Recurring invoices

Last updated: 2026-06-26

A recurring invoice bills the same client the same amount on a schedule — weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly — without you re-entering it each time.

How it works

When you add an invoice and tick Recurring invoice, Duefy creates two things:

1. A recurring plan — the schedule itself (cadence, optional end date, and the template amount/client/notes). The plan is not an invoice; it is never sent to your client and is never paid.
2. The first invoice of the series — an ordinary invoice you can send, track, and collect like any other.

On each cycle, Duefy automatically generates the next invoice from the plan. Generated invoices are numbered after the first one — for example INV-100, then INV-100-R2, INV-100-R3, and so on. Each one has its own reminders, payment link, and status.

Managing the schedule

Open any invoice that belongs to a series and click Manage plan, or click the recurring badge in the invoices list. The plan page shows the cadence, the next generation date, and every invoice the plan has issued. From there you can:

• Pause — stop generating new invoices, then Resume later. Invoices already issued are not affected.
• Edit schedule — change the cadence or end date. The next already-scheduled invoice doesn't change; the new cadence applies from the cycle after it.
• Stop plan — end the series for good. No further invoices are generated; invoices already issued stay exactly as they are.

Plan actions vs. invoice actions

These are deliberately separate:

• Actions on the plan (pause, stop, edit schedule) control whether new invoices are generated.
• Actions on a single invoice (mark paid, record a payment, cancel, write off, pause reminders) only affect that one invoice — they never start or stop the series.

So cancelling or writing off one period's invoice does not end the recurring plan. To stop future invoices, use Stop plan on the plan page.