Invoice Item

An invoice item is a pending charge or credit on a customer that appears as a line on their next invoice. In Stripe it is the invoiceitem object.

How invoice items work

When Stripe creates a customer's next invoice, it pulls in their pending invoice items as lines. You can create an item with a fixed amount and currency, or point it at a Price.

• A one-off item, such as a setup fee or overage, waits for the next invoice instead of billing right away.
• An item with a negative amount is a credit and lowers the invoice total.
• Items stay pending until an invoice includes them, so you can add several and bill them together on the customer's normal billing cycle.

Where invoice items come from

• When a subscription changes mid-cycle, Stripe creates proration items that charge or credit the difference.
• You can add a custom fee or credit to a customer's next bill without changing their subscription.

Why it matters

Invoice items are why an invoice can total more than the plan price. A $24/month plan line, a setup fee, and a mid-cycle proration can all land on one invoice. The lines tell you what the customer is paying for and why the total is what it is.