> ## Documentation Index
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# Issue invoices
> Learn how to issue recurring invoices for leases and memberships automatically and how to manually create one-off invoices for custom charges
An invoice is an official document issued to a customer that lists the products or services provided to them, their costs, and the total amount due. It serves as a financial record and a request for payment.
All invoices are listed on the **Billing > Invoices** page, and in each individual customer's profile on the **Invoices** page.
In Spacebring, you can issue invoices in three ways:
## Invoices for rental or membership
For members or tenants who get a membership or rental for a specific period:
1. Go to **Customers** > customer profile.
2. [Create a subscription](/billing/subscriptions).
A subscription will automatically generate invoices based on the terms you set: frequency (invoice for one week/month or recurring invoices), amount, items, within the period you set, etc, and automate other things besides invoices.
## Invoices for one-off purchases
For one-off purchases (booking, event ticket, shop order, etc.):
1. The customer makes a purchase in the member web portal or mobile app by themselves and [pays through a payment gateway](/billing/payments/payment-gateway).
2. Alternatively, you, as an administrator, can record a one-off booking for the customer with the ["External" payment method](/billing/payments/external).
3. The one-off invoice is generated automatically.
## Manual one-off invoices
For occasional or irregular charges that are not part of a rental, membership, or a specific service purchase, you can also issue one-off invoices to any customer.
1. Go to **Billing > Invoices** or to the customer's profile.
2. Click `Create invoice` top right.
3. Tap `Add` > in the "Product" field, select [the pre-created item](/service/shop/one-off-services) or keep "Custom" to add a unique item and price.
4. Specify "Quantity", and fill out the other remaining fields > press `Save`.
5. Optionally, add an internal note to indicate the source of payment or any other relevant details for your payment records, and [set a custom "Payment due" date](/billing/invoicing/invoice-due-date). Press `Create`.
6. Tap `View invoice` in the confirmation window below.
7. Press `Issue`. If a user has any [saved payment methods](/billing/payments/payment-methods), you'll see `Issue and charge` button and can charge the invoice right away.
If ["Require billing details"](/customer-management/billing-details) is enabled, the customer's billing details must be [added](/customer-management/billing-details) to be able to issue the invoice.
Manually created invoices use today's issuance date and the following available sequence number.
3. Tap `Add` > in the "Product" field, select [the pre-created item](/service/shop/one-off-services) or keep "Custom" to add a unique item and price.
4. Specify "Quantity", and fill out the other remaining fields > press `Save`.
5. Optionally, add an internal note to indicate the source of payment or any other relevant details for your payment records, and [set a custom "Payment due" date](/billing/invoicing/invoice-due-date). Press `Create`.
6. Tap `View invoice` in the confirmation window below.
7. Press `Issue`. If a user has any [saved payment methods](/billing/payments/payment-methods), you'll see `Issue and charge` button and can charge the invoice right away.
