Public invoice links
Every sent invoice gets an unguessable public page — a branded snapshot your client can pay and download without logging in.
A public invoice link is the no-login page your client uses to view and pay an invoice. Every Sent invoice gets one automatically, on every plan.
What the link is
When you send an invoice, Hoursmith publishes a branded public page at an unguessable URL
of the form /i/[token]. Anyone with the link can open it without an account. The page is a
snapshot of the invoice — matching the immutable record
you sent — and gives the client everything they need:
- Pay the invoice online.
- Download it as a PDF.
- Scan a QR code to open or pay it elsewhere.
Views are tracked
Hoursmith records when the public page is viewed, with a 1-hour dedupe so a single visitor refreshing doesn't inflate the count. That's a lightweight read-receipt for whether your client has opened the bill. See Public links and views.
The link is tied to the invoice as sent. Cancelling or regenerating the invoice invalidates the link — the old URL stops working, so a voided or superseded invoice can't keep being paid.
Public links vs the client portal
A public link is for one invoice, shared by URL, no login. If a client wants all their invoices in one signed-in place, that's the client portal — a Studio-and-up feature.
Doing it
Public links and views
Share an invoice link and track opens.
Send an invoice
Issue an invoice and publish its link.