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# Partial payments

Flexprice supports partial payments for invoices, allowing businesses to configure whether invoices can be partially settled using available credits. This ensures a flexible payment process for customers who may not have enough credits to cover the entire invoice.

By enabling partial payments, businesses can:

* Automatically deduct available credits from an invoice before charging the remaining balance.
* Allow invoices to be settled partially if the customer doesn’t have enough credits.

Important point to note is:

* Partial payments only apply to invoices where credits are eligible for that payment.
* If partial payments are disabled, invoices remain unpaid (pending) until the full amount is covered

**How to enable patial payments using Flexprice**

* **When partial payments are allowed**
  * If a customer **doesn’t have enough credits** to cover the full invoice, the available credits will be **partially applied**.
  * The remaining balance can be settled via the customer’s **default payment method** or remain as **outstanding**.
  * The invoice will reflect **partial payment status** until fully paid.
* **When partial payments are not allowed**
  * The invoice remains in **Finalized** state with a **Pending payment status** until the **full amount is paid**.
  * No credits are applied unless the available credits cover the **entire invoice amount**.