Invoicing API Requests
            
            
          
            When creating an invoice, you can choose to create a draft or published invoice. If you
      create a published invoice, you can specify whether the invoice is immediately emailed to the
      customer or not. This table describes the different methods for creating an invoice.
Invoice Method  | Description  | Field Values Specific to this Method  | 
|---|---|---|
Create a Draft Invoice  | Create an invoice draft that is only viewable by you. When you are ready to share
                  the invoice with the customer, you must publish it by sending a  send
                    invoice  request. To create a draft invoice that is  not  sent as an email to the customer
                  when you publish it, see Create a Draft Invoice.To create a draft invoice that is sent as an email to the customer when you
                  publish it, see Create a Deliverable Draft Invoice.  | 
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Create and Send an Invoice Immediately  | Create a published invoice that is immediately emailed to the customer by  Cybersource . The customer can view and pay the invoice when they receive
                  the invoice email. For more information, see Create and Send an Invoice Immediately. | 
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Create an Invoice without Sending it  | Create a published invoice that you can share with the customer by sending the
                  customer the generated URL. This method gives you control over the distribution of
                  the invoices. For more information, see Create an Invoice without Sending it.  | 
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The invoicing API also enables you to perform these follow-on services after creating an invoice:
You can also customize your invoices to align with your brand. For more information, see
        Invoice Settings API Requests.