eInvoice2 Portal to be introduced from 1st April 2023



Quick Summary
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is launching a second invoice registration portal, eInvoice2, from 1st April 2023. This new portal will operate alongside the existing eInvoice1 portal, offering taxpayers an additional option for registering their invoices. Users can access eInvoice2 via its own web addresses for bulk generation, online/offline modes, and direct API integration for businesses with an Annual Turnover (AATO) over Rs. 100 Crore. Importantly, existing user credentials from the eInvoice1 portal can be used for eInvoice2 and the E Way Bill portal, though password changes and other credential management must still be done on eInvoice1.

NIC is happy to introduce eInvoice2 portal. It is second portal of NIC-IRP (National Informatics Centre - Invoice Registration Portal), this is in addition to the existing eInvoice1 portal. Eligible tax payers can register their invoices either on the eInvoice1 portal or on the eInvoice2 portal.

New eInvoice2 Portal Launches 1st April 2023

S. No.

eInvoice 1

eInvoice2

1

https://einvoice1.gst.gov.in (bulk generation)

https://einvoice2.gst.gov.in (bulk generation)

2

https://gepp.einvoice1.gst.gov.in (Online / Offline modes)

https://gepp.einvoice2.gst.gov.in (Online / Offline modes)

3

https://api.einvoice1.gst.gov.in (direct API integration for tax payers with AATO > Rs. 100 Crore)

https://api.einvoice2.gst.gov.in (direct API integration for tax payers with AATO > Rs. 100 Crore)

Note:

  1. Once the user registration is done in eInvoice1 portal, the tax payer can use the same user credentials for both the portals and E Way Bill portal.
  2. Credential changes like change of password, client secret (for direct API users), forgot user name & password etc. is enabled only at eInvoice1 portal. The same will be reflected at eInvoice2 within short time.
  3. Generation of eInvoices on eInvoice 2 portal can be carried out independently.
  4. All the operations such as get eInvoice details, cancel eInvoice and E Way Bill by IRN as reference should be carried out on the respective portals where the eInvoice is generated. i.e. if eInvoice is generated on eInvoice1 portal, get details, cancellation and E Way Bill generation referring to the IRN for that invoice has to be done only on eInvoice1 portal.
  5. For users having direct access to APIs, only the base URL will change i.e. from api.einvoice1.gst.gov.in to api.einvoice2.gst.gov.in if they want to access eInvoice2 APIs. There is no need to request for whitelisting the IPs separately for eInvoice2 API system.

FAQ :

The eInvoice2 portal will be introduced from 1st April 2023.

eInvoice2 is the second invoice registration portal introduced by NIC, operating in addition to the existing eInvoice1 portal.

Yes, once registered on the eInvoice1 portal, you can use the same user credentials for both eInvoice1 and eInvoice2, as well as the E Way Bill portal.

Credential changes, such as password resets or client secret updates, are only enabled on the eInvoice1 portal and will be reflected on eInvoice2 shortly after.

Operations like retrieving e-invoice details or cancelling an e-invoice and its associated E Way Bill must be performed on the specific portal where the e-invoice was generated.

For users with direct API integration, only the base URL will change from api.einvoice1.gst.gov.in to api.einvoice2.gst.gov.in. There is no need to request separate IP whitelisting for the eInvoice2 API system.




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