Credit Memo Api Post method issue

Nitin Bande

We are trying to create a Credit Memo but keeps getting a below error.

Status Code: 400.

You cannot apply 0 or a negative amount to an invoice balance.invoice_id: 0; amount_to_apply: 0. invoice_id: 0; amount_to_apply: 0.


I am able to create a credit memo but then it does not get applied to invoices.


Can you please help us in this issue.

Eddie Barker

Hi Nitin,

From this little bit of information, it looks like you're trying to provide id 0 and amount 0 when creating the credit memo.

Are you supplying the full credit memo contract and expecting an invoice_id of 0 to just inherently not try to apply to anything? We explicitly throw that error if any application info is sent with a zero amount or less. If you want to achieve quick success here, what happens when you set the application data to null?


Thanks!

Nitin Bande

I am getting above error when sending below request


{

"credit_memo_id":0,

"vendor_id":75,

"vendor_name":"",

"date":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM",

"amount":2000.0,

"credit_applied":0.0,

"credit_remaining":0.0,

"credit_memo_number":"90001",

"description":"Supplies",

"status":"",

"post_status":"DoNotPost",

"post_date":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM",

"distributions":[

{

"distribution_id":0,

"distribution_splits":[

{

"distribution_split_id":0,

"ui_project_id":"9999",

"transaction_code_values":[

{

"name":"MV/CV",

"value":"Carrying Value",

"id":1

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"percent":100.0,

"account_class":"Unrestricted Net Assets"

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"description":"",

"account_number":"01-2010-00",

"type_code":"Debit"

},

{

"distribution_id":0,

"distribution_splits":[

{

"distribution_split_id":0,

"ui_project_id":"9999",

"transaction_code_values":[

{

"name":"MV/CV",

"value":"Carrying Value",

"id":1

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"percent":100.0,

"account_class":"Unrestricted Net Assets"

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"description":"",

"account_number":"01-2010-00",

"type_code":"Credit"

}

],

"custom_fields":[


],

"applied_invoice":[


],

"invoices":[

{

"AmountToApply":1200.0,

"InvoiceId":2598,

"PostDate":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM"

},

{

"AmountToApply":800.0,

"InvoiceId":2599,

"PostDate":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM"

}

],

"invoice_applications":[

{

"invoice_id":2598,

"invoice_number":"",

"invoice_amount":1200.0,

"invoice_balance":1200.0,

"credit_memo_amount_applied":1200.0,

"post_status":"",

"post_date":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM"

},

{

"invoice_id":2599,

"invoice_number":"",

"invoice_amount":800.0,

"invoice_balance":800.0,

"credit_memo_amount_applied":800.0,

"post_status":"",

"post_date":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM"

}

],

"form_1099_box_numbers":[


],

"date_added":"",

"date_modified":"",

"added_by":"",

"modified_by":""

}




And I can create a Credit memo but Invoices do not get applied when sending below request.


{

"credit_memo_id":0,

"vendor_id":75,

"vendor_name":"",

"date":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM",

"amount":2000.0,

"credit_applied":0.0,

"credit_remaining":0.0,

"credit_memo_number":"90001",

"description":"Supplies",

"status":"",

"post_status":"DoNotPost",

"post_date":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM",

"distributions":[

{

"distribution_id":0,

"distribution_splits":[

{

"distribution_split_id":0,

"ui_project_id":"9999",

"transaction_code_values":[

{

"name":"MV/CV",

"value":"Carrying Value",

"id":1

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"percent":100.0,

"account_class":"Unrestricted Net Assets"

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"description":"",

"account_number":"01-2010-00",

"type_code":"Debit"

},

{

"distribution_id":0,

"distribution_splits":[

{

"distribution_split_id":0,

"ui_project_id":"9999",

"transaction_code_values":[

{

"name":"MV/CV",

"value":"Carrying Value",

"id":1

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"percent":100.0,

"account_class":"Unrestricted Net Assets"

}

],

"amount":2000.0,

"description":"",

"account_number":"01-2010-00",

"type_code":"Credit"

}

],

"custom_fields":[


],

"applied_invoice":[


],

"invoices":[

{

"AmountToApply":1200.0,

"InvoiceId":2598,

"PostDate":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM"

},

{

"AmountToApply":800.0,

"InvoiceId":2599,

"PostDate":"5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM"

}

],

"invoice_applications":[


],

"form_1099_box_numbers":[


],

"date_added":"",

"date_modified":"",

"added_by":"",

"modified_by":""

}



I hope this helps. Let me know if you need more details.

Eddie Barker

Hi Nitin,

We have identified an issue in the CreateCreditMemo request example object where invoice_applications was erroneously labeled invoices . The documentation has been updated with an accurate invoice_applications example. Also looking at the request payloads you sent, you're sending credit_memo_amount_applied rather than credit_memo_amount_to_apply. That request should be updated. Hope this helps!