record_payment
Record a payment against an invoice. Updates invoice balance and status automatically.
What record_payment does
Performs the record payment operation against the organization's data.
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 record_payment
Called by an MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex) when the user's prompt maps to this action.
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
record_payment accepts 6 parameters — 2 required, 4 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 to record payment for |
| amount | number | required | Payment amount |
| paymentMode | enum | optional | —Bank TransferCashCredit CardPayPalCheckOther |
| paymentDate | string | optional | Payment date (YYYY-MM-DD, default: today) |
| reference | string | optional | Payment reference number |
| notes | string | optional | Payment notes |
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 record_payment call looks like:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "record_payment",
"arguments": {
"invoiceId": "inv_a1b2c3d4",
"amount": 1500,
"paymentMode": "Bank Transfer",
"paymentDate": "2026-06-01",
"reference": "example"
}
}
}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 record_payment automatically.
“Record a $1,200 payment from Globex against invoice IWP-000123.”
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Related tools
More from the Payments category.
FAQ — record_payment
What is record_payment?▾
record_payment is one of 102 tools in InvoiceCave's MCP server. Performs the record payment operation against the organization's data. 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 record_payment?▾
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 record_payment 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 record_payment take?▾
record_payment accepts 6 parameters — 2 required (invoiceId, amount) and 4 optional. The AI populates these from your plain-English prompt — see the parameter table and request example above.
Does record_payment 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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