> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Invoiceable vs Uninvoiceable

> In-advance charges can be either invoiceable or not.

<Info>**Premium feature ✨**: only users with a premium license can define whether or not a charge is invoiceable.
Please **[contact us](mailto:hello@getlago.com)** to get access to Lago Cloud and Lago Self-Hosted Premium.</Info>

If a charge needs to be `paid in advance`, you can choose whether or not it generates an invoice.

The `"invoiceable": false` option is **particularly relevant for fintech companies that want to charge customers instantly
without issuing an invoice**. This feature can be useful for banking transactions like ATM withdrawals, FX transfers and other
similar scenarios.

By setting the invoiceable parameter to false, you can streamline the payment process, eliminating the step of generating
invoices for these specific charges.

To define if a charge is invoiceable or not:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Dashboard">
    1. Go to a **Plan**;
    2. Add a usage-based **charge**;
    3. Define a price model;
    4. Define this charge as **paid in advance**; and
    5. Untick **generate an invoice for each event**.

    <Frame caption="Configure a charge as non invoiceable">
      <img src="https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/lago-ftr-wallet-improvements/guide/plans/images/instant-charge.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="API">
    Use the `invoiceable : false` for a charge paid in advance:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Define a charge as invoiceable or not
      LAGO_URL="https://api.getlago.com"
      API_KEY="__YOUR_API_KEY__"

      curl --location --request POST "$LAGO_URL/api/v1/plans" \
      --header "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data-raw '{
        "plan": {
          "name": "Premium",
          "code": "premium",
          "interval": "monthly",
          "description": "Premium plan for SMB companies",
          "amount_cents": 50000,
          "amount_currency": "USD",
          "trial_period": 0.0,
          "pay_in_advance": true,
          "bill_charges_monthly": true,
          "charges": [
            {
              "billable_metric_id": "1111_2222_3333_4444",
              "charge_model": "percentage",
              "pay_in_advance": true,
              "invoiceable": false,
              "min_amount_cents": 100,
              "properties": {
                "rate": "0.5",
                "fixed_amount": "1",
                "free_units_per_events": 3,
                "free_units_per_total_aggregation": null
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }'
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>