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QuickBooks: Read an invoice — response body — Invoice Line item Amount, Description, Detail Type, Discount Line Detail, Id, Line Num

Read an invoice: response body, field Invoice / Line / item / Amount, Description, DetailType, DiscountLineDetail, Id, LineNum. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-20.

API reference · Contract 2026-10-20

SDK schema: Read an invoice — response body — Invoice Line item Amount, Description, Detail Type, Discount Line Detail, Id, Line Num

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootAdditional keys: allowed
AmountJSONOptionalThe amount of the line item.
Decimal string
Amount (anyOf 1)JSONAlternative
Amount (anyOf 1) (anyOf 1)numberAlternative
Amount (anyOf 1) (anyOf 2)stringAlternativePattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
Amount (anyOf 2)stringAlternative
DescriptionstringOptionalFree form text description of the line item that appears in the printed record.
DetailTypestringOptionalSet to DiscountLineDetail for this type of line.
DiscountLineDetailModelOptionalExpand Read a reimburse charge — response body — Reimburse Charge Line item Reimburse Line Detail
Discount detail type for the entire transaction. This is in contrast to a discount applied to a specific line. The company preference Sales Form Entry | Discounts must be enabled for this type of line to be available. Must be enabled for this type of line to be available.
IdstringOptionalThe Id of the line item. Its use in requests is as folllows: If Id is greater than zero and exists for the company, the request is considered an update operation for a line item. If no Id is provided, the Id provided is less than or equal to zero, or the Id provided is greater than zero and does not exist for the company then the request is considered a create operation for a line item. Available in all objects that use lines and support the update operation. Not supported for BillPayment, Estimate, Invoice, or Payment objects.
Read only: true
LineNumJSONOptionalSpecifies the position of the line in the collection of transaction lines. Positive integer.
Decimal string
LineNum (anyOf 1)JSONAlternative
LineNum (anyOf 1) (anyOf 1)numberAlternative
LineNum (anyOf 1) (anyOf 2)stringAlternativePattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
LineNum (anyOf 2)stringAlternative

Referenced models: Read a reimburse charge — response body — Reimburse Charge Line item Reimburse Line Detail

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