# Record Manual Payments

For manual or non-Lago-native payment methods, you can record payments via the API or UI. Both partial and full payments can be recorded; however, an invoice’s payment status will only update to succeeded when it is fully settled.

## To record a payment:

1. Navigate to an unpaid invoice;
2. Click the “Record Payment” button;
3. Select the payment date;
4. Enter the payment reference;
5. Specify the payment amount (partial or full); and
6. Confirm to record the payment.

## Record a manual payment

```bash
  curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.getlago.com/api/v1/payments \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "payment": {
    "invoice_id": "486b147a-02a1-4ccf-8603-f3541fc25e7a",
    "amount_cents": 100,
    "reference": "ref1",
    "paid_at": "2025-02-20"
  }
}'
```