#chibi-invoice-duplicate
idle wind
sweet wren
chibi-invoice-duplicate
@quaint frost You can duplicate an Invoice in the Dashboard on the Invoice page and clicking on More at the top then Duplicate Invoice. That only works for one-off Invoices though not the ones tied to Subscriptions
quaint frost
can it be done using the api?
right now, i am creating a second invoice to make the same payments as the first one. If I could just copy everything and make another payment, it would make it easier
sweet wren
No, in the API you can already write code to mostly read all line items and recreate an Invoice that mirrors it
quaint frost
basically, I am cutting a full payment in half. I just was the user to pay the second half.
ok that's what i tought, wanted to know if there was a "better" way
so I just read all the line items and recreate everything basically, correct?
sweet wren
yep or you can do a Subscription to model the installment otherwise. See https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules/use-cases#installment-plans
quaint frost
nah it's just a payment made on a card for a reservation of a lodge but the client can pay half the amount now, and half later. I don't think a subscription would be required
sweet wren
correct it's not, but it'd work and be easier to handle that's all!
quaint frost
but by using a subscription, i could'nt use invoice, i would have to use a checkout, correct? the issue with that is that i do not wish to create multiple payment objects.
sweet wren
You don't have to use Checkout for this at all. You can but you don't have to. You can create a Subscription and collect the first payment on your website for example and then have the next Invoice be paid automatically once the date is reached
quaint frost
🤔 i see