Turn spreadsheet rows into compliant e-invoices automatically

Converts each invoice row in your spreadsheet into a compliant e-invoice file and emails it to the customer.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each pending invoice row.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationImage & Media ProcessingSpreadsheet & Database OpsFinance & Accounting
Connects
Google SheetsGmail

The problem it solves

Germany's e-invoicing rules require a specific compliant file format for every invoice, and building that by hand for each customer is slow and easy to get wrong. A missed format can mean a rejected invoice and a delayed payment.

Who it fits

Businesses in Germany or the EU invoicing business or government clients under e-invoicing rules.

How it works

  1. Reads pending invoice rows from your spreadsheet
  2. Calculates the net, tax, and total amounts
  3. Generates a compliant e-invoice file
  4. Emails the invoice to the customer as an attachment
  5. Marks the row as sent with a timestamp
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

per month
minutes
$ per hour
0Hours freed per month
0Value per year at your hourly cost

Assumes freed hours go to other work and every invoice still needs the same manual time today.

What you get

A compliant e-invoice sent to the customer and an updated spreadsheet status.

What you need

A Google Sheets account, a Gmail account, and an invoicing API key.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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