Get an invoice

GET /api/v2/external/invoices/{invoiceId}

Authentication: x-api-key header, with the invoices:read scope. See Authentication and limits.

Returns a single patent invoice owned by the authenticated client, identified by its opaque Renewr UUID.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
invoiceId	string	Yes	The opaque, stable Renewr UUID of the invoice.

Response

200 The invoice matching the provided UUID.

{
  "object": "invoice",
  "id": "c4a1b2d3-e4f5-4a6b-8c7d-9e0f1a2b3c4d",
  "reference": "INV-2026-0087",
  "number": 87,
  "issueDate": "2026-07-22",
  "origin": "GENERATED",
  "ipRightType": "PATENT",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "vatRate": 20,
  "vatNumber": "FR12345678901",
  "subtotalExcludingTax": "1041.67",
  "totalIncludingTax": "1250.00",
  "hasPdfDocument": true,
  "hasXlsxDocument": false,
  "fees": [
    {
      "object": "fees",
      "invoiceId": "c4a1b2d3-e4f5-4a6b-8c7d-9e0f1a2b3c4d",
      "eventId": "9f0d1e7a-3b2c-4d5e-8f6a-7b8c9d0e1f2a",
      "patent": {
        "id": "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7",
        "providerId": "ACME-2021-0042"
      },
      "currency": "EUR",
      "total": "1250.00",
      "components": [
        {
          "type": "OFFICE",
          "amount": "800.00"
        }
      ],
      "feesStatus": "INVOICED",
      "isFxRateFrozen": false
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-01-10T08:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-15T14:00:00.000Z"
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
object	string	String describing the object type (auto-description). One of: invoice.
id	string	Opaque, stable Renewr UUID of the invoice. Format: uuid.
reference	string	Stable, unique display reference (the only field guaranteed across all 3 origins).
number	string or null	Sequential invoice number; absent (null) for IMPORTED invoices.
issueDate	string or null	ISO date string.
origin	string	One of: GENERATED, IMPORTED, REGULARIZATION.
ipRightType	string	PATENT | TRADEMARK: asset family discriminant. One of: PATENT, TRADEMARK.
currency	string	ISO 4217 currency code the client is invoiced in.
vatRate	number or null	VAT rate applied (non-monetary number, e.g. 0.2 for 20%).
vatNumber	string or null	VAT number on the invoice.
subtotalExcludingTax	string or null	Subtotal before tax, in invoice currency (decimal string).
totalIncludingTax	string or null	Total including tax, in invoice currency (decimal string).
hasPdfDocument	boolean	True when a PDF document is available for this invoice.
hasXlsxDocument	boolean	True when an XLSX document is available for this invoice.
fees	array of objects	Full per-component fee breakdown of the invoice.
fees[].object	string	String describing the object type (auto-description). One of: fees.
fees[].invoiceId	string or null	Back-reference to the invoice these fees belong to. Format: uuid.
fees[].eventId	string or null	Public UUID of the patent event these fees belong to (trace each fee line back to its event). Format: uuid.
fees[].patent	object	The patent this fee line belongs to: identified both ways (Renewr id + your own reference).
fees[].patent.id	string or null	Renewr UUID of the patent. Format: uuid.
fees[].patent.providerId	string or null	The client's own matching reference for that patent.
fees[].currency	string	ISO 4217 currency code the client is invoiced in.
fees[].total	string or null	Total of all components, in invoice currency (decimal string).
fees[].components	array of objects	Per-type fee breakdown (Stripe fee_details style); a component that does not apply is absent (never null). Sums to total.
fees[].components[].type	string	OFFICE (national office) | AGENT (external agent) | RENEWR (service fee) | GRACE_PERIOD (late surcharge). One of: OFFICE, AGENT, RENEWR, GRACE_PERIOD.
fees[].components[].amount	string	Amount of this component, in invoice currency (decimal string).
fees[].feesStatus	string	Whether these amounts are ESTIMATED (projected) or INVOICED (final: an invoice exists). One of: ESTIMATED, INVOICED.
fees[].isFxRateFrozen	boolean	True when the FX rate used to compute these fees is frozen.
createdAt	string or null	ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC). Format: date-time.
updatedAt	string or null	ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC). Format: date-time.

Errors

Errors use the application/problem+json envelope with stable machine-readable codes. See the Errors guide.

Status	Description
400	Validation failed (validation_failed): carries per-field errors[] with RFC 6901 JSON Pointers.
401	Missing or invalid API key (invalid_api_key), or expired key (api_key_expired).
403	API key lacks the required scope (insufficient_scope, with requiredScope extension) or the operation is not enabled for this client (forbidden).
404	The resource does not exist in your portfolio (not_found).
429	Daily API call limit exceeded (rate_limit_exceeded): the Retry-After header gives the seconds until reset.

Example request

curl "https://api.renewr.example/api/v2/external/invoices/$INVOICE_ID" \
  -H "x-api-key: $RENEWR_API_KEY"