# GetInvoices

Use this function to retrieve one or many invoices.

**Note**:

* When you retrieve multiple invoices, only a summary of the contact is returned and no line details are returned - this is to keep the response more compact.
* The line item details will be returned when you retrieve an individual invoice, either by specifying Invoice ID or Invoice Number or by using the optional paging parameter (below).

### Properties

#### Authentication

Authentication values used to connect to the Xero server.

#### Invoice id / number

You can retrieve an individual record by specifying the InvoiceID or Number.

#### Invoice ids

Filter by a comma-separated list of InvoicesIDs. For faster response times we recommend using these explicit parameters instead of passing OR conditions into the Where filter.

#### Invoice numbers

Filter by a comma-separated list of InvoiceNumbers. For faster response times we recommend using these explicit parameters instead of passing OR conditions into the Where filter.

#### Contact ids

Filter by a comma-separated list of ContactIDs. For faster response times we recommend using these explicit parameters instead of passing OR conditions into the Where filter.

#### Statuses

Filter by a comma-separated list of Statuses. For faster response times we recommend using these explicit parameters instead of passing OR conditions into the Where filter.

#### Modified after

A UTC timestamp (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss) . Only records created or modified since this timestamp will be returned e.g. 2009-11-12T00:00:00.

#### Where

Restrict the returned items using the specified criteria. See Where filter.

#### Page

e.g. page=1 – Up to 100 records will be returned in a single API call with line items shown for each record.

#### Order by

Return items in a specific order. See Order by filter.

#### Return options

Select how the data is to be returned.

Possible values are:

* Only the first item.
* The first item or an empty item.
* All the items one by one.
* All of the items at once.

## Output

#### Return type of Invoices

#### A list of invoices or a single invoice depending on the selected [Return option](https://github.com/linx-software/linx-docs/blob/v6-Main/reference/plugins/xero/content/invoices/getattachments.md#return-options).

## Links

[Xero Developer: Invoices (GET)](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/invoices#get)


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