get_invoice_link
Get the shareable public link for an invoice.
What get_invoice_link does
Fetches a single invoice link by its ID, returning every field including line items, audit metadata, and timestamps.
This tool is part of InvoiceCave's open MCP server — the most MCP-complete invoicing platform on the market with 102 tools covering invoices, customers, quotes, expenses, payments, recurring schedules, accounting, and reports. Every tool is callable from any MCP-compatible AI client without writing a single line of integration code.
How an AI uses get_invoice_link
Use this after a list_* call when the AI needs full detail on one record — line items, totals, payment status, history. Safe to call repeatedly; it's a read-only fetch with no side effects.
You don't call this tool directly — you ask the AI in plain English and the MCP client decides which tool to invoke based on your request. The example prompts below were lifted from real Claude Desktop sessions, so you can use them verbatim or adapt them to your data.
Parameters
get_invoice_link accepts 1 parameter — 1 required, 0 optional. The AI fills these in from your natural-language prompt; you never write them by hand.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| invoiceId | string | required | Invoice ID |
Request example
Under the hood, your AI client sends a JSON-RPC 2.0 tools/call request to InvoiceCave's MCP endpoint at https://www.invoicecave.com/api/mcp/mcp. Here's what a get_invoice_link call looks like:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "get_invoice_link",
"arguments": {
"invoiceId": "inv_a1b2c3d4"
}
}
}You won't write this yourself — it's shown so developers can see exactly what the MCP client generates. The arguments object maps 1:1 to the parameters above. Authentication is handled by the Authorization: Bearer header with your API key.
Example AI prompts
Type any of these into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor — InvoiceCave's MCP server will route them to get_invoice_link automatically.
“Pull up the full details for that invoice link.”
“What's the current status of this invoice link?”
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Related tools
More from the Invoices category.
list_invoicesList invoices. Optionally filter by status or search by invoice number/customer name.
get_invoiceGet full details of a specific invoice including line items.
create_invoiceCreate a new invoice with line items, optional discount, shipping, adjustment. If the customer does not exist, they will be auto-created. Line item descriptions support multi-line: first line = bold title, lines after \\n = sub-description in lighter text.
update_invoiceUpdate an existing invoice. Supports status, dates, notes, discount, shipping, adjustment, salesperson, and terms. Recalculates totals automatically.
send_invoiceMark an invoice as "Sent" and get the shareable public link.
delete_invoiceDelete an invoice permanently.
email_invoiceEmail an invoice to the customer with a professional HTML email and PDF attachment. Updates status to Sent if currently Draft.
duplicate_invoiceCreate a copy of an existing invoice as a new Draft. Copies line items, template, payment methods. Status = Draft, paidAmount = 0, balanceDue = total.
FAQ — get_invoice_link
What is get_invoice_link?▾
get_invoice_link is one of 102 tools in InvoiceCave's MCP server. Fetches a single invoice link by its ID, returning every field including line items, audit metadata, and timestamps. It's invoked automatically when an AI client like Claude or Cursor decides the user's request maps to this action.
Which AI clients can call get_invoice_link?▾
Any MCP-compatible client. We've tested it with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Codex. The MCP protocol is open, so any AI tool that speaks MCP can call this endpoint with a valid InvoiceCave API key.
Is calling get_invoice_link secure?▾
Yes. Every call is authenticated by the API key you mint in the dashboard, scoped to a single organization, rate-limited per key, and recorded in the audit log with source='mcp'. Sensitive fields (SMTP passwords, encryption keys) are never returned to the AI client.
What parameters does get_invoice_link take?▾
get_invoice_link accepts 1 parameter — 1 required (invoiceId). The AI populates these from your plain-English prompt — see the parameter table and request example above.
Does get_invoice_link count against any quota?▾
MCP tool calls are unmetered on the free plan up to a generous monthly limit. Once you connect Stripe and start charging your customers, every call still counts against the same per-key rate limit but doesn't add to your bill.
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