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# Create an invoice document from a confirmed sales order

> Generates the invoice record (a row in the canonical orders table
with `document_type='invoice'`) from a confirmed sales order.
Stamps the invoice number from the configured counter and posts
the AR JE per the standard order-to-cash workflow. Distinct from
`GET /v1/orders/invoices` (the collection list endpoint).
Requires the `orders:write` scope. Idempotent via Idempotency-Key.

**Historical import (migration only).** The body fields
`is_historical_import`, `invoice_date`, and `posted_at` are
migration-mode flags that bypass live AR/GL posting and stamp the
caller-supplied dates. They are ONLY honored when the API key
carries the `migration:write` scope (or `*`); ordinary
`orders:write` keys have them silently ignored and ALWAYS receive
standard order-to-cash AR/GL posting. Every grant emits an
`api_key.migration_option_used` audit row.

**Revision acknowledgment gate (HTTP 409 `revision_unacknowledged`).**
If the order was revised after the customer received their copy and the customer has not
yet acknowledged the new total, this endpoint returns HTTP 409 with
`code: revision_unacknowledged`. Lift the gate via
`POST /v1/orders/{id}/customer-acknowledge-revision`, or bypass with
`?override=true` / `{"skip_revision_ack": true}` (requires `orders.revision_override`
permission). The gate is bypassed automatically when `is_historical_import: true` is
set for migration callers.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /orders/{id}/invoice
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Arcus ERP Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Arcus ERP public REST API. Designed for external integrations and data
    migration.


    **Authentication.** Bearer token (API key) via the `Authorization` header.

    Format: `Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_<code>_<random>` (or
    `ark_test_*` for sandbox).

    API keys are issued per-entity in **Settings > Developers > API Keys**.


    **Entity scoping.** The entity is encoded in the API key prefix; routes are
    flat

    (e.g. `/v1/accounts`, `/v1/orders`, `/v1/products`). A small set of platform
    endpoints

    (migration, reconciliation, events, webhook endpoints, API keys) use the

    `/v1/entities/{entity_id}/...` form -- those are noted in their tags.


    **Key capabilities.**
      - Related-resource hydration via `?expand[]=` (see `x-arcus-expand` on each resource).
      - Cursor-based pagination (`starting_after` / `ending_before` / `limit`).
      - Idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header.
      - Webhook events for asynchronous notification.
      - Conditional requests / ETag for cache validation.
servers:
  - url: https://api.arcuserp.com/v1
    description: Arcus ERP API (accepts both live `ark_live_*` and test `ark_test_*` keys)
  - url: https://dev-api.arcuserp.com/v1
    description: >-
      Dev sandbox API (test-only data, accepts `ark_test_*` keys against dev
      RDS)
security: []
paths:
  /orders/{id}/invoice:
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
    post:
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: Create an invoice document from a confirmed sales order
      description: >
        Generates the invoice record (a row in the canonical orders table

        with `document_type='invoice'`) from a confirmed sales order.

        Stamps the invoice number from the configured counter and posts

        the AR JE per the standard order-to-cash workflow. Distinct from

        `GET /v1/orders/invoices` (the collection list endpoint).

        Requires the `orders:write` scope. Idempotent via Idempotency-Key.


        **Historical import (migration only).** The body fields

        `is_historical_import`, `invoice_date`, and `posted_at` are

        migration-mode flags that bypass live AR/GL posting and stamp the

        caller-supplied dates. They are ONLY honored when the API key

        carries the `migration:write` scope (or `*`); ordinary

        `orders:write` keys have them silently ignored and ALWAYS receive

        standard order-to-cash AR/GL posting. Every grant emits an

        `api_key.migration_option_used` audit row.


        **Revision acknowledgment gate (HTTP 409 `revision_unacknowledged`).**

        If the order was revised after the customer received their copy and the
        customer has not

        yet acknowledged the new total, this endpoint returns HTTP 409 with

        `code: revision_unacknowledged`. Lift the gate via

        `POST /v1/orders/{id}/customer-acknowledge-revision`, or bypass with

        `?override=true` / `{"skip_revision_ack": true}` (requires
        `orders.revision_override`

        permission). The gate is bypassed automatically when
        `is_historical_import: true` is

