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# Voiding an invoice

> Cancel an invoice permanently and remove it from your balances.

Voiding cancels an invoice permanently. Use it when an invoice should never have been sent, work got cancelled, or you sent a duplicate by mistake.

## Voiding an invoice

Open the invoice and tap **Void**. Confirm when prompted — voiding can't be undone.

## What voiding does

* Removes the invoice from your outstanding balance and overdue counts
* Deactivates the invoice's public link — if your client opens it, they see a message that it's no longer available
* Keeps the invoice in your records, marked **Voided**, so the history isn't lost
* If the invoice was tied to a payment on a [payment schedule](/quotes/payment-schedule), frees that payment up so you can invoice it again

## What voiding doesn't do

Voiding is permanent — there's no way to un-void an invoice. If you voided one by mistake, create a new invoice instead.

If a client already paid by card through Stripe before you voided the invoice, voiding doesn't refund them automatically. Refund them in Stripe first, then void the invoice — see [Card payment problems](/invoices/stripe-troubleshooting) if you're not sure.

## When to void vs. mark as paid

Use **Void** when the invoice should never count against your balance at all. Use **Mark as Paid** when the client actually paid you, even if it took a while or came in partial payments.

## What to do next

See [Invoice status](/invoices/invoice-status) for how Voided fits alongside your other invoice statuses.