API-V2

Application Programming Interface

InvoiceXpress Documentation

Send by email

PUT /:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json

Sends an estimate by email.

Example Request

curl

curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://account_name.app.invoicexpress.com/:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json?api_key=YOUR%20API%20KEY%20HERE' \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"message":{"client":{"email":"someone@example.com","save":"0"},"subject":"Invoice from company","body":"This is where the email body goes","cc":"cc.client@company.com","bcc":"bcc.client@company.com","logo":"0"}}'

Ruby

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://account_name.app.invoicexpress.com/:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json?api_key=YOUR%20API%20KEY%20HERE")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["accept"] = 'application/json'
request["content-type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\"message\":{\"client\":{\"email\":\"someone@example.com\",\"save\":\"0\"},\"subject\":\"Invoice from company\",\"body\":\"This is where the email body goes\",\"cc\":\"cc.client@company.com\",\"bcc\":\"bcc.client@company.com\",\"logo\":\"0\"}}"

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

Node

var http = require("https");

var options = {
  "method": "PUT",
  "hostname": "account_name.app.invoicexpress.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json?api_key=YOUR%20API%20KEY%20HERE",
  "headers": {
    "accept": "application/json",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  }
};

var req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  var chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    var body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.write(JSON.stringify({ message:
   { client: { email: 'someone@example.com', save: '0' },
     subject: 'Invoice from company',
     body: 'This is where the email body goes',
     cc: 'cc.client@company.com',
     bcc: 'bcc.client@company.com',
     logo: '0' } }));
req.end();

Python

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("account_name.app.invoicexpress.com")

payload = "{\"message\":{\"client\":{\"email\":\"someone@example.com\",\"save\":\"0\"},\"subject\":\"Invoice from company\",\"body\":\"This is where the email body goes\",\"cc\":\"cc.client@company.com\",\"bcc\":\"bcc.client@company.com\",\"logo\":\"0\"}}"

headers = {
    'accept': "application/json",
    'content-type': "application/json"
    }

conn.request("PUT", "/:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json?api_key=YOUR%20API%20KEY%20HERE", payload, headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://account_name.app.invoicexpress.com/:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json?api_key=YOUR%20API%20KEY%20HERE",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "{\"message\":{\"client\":{\"email\":\"someone@example.com\",\"save\":\"0\"},\"subject\":\"Invoice from company\",\"body\":\"This is where the email body goes\",\"cc\":\"cc.client@company.com\",\"bcc\":\"bcc.client@company.com\",\"logo\":\"0\"}}",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    "accept: application/json",
    "content-type: application/json"
  ),
));

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

curl_close($curl);

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

Go

package main

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

func main() {

    url := "https://account_name.app.invoicexpress.com/:document-type/:document-id/email-document.json?api_key=YOUR%20API%20KEY%20HERE"

    payload := strings.NewReader("{\"message\":{\"client\":{\"email\":\"someone@example.com\",\"save\":\"0\"},\"subject\":\"Invoice from company\",\"body\":\"This is where the email body goes\",\"cc\":\"cc.client@company.com\",\"bcc\":\"bcc.client@company.com\",\"logo\":\"0\"}}")

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

    req.Header.Add("accept", "application/json")
    req.Header.Add("content-type", "application/json")

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

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

    fmt.Println(res)
    fmt.Println(string(body))

}

Path Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
document-typeStringRequiredThe type of estimate you wish to send by email: quotesproformas or fees_notes.quotes
document-idIntegerRequiredID of the document to send by email.42

Request Body

NameTypeRequiredDescription
messageObjectRequiredEmail data.
clientObjectClient email and save options.
emailStringRequiredDocument will be sent to this email address. Must be a valid email address: foo@bar.com
saveStringRequiredSaves this email as your client email address. (0 – Does not save the client’s email. 1 – Saves / Updates the client’s email).
subjectStringThe subject of the email.
bodyStringThe body of the email.
ccStringEmail CC field. Must be a valid email address ex: foo@bar.com
bccStringEmail BCC field. Must be a valid email address ex: foo@bar.com
logoStringSend email with logo. Defaults to 0. Only available in some plans. It’s ignored if the account doesn’t have the logo configured. Not available for trial accounts. (0 – Send email without logo. 1 – Send email with logo )

Example Body

{
  "message": {
    "client": {
      "email": "someone@example.com",
      "save": "0"
    },
    "subject": "Invoice from company",
    "body": "This is where the email body goes",
    "cc": "cc.client@company.com",
    "bcc": "bcc.client@company.com",
    "logo": "0"
  }
}

Responses

200SUCCESS
The email was sent successfully.
(Empty Response)
401ACCESS DENIED
The API Key parameter is missing or is incorrectly entered.
(Empty Response)
404NOT FOUND
The supplied :document-id doesn’t match any existing document.
(Empty Response)
422UNPROCESSABLE ENTITY
Some parameters sent were incorrect.
(Empty Response)

Send by email