API Introduction

Quick Start

PineBill provides a powerful RESTful API for programmatic access to invoicing, customer management, and analytics features. Integrate PineBill into your applications, automate workflows, and build custom solutions.

Complete API documentation is available at: api.pinebill.app/docs

What You Can Do With PineBill API

Generate Invoices: Create and manage invoices programmatically
Customer Management: Add, update, and retrieve customer information
Product: Manage your product inventory via API

Getting Started

1. Choose Your Plan

API access is available on Pro and Enterprise plans:

Trial: 50 API calls/month (testing only)
Solo: No API access
Pro: 10,000 API calls/month, up to 10 API keys
Enterprise: Unlimited API calls and keys

View Plans →

2. Create an API Key

Open Settings
In API Access and Activity, click API Keys
Click Create API Key
Copy and securely store your key (shown once)

Learn more about API Keys →

3. Make Your First Request

Use your API key in the X-API-Key header:

curl -X GET https://api.pinebill.app/v1/invoices \
  -H "X-API-Key: pbk_live_your_api_key_here"

4. Explore the Documentation

Visit api.pinebill.app/docs for:

Interactive API explorer
Request/response examples
Authentication details
Rate limiting information
Error codes and handling

API Features

Authentication

All API requests require authentication using API keys:

Include your API key in the X-API-Key header
Keys are unique to your organization
Revoke compromised keys immediately

Rate Limiting

Requests are rate-limited based on your subscription:

60 requests/minute per key for all plans,
Rate limit headers included in responses

Endpoints

Core API endpoints include:

/v1/invoices - Invoice management
/v1/customers - Customer operations
/v1/products - Product catalog
/v1/analytics - Business metrics
/v1/pdf/generate - PDF generation

Full endpoint documentation: api.pinebill.app/docs

Security Best Practices

Keep Your API Keys Secret: Never expose API keys in client-side code, public repositories, or share them publicly.

Recommended practices:

Store keys in environment variables
Rotate keys periodically
Use separate keys for development and production
Monitor API usage for unusual activity
Revoke unused or compromised keys immediately

Learn about API Audit Logs →

Support & Resources

Documentation

Interactive API Docs: api.pinebill.app/docs
OpenAPI Spec: Available at /docs/json endpoint

Need Help?

Review our comprehensive API documentation
Check common error codes and solutions
Contact support for Enterprise API assistance
Report API issues via GitHub

API Keys - Create and manage API authentication
API Audit Logs - Monitor API usage and security
Subscription Plans - API access by plan tier

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