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Viewing & Paying Invoices

How clients view their invoice history, pay outstanding balances, and download PDF receipts.

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  • Invoice Detail Page
  • Paying an Invoice
  • Credit Balance Applied to Invoices
  • Downloading a PDF
  • Automatic Renewal Invoices
  • Related Articles
  • Invoice List

    The invoice list is at Client → My Invoices (/client/invoices). It shows all invoices associated with the account, newest first.

    Columns

    Column Description
    Invoice # Unique invoice number (e.g. INV-00042)
    Date Invoice creation date
    Due date Date by which payment is expected
    Total Invoice total in the invoice currency
    Status Colour-coded badge (see below)

    Invoice Status Badges

    Status Colour Meaning
    Unpaid Yellow Generated, awaiting payment
    Paid Green Payment received and confirmed
    Overdue Red Past due date with no payment
    Cancelled Grey Voided or cancelled by staff

    Invoice Detail Page

    Clicking any invoice opens its detail page at /client/invoices/{id}.

    The detail page contains:

    1. Header — invoice number, issue date, due date, client name and billing address
    2. Line items — each product, service, or fee on the invoice with unit price and quantity
    3. Subtotal, tax, and total — itemised tax breakdown if applicable
    4. Credit applied — shown if account credit was used to offset part of the invoice (see Credit Balance)
    5. Payment history — list of payments received against this invoice, with date, amount, and gateway
    6. Action buttons — Pay Now (if unpaid), Download PDF

    Paying an Invoice

    Clicking Pay Now on an unpaid or overdue invoice opens the payment method selector. Available methods depend on which gateways your hosting provider has enabled.

    Stripe

    Card details are entered inline on the payment page (no redirect). After entering card number, expiry, and CVC, click Pay. Payment is confirmed within seconds and the invoice status updates immediately.

    PayPal / Mollie / 2Checkout

    You are redirected to the payment provider's hosted checkout page. After approving the payment, you are returned to the Commerce invoice page and the status updates automatically via webhook.

    [!IMPORTANT] Do not close the browser tab while a redirect payment is processing. If you are redirected back to Commerce but the invoice still shows as unpaid, wait 60 seconds and refresh — the webhook may still be processing. If it remains unpaid after several minutes, contact support.

    Bank Transfer

    Selecting Bank Transfer displays the hosting company's bank account details and instructs you to use your invoice number as the payment reference. The invoice remains Unpaid until staff manually confirm receipt of the bank transfer and mark the invoice as paid.


    Credit Balance Applied to Invoices

    If your account has a positive credit balance, Commerce applies it automatically when a new invoice is generated. The credit appears as a line item labelled "Account Credit" on the invoice, reducing the amount you owe. If the credit covers the full invoice amount, the invoice is marked Paid immediately with no payment action required.

    See Credit Balance for more detail.


    Downloading a PDF

    Every invoice has a Download PDF button on the detail page. This generates a PDF with your company's logo, address, and all invoice line items. Paid invoices include the payment date and method on the PDF, making it suitable as a receipt.

    [!TIP] PDF invoices are suitable for accounting and VAT purposes. If you need a corrected invoice (e.g. wrong company name or VAT number), contact support — staff can update billing details and regenerate the PDF.


    Automatic Renewal Invoices

    Commerce generates renewal invoices automatically before a service's next due date. The number of days in advance is configured by the administrator (typically 14 days). You will receive an email notification when a renewal invoice is created.

    If the invoice is not paid by the due date and a grace period expires, services may be suspended automatically. See Suspending & Unsuspending.


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