---
title: "Gets a list of payment terms"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/payment_terms"
tags: ["payment_terms"]
---

# Gets a list of payment terms

`GET /api/v1/payment_terms`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com`
- URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com/api/v1/payment_terms`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `X-API-TOKEN`, `X-Requested-With`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/docs/api/v1/payment_terms/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Lists payment terms

## Query parameters

- `include` string
- `index` string
- `per_page` integer
- `page` integer
- `sort` string[]

## Headers

- `X-API-TOKEN` string, required
- `X-Requested-With` string, required

## Response `200`

A list of payment terms

- object
  - `data` PaymentTerm[]
    - `num_days` integer: The payment term length in days
    - `name` string: The payment term length in string format
    - `created_at` number: Timestamp
    - `updated_at` number: Timestamp
    - `archived_at` number: Timestamp
  - `meta` Meta
    - `pagination` Pagination
      - `total` integer: The total number of items
      - `count` integer: The number of items per page
      - `per_page` integer: The number of items per page
      - `current_page` integer: The current page number
      - `total_pages` integer: The total number of pages
      - `links` object: The pagination links

## Other responses

- `401`: Authentication error
- `403`: Authorization error
- `422`: Validation error
- `default`: Unexpected Error

## Changes

- **2026-05-06** `89876e7e51d6`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `sort`
- **2026-04-20** `69a36036d334`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `page`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `per_page`
- **2025-05-24** `93bb427f804b`: 1 breaking
  - the `meta` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
- **2024-06-06** `8e82a2bd77e0`: 2 breaking, 8 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `default`
  - the `data/items/` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `data/items/archived_at` to the response with the `200` status
  - …6 more
- **2024-06-05** `e61df65649e2`: 2 breaking, 8 warning
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `default`
  - the `data/items/` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `data/items/archived_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - …6 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/changes/api/v1/payment_terms/get.md)

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