        set for migration callers.
      operationId: createInvoiceV1
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                is_historical_import:
                  type: boolean
                  description: |
                    Migration-mode flag. When true AND the key carries
                    `migration:write`, the invoice skips the AR/revenue JE
                    (AR is loaded separately by the migration). Silently
                    coerced to false for non-migration callers.
                invoice_date:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  nullable: true
                  description: |
                    Caller-supplied invoice date. Honored only when the key
                    carries `migration:write`; ignored otherwise.
                posted_at:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  nullable: true
                  description: |
                    Caller-supplied GL posting timestamp. Honored only when
                    the key carries `migration:write`; ignored otherwise.
                skip_revision_ack:
                  type: boolean
                  description: >
                    When true, bypasses the revision acknowledgment gate.
                    Requires the caller to have the `orders.revision_override`
                    permission; returns 403 otherwise. Equivalent to the
                    `?override=true` query parameter.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Invoice created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        '409':
          description: >
            Order cannot be invoiced (e.g. `revision_unacknowledged`: the order
            was revised after the customer received their copy and they have not
            yet acknowledged the new total; or the order is already invoiced).
            Pass `skip_revision_ack: true` with the `orders.revision_override`
            permission to bypass the revision gate.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth:
            - orders:write
components:
  parameters:
    IdempotencyKey:
      name: Idempotency-Key
      in: header
      required: false
      description: |
        Client-generated unique key for idempotent POST/PATCH/DELETE operations.
        Alias for the Idempotency parameter. Max 255 chars. On retry with the
        same key, the original response is returned without re-executing the
        operation. Keys expire after 24 hours.
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 255
  schemas:
    Order:
      type: object
      description: >
        An Arcus ERP order document. One table holds quotes, sales_orders,
        invoices,

        returns, and purchase_orders -- always filter by document_type.

        entity_id is always from the API key (Layer 1 isolation).
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - order
        entity_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        order_number:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        document_type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - quote
            - sales_order
            - invoice
            - return
            - purchase_order
        order_status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - draft
            - confirmed
            - partially_fulfilled
            - fulfilled
            - cancelled
            - voided
            - awaiting_ach_clearance
            - on_hold
        payment_status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - unpaid
            - partially_paid
            - paid
            - overpaid
            - refunded
            - partially_refunded
            - voided
        fulfillment_status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - unfulfilled
            - partially_fulfilled
            - fulfilled
        account_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        location_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          nullable: true
        po_number:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        order_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        due_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        subtotal:
          type: number
        discount_total:
          type: number
        shipping_total:
          type: number
        tax_total:
          type: number
        fee_total:
          type: number
        order_total:
          type: number
        list_price_total:
          type: number
          readOnly: true
          description: >-
            Derived (display-only): SUM(list_price * qty) over non-kit lines.
            The gross baseline of the gross-to-net bridge (List price minus
            pricing_savings equals subtotal). Never part of order_total.
        pricing_savings:
          type: number
          readOnly: true
          description: >-
            Derived (display-only): SUM(pricing_rule_adjustment * qty) over
            non-kit lines (positive magnitude). Per-unit pricing-rule savings
            already baked into subtotal via sell_rate (ASC 606 transaction
            price); shown as an informational List-to-Subtotal bridge, never
            subtracted from order_total.
        amount_paid:
          type: number
          readOnly: true
          description: 'SSOT: utils/ar-helpers.mjs::updateARBalance. Do not write directly.'
        balance_due:
          type: number
          readOnly: true
        tax_exempt:
          type: boolean
        delivery_option:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ship
            - pick_up
            - local_delivery
        notes:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        internal_notes:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        invoice_number:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          readOnly: true
        invoice_type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - order
            - manual
            - proforma
            - correction
          nullable: true
        is_on_hold:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        hold_type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          readOnly: true
        ship_complete:
          type: boolean
        source_platform:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        external_order_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        external_order_number:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        metadata:
          type: object
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
    Error:
      description: |
        Alias for ErrorEnvelope. Canonical error response shape used by all
        API endpoints. Refer to ErrorEnvelope for the full field definition.
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: |
        Canonical error response envelope. All API errors use this shape.
      required:
        - error
        - code
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error key
          example: not_found
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code (often same as error)
          example: not_found
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - validation_error
            - permission_error
            - not_found
            - conflict
            - rate_limit
            - internal
            - expand_error
            - not_implemented
          example: not_found
        hint:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable one-sentence explanation (English)
          example: >-
            The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this
            entity.
        param:
          type: string
          description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
          example: expand[0]
        required:
          type: string
          description: The scope required (only on insufficient_scope errors)
          example: accounts:read
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Unique request ID for support tracing (maps to CloudWatch log
            stream)
          example: req_abc123
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error response (400/401/403/404/409/422/429/500)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: |
        API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys.
        Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write).
        Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_<code>_<random>
        Test keys use ark_test_ent_<code>_<random>. Both are issued per entity
        via Settings > Developers > API Keys.

````