Send one PDF. Peppox does the Peppol work.
Your system sends a single PDF file. Peppox securely extracts the data, creates the UBL XML, applies the Peppol standards and validates the document.
- 1 · Upload PDF
- 2 · Check
- 3 · Confirm
- 4 · Send to Peppol
Peppox Developer Platform
Send your first invoice through Peppol, step by step.
Choose the route that matches your system. Every identifier, request and next action is explained from the first API call to delivery tracking.
PEPPOX / INTEGRATION FLOW
- 01Dashboard
- 02API key
- 03Invoice
- 04Validate
- 05Peppol
READY TO BUILD
01 · Before the first call
Four things to prepare once
Complete the account and supplier configuration first. Your application can then reuse the same credentials for every document.
- 01
Create your Peppox account
Register the legal company that will send documents.
- 02
Complete the supplier profile
Company, VAT, bank and Peppol routing data are loaded from your registered account.
- 03
Open the integration environment
Use the dashboard tools to test calls safely before production.
- 04
Copy your API key
Keep it on your server. Never expose it in browser or mobile application code.
02 · Choose the shortest route
Start from the data you already have
Build and control every document field.
Use the endpoint series when your ERP or software owns the invoice data and needs precise control over the header, lines, PDF attachment and UBL XML.
- Header
- Document lines
- PDF attachment
- Generate UBL XML
- Operate & track
03 · PDF2Peppol
A complete send flow in four API calls
This is the most direct documented route when your system already produces invoices as PDF files.
- 01
Upload the PDF
Send a file, Base64 content or a remote URL. Save the returned queue_guid.
POST/pdf2peppol/add - 02
Check the extracted data
Poll until processing is complete, then review buyer, totals, VAT and lines.
GET/pdf2peppol/check - 03
Confirm the document
Confirm only after the extracted invoice data is correct.
POST/pdf2peppol/confirm - 04
Send to Peppol
Dispatch the confirmed document. Save the returned document GUID.
POST/pdf2peppol/send
Minimal example
Upload → check → confirm → send
Replace the placeholders with your real key and the identifiers returned by the previous call.
pdf2peppol.sh
curl -X POST "https://api.peppox.com/pdf2peppol/add/" \
-F "supplier_id=YOUR_SUPPLIER_ID" \
-F "document_type_code=380" \
-F "pdf_file=@invoice.pdf"
# Save queue_guid, then check it
curl "https://api.peppox.com/pdf2peppol/check/?supplier_id=YOUR_SUPPLIER_ID&queue_guid=QUEUE_GUID"
curl -X POST "https://api.peppox.com/pdf2peppol/confirm/" \
-d "supplier_id=YOUR_SUPPLIER_ID" \
-d "queue_guid=QUEUE_GUID"
curl -X POST "https://api.peppox.com/pdf2peppol/send/" \
-d "supplier_id=YOUR_SUPPLIER_ID" \
-d "queue_guid=QUEUE_GUID"04 · Structured Invoice API
Build a Peppol-ready invoice from your own data
Ideal when your ERP already stores every invoice field and line in a structured format.
- 01
Create the header
Send customer, dates, currency, payment and delivery data. Save invoice_guid.
POST/invoice/add - 02
Add invoice lines
Repeat the call for each product or service line.
POST/invoice_line/add - 03
Attach the PDF (optional)
Add the human-readable invoice by file, Base64 or URL.
POST/invoice_attach_pdf/add - 04
Generate the UBL XML
Peppox combines the header, lines and attachment. A successful response returns XML_BUILT.
POST/xml/generate - 05
Track and operate
Inspect the document and its status from the dashboard or sent-document APIs.
GET/doc-sent/header/list
API NOTE
Important: the published structured-invoice reference currently documents XML generation but no separate final /send endpoint. If your integration requires an explicit final send call, use the PDF2Peppol workflow or complete dispatch from the configured Peppox workflow/dashboard.
05 · Endpoint map
Every endpoint, in plain language
01Invoices
POST/invoice/addCreate a sales invoice header and receive invoice_guid.
POST/invoice_line/addAdd one line to an existing invoice.
POST/invoice_attach_pdf/addAttach or replace the invoice PDF.
02UBL generation
POST/xml/generateGenerate a Peppol-compatible UBL XML document.
03Credit notes
POST/creditnote/addCreate a credit note header.
POST/creditnote_line/addAdd one line to a credit note.
POST/creditnote_attach_pdf/addAttach or replace a credit note PDF.
04Sent documents
GET/doc-sent/header/listList sent-document headers with filters and pagination.
GET/doc-sent/lines/listGet the lines of one sent document.
05Received documents
GET/doc-received/header/listList received-document headers with filters and pagination.
GET/doc-received/lines/listGet the lines of one received document.
06PDF2Peppol
POST/pdf2peppol/addUpload a PDF and start extraction.
GET/pdf2peppol/checkCheck extraction status and extracted fields.
POST/pdf2peppol/confirmConfirm verified invoice data.
POST/pdf2peppol/sendSend the confirmed document through Peppol.
06 · No-code testing
Understand every request in the dashboard before you code it
The Peppox dashboard provides guided forms that call the APIs for you. They make it easy to discover required parameters, test realistic documents and understand the JSON response before connecting your ERP.
- 01Choose an endpoint and fill in its fields
- 02Run the request without writing a test client
- 03Inspect returned GUIDs, JSON data and errors
- 04Validate the workflow in the integration environment
- 05Reuse the working request in your backend
- 06Monitor sent and received documents
Keep these identifiers
Your integration state is simple
invoice_guidLinks a structured header, lines, PDF and generated XML.
queue_guidLinks the four PDF2Peppol calls while extraction is in progress.
document GUIDLinks the final document to delivery tracking and reconciliation.
If a request fails
400Check missing or invalid fields.401Verify the API key and environment.404Verify the GUID created by the previous call.429Slow down and retry with exponential backoff.500Log the request ID and retry safely; contact Peppox if it persists.