Qvalia sends outgoing invoices and credit notes over the Peppol network by default. To use another channel, you state it in the API call for each invoice or credit note, using the delivery_method parameter.
Delivery channels for outgoing invoices
| Channel | Used for | The invoice must contain |
| Peppol (default) | Recipients registered in the Peppol network | A recipient registered in Peppol |
| Recipients who receive invoices by email | The buyer’s email address | |
| Print and post | Recipients who need a paper invoice | The buyer’s name and complete postal address |
| Internet bank and digital mailbox (Kivra, Billo, Mina meddelanden) | Consumers | A Swedish personal identity number or an FMI address |
| EDI | Trading partners connected over EDI | What has been agreed with Qvalia for your account |
| Finnish e-invoicing network (Finvoice) | Recipients in the Finnish e-invoicing network | The buyer’s Finnish business ID or OVT code |
Each channel has its own delivery_method value in the API, listed in the API documentation linked below. The Finnish e-invoicing network is a separate network from Peppol, so it is a channel of its own. Invoices to it are sent as Finvoice 3.0, or Finvoice 2 if your account is set up for it, through Qvalia’s Finnish operator partner.
Document formats sent over Peppol
Over Peppol, Qvalia sends invoices and credit notes in these formats. The CustomizationID in the document decides the format and the validation rules.
- Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 and Peppol BIS Self-Billing 3.0
- Peppol PINT for the EU, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the UAE
- XRechnung 3.0, in UBL or CII syntax
- CII (UN/CEFACT D16B), for example the XML of a ZUGFeRD or Factur-X invoice
A CII document goes out as CII when the receiver is registered for that document type in Peppol, otherwise as Peppol BIS. EDIFACT, cXML, Svefaktura 1.0 and Finvoice 3.0 are upload formats: Qvalia converts them to Peppol BIS before sending. See which formats Qvalia supports.
Dynamic routing
If you set delivery_method to dynamic_routing, Qvalia chooses the channel for each recipient. The choice is made among the channels your account is set up for: Peppol, internet bank or digital mailbox, email or print.
Good to know
- Every document is validated against the rules for its format before it is sent, whichever channel is used. Only Peppol delivery also requires the recipient to be registered in Peppol.
- Channels other than Peppol must be added to your account before you use them. Otherwise the API answers 403 and names the refused channel.
- If an invoice lacks the information a channel needs, for example an email address for email delivery, the API rejects it and returns the reason.
- Invoices uploaded in another format, such as Svefaktura 1.0, EDIFACT or cXML, can use the same channels. See sending invoices in your existing format.
Technical details are in the API documentation on delivery methods. Contact us to add a delivery channel to your account.