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# Invoice management

Once a [billing contract](./setup-flow#billing-contract-set-up) is active, Stigg generates its invoices automatically on the configured billing schedule. Recurring invoices are created in **draft** mode by default, giving finance a chance to review and adjust an invoice before it reaches the customer.

Here's the full lifecycle, from creation to being marked as paid:

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
    A[Draft invoice created] --> B["Published,<br/>awaiting payment"]
    B --> C[Customer pays]
    C --> D["Marked as Paid<br/>in Stigg"]
```

Once a draft invoice is ready:

1. Review it, and make any adjustments if needed.
2. Publish the invoice.

Published invoices can be downloaded as a PDF and shared with the customer.

Once an invoice is paid, open the contract in Stigg and mark the corresponding invoice as **Paid**.


## Related topics

- [Subscription management](/api-and-sdks/integration/backend/subscriptions.md)
- [Customer management](/api-and-sdks/integration/backend/customers.md)
- [Overview](/documentation/managing-customers-and-subscriptions/contracts/overview.md)
- [Provisioning subscriptions](/documentation/managing-customers-and-subscriptions/subscriptions/provisioning-subscriptions.md)
- [Grant additional feature access to customers](/guides/i-want-to/grant-additional-access-to-customers.md)