Cancel E-Invoice

POST

invoices

{id}

einvoice

cancel

Cancel an e-invoice (IRN)

curl --request POST \
  --url https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "cancel_code": 123,
  "reason": "<string>"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel"

payload = {
    "cancel_code": 123,
    "reason": "<string>"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({cancel_code: 123, reason: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'cancel_code' => 123,
    'reason' => '<string>'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"cancel_code\": 123,\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"cancel_code\": 123,\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"cancel_code\": 123,\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "message": "<string>"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "<string>"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "<string>"
  }
}

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	Yes	The unique identifier of the invoice whose e-invoice should be canceled (e.g., `inv_Rp3mK7nBwQ`).

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`cancel_code`	integer	Yes	The cancellation reason code. Must be between 1 and 4. See codes below.
`reason`	string	Yes	A human-readable explanation for the cancellation. Minimum 10 characters.

Cancel Codes

Code	Meaning
`1`	Duplicate entry
`2`	Data entry mistake
`3`	Order canceled
`4`	Others

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.recurso.dev/v1/invoices/inv_Rp3mK7nBwQ/einvoice/cancel \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rsk_live_7f3a9b2c1d4e8f0a" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "cancel_code": 2,
    "reason": "Incorrect line item amounts were included on the original invoice"
  }'

Response

{
  "message": "E-invoice cancelled successfully"
}

The response carries only the confirmation message. The invoice’s e-invoice status flips to CANCELLED — read it back with Get e-invoice status.

Notes

E-invoices can only be canceled within 24 hours of generation, as per IRP regulations.
A canceled e-invoice cannot be reinstated. You must generate a new invoice and submit it for e-invoicing.
The reason field is transmitted to the IRP and becomes part of the permanent compliance record.

Cancellation is permanent and governed by IRP rules. Attempting to cancel an e-invoice older than 24 hours will return a 422 Unprocessable Entity error.

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Tenant API key obtained from POST /auth/register or POST /v1/developer/keys.

Path Parameters

string<uuid>

required

Body

application/json

cancel_code

integer

required

IRP cancellation code (e.g. 1 = duplicate, 3 = data entry mistake).

reason

string

required

Response

E-invoice cancelled.

message

string

Cancel an e-invoice (IRN)

curl --request POST \
  --url https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "cancel_code": 123,
  "reason": "<string>"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel"

payload = {
    "cancel_code": 123,
    "reason": "<string>"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({cancel_code: 123, reason: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'cancel_code' => 123,
    'reason' => '<string>'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"cancel_code\": 123,\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"cancel_code\": 123,\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://billing.example.com/v1/invoices/{id}/einvoice/cancel")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"cancel_code\": 123,\n  \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "message": "<string>"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "<string>"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "<string>"
  }
}

Getting Started

Core

Billing & Invoicing

Revenue & Finance

Growth & Recovery

Compliance (India)

Platform

Customer Portal API

Path Parameters

Body Parameters

Cancel Codes

Example Request

Response

Notes

Authorizations

Path Parameters

Body

Response

​Path Parameters

​Body Parameters

​Cancel Codes

​Example Request

​Response

​Notes

Authorizations

Path Parameters

Body

Response

Path Parameters

Body Parameters

Cancel Codes

Example Request

Response

Notes