keeps its current value; a field sent asnullis cleared, and only where the request schema documents the field as nullable. lines: replaced as a whole, not patched line by line. The recipient survives the change, and an empty array is rejected.payment_method: replaced as a whole together withpayment_iban,payment_swiftandpayment_term_days— send them in the same request or they are dropped.- Schedule:
day_of_monthandstart_datestay put unless you send them; sendingday_of_monthmoves the next generation.start_dateis only editable while the template has not generated any invoice yet.
Keys are prefixed beel_sk_, and each one carries the scopes it was created with: a key
short of the scope an operation needs is answered 403. The scope an operation requires
is shown next to its title, and the full catalogue lives in the Scopes reference.
Keys are created from the BeeL dashboard. They are secret credentials: do not share them or commit them to source control.
In: header
Path Parameters
NIF (company) the operation acts on. It is the only source of context: the account that owns it is derived from it, and the BeeL-Active-Company header plays no part. A NIF you do not reach answers 403, and so does a NIF that does not exist, so the existence of a NIF in another account is never disclosed.
uuiduuidHeader Parameters
Idempotency key to prevent duplicates in sensitive operations.
- Any unique client-generated string (e.g. an order id). A UUID also works but is not required
- Allowed characters: letters, digits,
_and-(max 255 chars) - If the same key is sent twice, the result of the first operation is returned
- Keys expire 24 hours after processing
The key is scoped per user and environment, and bound to the request body, so retrying after a network timeout replays the stored response instead of repeating the operation.
| Status | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
400 | INVALID_IDEMPOTENCY_KEY | The key breaks the format rules above. |
409 | IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_PROCESSING | The first request is still in flight. Wait and retry with the same key. |
409 | IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_MISMATCH | The key was already used with a different body. Use a new key. |
^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$length <= 255Template name. Cannot be cleared.
length <= 255Generation cadence. Only MONTHLY is supported today; the field exists in the
request so an unsupported cadence is rejected instead of being silently ignored.
"MONTHLY"Day of the month the invoice is issued. Moves the next generation.
1 <= value <= 31First issue date. Only editable while the template has not generated any invoice yet.
A past date is accepted and stored as sent, but it never anchors generation in the
past: next_generation moves to the first upcoming day_of_month.
dateDays before emission date to create a draft for review. 0 means immediate emission.
0 <= value <= 30Date the recurrence stops. Send null to make it open-ended.
dateSeries the generated invoices are numbered in. Cannot be cleared.
uuidRecipient of the generated invoices. Send null to leave the template without
a recipient; omit it to keep the current one.
uuidTemplate lines, replaced as a whole (they are not patched line by line). Omit them to keep the current ones — a template with no lines invoices nothing, so an empty array is rejected.
1 <= items"NONE" | "BANK_TRANSFER" | "CARD" | "CASH" | "CHECK" | "DIRECT_DEBIT" | "BIZUM" | "OTHER"Notes printed on the generated invoices. Send null to clear them.
Response Body
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curl -X PATCH "https://app.beel.es/api/v1/companies/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08/recurring-invoices/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{}'{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
"name": "string",
"frequency": "MONTHLY",
"day_of_month": 0,
"start_date": "2019-08-24",
"end_date": "2019-08-24",
"next_generation": "2019-08-24",
"preview_days": 3,
"status": "ACTIVE",
"pause": {
"reason": "USER",
"since": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"blocker": "NIF_NOT_REGISTERED"
},
"series_id": "0f6582ac-1e7e-41dc-a63a-24fccd074d0c",
"series_code": "string",
"invoice_type": "STANDARD",
"customer_id": "160c0c4b-9966-4dc1-a916-8407eb10d74e",
"recipient_fiscal_name": "string",
"recipient_nif": "string",
"lines": [
{
"id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
"order": 0,
"description": "string",
"quantity": 0,
"unit": "string",
"unit_price": 0,
"discount_percentage": 0,
"tax_type": "string",
"vat_rate": 0,
"regime_key": "string",
"equivalence_surcharge_rate": 0,
"irpf_rate": 0,
"exemption_reason": "EXENTA_ART_20",
"exemption_reason_text": "string"
}
],
"payment_method": "string",
"notes": "string",
"verifactu_enabled": true,
"send_automatically": true,
"email_configuration": {
"recipients": [
"string"
],
"cc": [
"string"
],
"subject": "string",
"message": "string"
},
"generated_invoices": 0,
"last_generated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"source_invoice_id": "0c7d5f47-8759-4ef4-82d5-705413539f77",
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
},
"meta": {
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"message": "Authentication is required to access this resource"
},
"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"
},
"type": "https://docs.beel.es/errors/INVOICE_NO_LINES",
"title": "INVOICE_NO_LINES",
"detail": "La factura debe tener al menos una línea",
"instance": "/v1/invoices/abc-123"
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found"
},
"meta": {
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "CONCURRENT_MODIFICATION",
"message": "The resource was modified by another request; read it again and retry"
},
"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": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
"message": "Too many requests. Please try again in 60 seconds."
},
"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"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE",
"message": "Unsupported media type: text/plain. Supported: application/json"
},
"meta": {
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
}
}Get a recurring invoice GET
Retrieves the full details of a recurring invoice template of this company (NIF), including its schedule, template lines and next generation date.
Delete a recurring invoice DELETE
Permanently deletes a recurring invoice template of this company (NIF) and cancels any pending scheduled generations. Invoices already generated from it are not affected.