create_zugferd
Create a ZUGFeRD / Factur-X invoice
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Builds a ZUGFeRD 2.x / Factur-X hybrid invoice from the same details create_xrechnung
takes, and returns it as a PDF file.
A hybrid is one invoice stated twice in one file: a PDF/A-3 document a person reads,
carrying the same invoice inside it as EN 16931 XML a machine books. This is the
format private-sector German B2B buyers generally want, where XRechnung is what public
bodies require. If the recipient is a public authority and gave you a Leitweg-ID, you
want create_xrechnung instead.
The embedded XML declares plain EN 16931 — the profile ZUGFeRD calls COMFORT — not the
XRechnung CIUS, because that CIUS is a statement about public-sector procurement.
Validation is identical to create_xrechnung: the same EN 16931 rules are applied before
anything is built, and a rejected call names the rules and business terms that failed.
What this does NOT do:
- The result is a binary PDF returned as an attachment. It is not text and there is
nothing useful to read in it — do not try to quote or summarise its contents. Offer
it to the user as a file.
- It does not validate against veraPDF or the Mustangproject validator. The document is
built to be valid PDF/A-3 with the required Factur-X metadata, but that is our
reading rather than a validator's verdict.
- It handles ONE tax rate and one tax category for the whole invoice, exactly as
create_xrechnung does.
- It does not send the invoice anywhere, and there is no Peppol.
- There is no logo and no custom styling. The PDF uses the default invoice layout.
Nothing is stored: no account, no invoice record, no retained personal data.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| invoice | object | yes | The invoice to turn into a ZUGFeRD / Factur-X document. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"invoice": {
"description": "The invoice to turn into a ZUGFeRD / Factur-X document.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"number": {
"type": "string"
},
"issueDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
},
"dueDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
},
"currency": {
"type": "string"
},
"taxRate": {
"type": "number"
},
"taxCategoryCode": {
"type": "string"
},
"seller": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"contactName": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"phone": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"email": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"addressLine": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"postalCode": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"city": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"country": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"taxNumber": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
}
},
"required": [
"name"
]
},
"buyer": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"contactName": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"phone": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"email": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"addressLine": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"postalCode": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"city": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"country": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"taxNumber": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
}
},
"required": [
"name"
]
},
"lines": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "number"
},
"unitPrice": {
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"description",
"quantity",
"unitPrice"
]
}
},
"taxExemptionReason": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"reference": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"buyerReference": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"notes": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"bankName": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"iban": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"bic": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"deliveryDate": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"format": "date",
"default": null
}
},
"required": [
"number",
"issueDate",
"dueDate",
"currency",
"taxRate",
"taxCategoryCode",
"seller",
"buyer",
"lines"
]
}
},
"required": [
"invoice"
]
}