API keys
Create invoices and read payments from your own systems.
Create a key
In Settings → API and webhooks, click Create API key, name it and copy it. It’s shown once.

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Send the key in the Authorization header:
Terminal
curl https://api.northwind.app/v1/invoices \
-H "Authorization: Bearer nw_live_…"Create an invoice:
Terminal
curl https://api.northwind.app/v1/invoices \
-H "Authorization: Bearer nw_live_…" \
-d customer=cus_83Kd2 \
-d "items[0][description]=Consulting" \
-d "items[0][amount]=120000"Good to know: Amounts are in cents. The API is available on the Business plan.
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