- 2026-05-19
- by LethaldiranMX
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DeveloperFree plugin connecting WooCommerce to invoice-api.xhub.io for compliant e-invoices (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, PDF) per EU mandates.
This is a free plugin that connects WooCommerce to the invoice-api.xhub.io e-invoicing service. The plugin itself is fully open source under GPLv2-or-later. To generate invoices you need an active subscription with invoice-api.xhub.io — service plans start at modest monthly tiers, see console.invoice-api.xhub.io for current pricing.
This is the same model used by Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Mailchimp, and Zapier WordPress plugins: free open-source connector + paid third-party service.
It targets the EU e-invoicing mandates rolling out between 2025 and 2028 — Germany (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD, mandatory B2B receive 2025, send 2027/28), France (Factur-X, mandatory 2026/27), Italy (FatturaPA, mandatory since 2019), and 11 more countries.
Supported formats (live now)
- PDF (all 14 countries)
- XRechnung (DE)
- ZUGFeRD (DE, AT)
Coming Q3 2026
The invoice-api.xhub.io API roadmap adds these formats from Q3 2026 onwards. The plugin will surface them in the format dropdown automatically once the backend supports generation:
- Factur-X (FR)
- FatturaPA (IT)
- Facturae (ES)
- ebInterface (AT)
- UBL (BE, NL, BG, RO)
- ISDOC (CZ)
- NAV (HU)
In the meantime PDF works for all 14 countries — that’s the universal fallback while the country-specific formats roll out.
How it works
- You install the plugin and add your invoice-api.xhub.io API key.
- You configure the default country, format, and seller details.
- When an order reaches the configured trigger (default: completed), the plugin POSTs the order to the API and stores the returned invoice file on the order.
- The customer-facing email gets the invoice file attached automatically (configurable).
- The order edit screen has a meta box to manually generate, re-generate, and download the invoice.
What this plugin does NOT do
- It does not host an OCR or template engine — generation is delegated to the API.
- It does not bypass WooCommerce taxes — tax rates are derived from line totals as WooCommerce computes them.
- It does not submit invoices to government portals (Peppol, FatturaPA SDI, KSeF). The XML/PDF is produced on the server and stored on the order; submission is your responsibility.
- It does not work without an API key — sign up at https://invoice-api.xhub.io to obtain one.
External services
This plugin relies on the third-party service invoice-api.xhub.io to generate the invoice files (XRechnung XML, ZUGFeRD PDF, Factur-X PDF, etc.). It is required for the plugin to function — invoice generation cannot happen locally because the service produces standards-compliant e-invoices using server-side libraries that are not bundled with this plugin.
Endpoint: https://service.invoice-api.xhub.io/api/v1/invoice/{country}/{format}/generate
What is sent: for every order processed (auto on a status transition you configure, or manually via the meta box):
- Seller information from your plugin settings: company name, VAT ID, street, postal code, city, country, email, IBAN, BIC (if configured)
- Buyer information from the order’s billing address: name (or company), street, city, postal code, country code, email
- Order line items: description, quantity, unit price, tax rate, tax category, net/tax/gross amounts
- Order metadata: invoice number, dates, currency, payment terms, country-specific fields (e.g. Leitweg-ID for DE)
What is NOT sent: WordPress user accounts, password hashes, payment-gateway credentials, server logs, plugin/theme lists.
When data is sent: only after you have configured an API key (no calls happen on activation or before configuration), and only at one of: (a) the configured order status transition, (b) when you click “Generate” / “Re-generate invoice” in the order meta box.
Service provider: xhub.io — see the Privacy / GDPR section below for the full data-flow description.
By configuring your API key and saving the plugin settings, you consent to this data being transmitted to invoice-api.xhub.io for the sole purpose of generating compliant e-invoices.
Privacy / GDPR
The plugin stores the generated invoice file (base64-encoded) and metadata on the WooCommerce order itself, using order custom fields prefixed with _invoice_api_xhub_. This includes the buyer’s billing details that are part of the invoice payload and will appear in the generated XML/PDF.
When a WordPress administrator processes a personal-data export request (Tools Export Personal Data), the plugin contributes the invoice number, generation timestamp, format, and filename for each order belonging to the requested email address.
When a personal-data erasure request is processed, the plugin deletes the stored invoice payload and all associated metadata for orders belonging to the requested email address.
