How to Set Up Recurring Invoices
Automate invoices for retainers and subscription-style billing.
Learn how to automate billing for retainers and subscriptions with recurring invoice schedules.
Automate invoices for retainers and subscription-style billing.
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Create a schedule
Go to Recurring > New Schedule, choose a customer, add line items, and set a billing frequency such as weekly or monthly.
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Set start and end dates
Define when the schedule begins and, optionally, when it should automatically stop.
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Let Zap Bill generate invoices
On each billing cycle, a new invoice is created automatically from the schedule template.
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Pause or cancel anytime
Update a schedule's status whenever a customer relationship or engagement changes.
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Review generated invoices
Invoices created by a schedule appear in your normal Invoices list, just like any other invoice.
Tips
- Great for retainers, memberships, and other subscription-style billing.
- Editing a schedule's line items only affects future invoices, not ones already generated.
- Combine with Stripe Connect so recurring invoices can be paid online automatically.