<!-- ZenPays documentation · https://docs.zenpayz.com/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/invoices/public-invoice -->

# Public Invoice

Retrieve invoice details for customer viewing.

:::note
This is a **public endpoint** — no authentication headers are required.
:::

<EndpointHeader verb="GET" path="/merchant/api/v1/invoices/:invoiceId/public" />

## Request

### Path Parameters

<ParamTable
  rows={[
    { name: "invoiceId", type: "string", required: true, desc: "The invoice ID (e.g. `inv_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8`)" },
  ]}
/>

## Response

### Success (200 OK)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "invoiceId": "inv_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
    "invoiceNumber": "INV-2024-0001",
    "merchantName": "Acme Corp",
    "merchantLogo": "https://example.com/logo.png",
    "customerName": "John Doe",
    "customerEmail": "john@example.com",
    "currency": "USD",
    "status": "SENT",
    "issueDate": "2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dueDate": "2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z",
    "subtotal": 250.00,
    "taxRate": 10,
    "taxAmount": 25.00,
    "discountAmount": 0,
    "totalAmount": 275.00,
    "amountPaid": 0,
    "amountDue": 275.00,
    "notes": "Thank you for your business",
    "terms": "Net 30",
    "lineItems": [
      {
        "description": "Pro Plan - Monthly",
        "quantity": 5,
        "unitPrice": 50.00,
        "amount": 250.00
      }
    ]
  },
  "message": "Invoice retrieved successfully",
  "error": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_xxxxx",
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "processing_time_ms": 25,
    "api_version": "v1",
    "endpoint": "GET /invoices/:invoiceId/public",
    "user_type": "merchant"
  }
}
```

### Error Responses

<ErrorTable
  rows={[
    { code: "INVOICE_NOT_FOUND", status: "404", message: "Invoice does not exist" },
  ]}
/>

<CodeRail>

## Examples

<Tabs groupId="language">
  <TabItem value="curl" label="cURL" default>

```bash
curl -X GET https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/invoices/inv_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8/public
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="javascript" label="JavaScript">

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/invoices/inv_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8/public', {
  method: 'GET',
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result.data.invoiceNumber); // "INV-2024-0001"
console.log(result.data.amountDue); // 275.00
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="sdk" label="SDK">

```javascript
const invoice = await zenpays.invoices.getPublic('inv_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8');

console.log(invoice.invoiceNumber); // "INV-2024-0001"
console.log(invoice.amountDue); // 275.00
```

  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

</CodeRail>

## Related Endpoints

- [Pay Invoice](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/invoices/pay-invoice)
- [Get Invoice](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/invoices/get-invoice)
