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Approve a credit memo

PATCH/partners/invoices/{uuid}/approve

Approves a draft credit memo so its balance can be applied to invoices.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token
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Invoices API

Path parameters

uuiduuidrequired

The credit memo UUID to approve.

Request body

skipJesOnboardingboolean

Skip journal-entry onboarding prompts.

Responses

200Credit memo approved.
404Credit memo not found.
401Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. Troubleshoot
403The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. Troubleshoot
429Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. Troubleshoot
PATCHhttps://api.getcount.com/partners/invoices/{uuid}/approve
Request
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'PATCH';
const signingPath = '/invoices/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/approve';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "skipJesOnboarding": true
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/invoices/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/approve`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
Response · 200
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "invoice": {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
      "invoiceNumber": "CM-0042",
      "invoiceType": "memo",
      "customerUuid": "dfa3219e-6af8-4c53-997a-037534f63a35",
      "appliedToInvoiceUuid": "f6a7b8c9-d0e1-2345-fabc-456789012345",
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "dueDate": null,
      "currency": "USD",
      "status": "approved",
      "isDraft": false,
      "approved": true,
      "isSent": false,
      "paymentStatus": "unpaid",
      "subtotal": 500,
      "taxTotal": 0,
      "total": 500,
      "amountDue": 500,
      "products": [
        {
          "productUuid": "aa11bb22-cc33-dd44-ee55-ff6677889900",
          "description": "Credit for overbilling on prior invoice",
          "quantity": 1,
          "unitPrice": 500,
          "nonTaxable": true
        }
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-03-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-03-02T11:15:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}