## Documentation Index

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https://www.zoho.com/en-fr/books/kb/llms.txt

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# How Do Zoho Books APIs Work After Migrating to the France Edition?

Zoho Books APIs will continue to work after migration, and existing API connections do not need to be re-authenticated.

However, the France edition introduces a few workflow changes that may affect custom integrations and automations. Review any API-based workflow that creates, updates, emails, or pushes invoices.

**Invoice status and Mark as Open**

In the France edition, **Mark as Sent** is replaced by **Mark as Open**. From an API perspective, the same API flow continues to apply.

If your integration creates invoices in Draft status, mark the invoice as Open before performing invoice operations such as emailing, Factur-X generation, or e-invoicing push. The final invoice number is generated only when the invoice is marked as Open.

**Editable fields after Open**

After an invoice is marked as Open, accounting and critical invoice fields are locked. Non-accounting and non-critical fields, such as Contact Persons, Salesperson, and Attachment, can still be edited through API if they do not appear on the invoice PDF.

For example, CRM-related fields can be updated on Open invoices if they are non-accounting, non-critical, and not shown on the PDF, such as **ZCRM Potential Name**.

**E-invoicing APIs**

Zoho Books will provide APIs to push e-invoices. If you need an automated push workflow, you can build it using the e-invoicing APIs.

**Lifecycle statuses**

E-invoice lifecycle statuses are available on the invoice and can be retrieved using the Invoice API. Support does not currently cover all lifecycle statuses; additional statuses will be added soon.

Zoho Books does not currently support outbound webhooks for these lifecycle status updates.

**Internal JSON snapshot**

The internal JSON snapshot generated when an invoice is marked as Open is not exposed through API. It is stored internally as part of the compliant tax archive.

You can access the archived PDF and standard invoice data through the supported Zoho Books APIs.

**VAT accounting basis**

The VAT accounting basis is available through API after the invoice is marked as Open. It is not available while the invoice is in Draft status.

The VAT accounting basis is available at the invoice level and is also supported for vendor bills.