Integrating ThriveCart with InvoiceOcean

ThriveCart is a valued platform for selling digital products that automates the checkout process and sends detailed transaction confirmations with product breakdowns, taxes, and a link to download a PDF invoice. The Pro+ version also allows bulk downloading of invoices as a ZIP package. Unfortunately, even such extensive features do not guarantee compliance with local regulations — documents are only in PDF format, without the structure many tax authorities now require, and do not always contain every field a proper invoice needs.

InvoiceOcean, on the other hand, offers a complete online invoicing system: it generates VAT/sales invoices, supports various tax rates, handles multiple currencies and languages, and can export documents in the formats your accountant or local system expects. Integration with this tool eliminates the need to manually copy data from ThriveCart and helps you stay compliant with the rules in your country. In this article, we will show step by step how to connect ThriveCart with InvoiceOcean using striptu.com — a simple integration solution built for online creators.

Why is it worth integrating ThriveCart with InvoiceOcean?

- ThriveCart generates only PDF invoices. Despite detailed notifications, a flat PDF often does not meet the structured e-invoice requirements that more and more countries are introducing under the EU's ViDA initiative.
- Limited numbering customization. You can add a prefix and set numbering only to a higher value, but you still cannot fully adapt the invoice to local standards (tax IDs, country-specific fields, or your preferred date format).
- No integration with invoicing systems. Simply downloading ZIP invoices in Pro+ does not solve the problem — you must manually import documents into your invoicing or accounting software.
- Automation saves time and eliminates errors. Copying data from emails or PDFs into InvoiceOcean is a tedious task that can easily be automated with webhooks and an API.

What is striptu.com?

Striptu.com is a SaaS service integrating popular sales platforms (including ThriveCart, Kajabi, and Stripe) with invoicing systems. Key features:

- Simple configuration. In a few minutes you create a service, connect the data source, and define the connection with InvoiceOcean.
- Proper, complete documents. Generated invoices contain all the standard fields, so they are ready for your bookkeeping and for e-invoicing where it applies.
- Built for creators. The tool is developed with the needs of online creators, freelancers, and small businesses in mind.

Step 1: Create a service and select ThriveCart as the source

1. Register or log in at striptu.com.
2. In the main panel, go to the Services section and select Create new service.
3. Name the service (e.g., "ThriveCart Course 2025") and proceed to the next step.
4. In the "Select data source" step, you will see a list of platforms: Stripe, Kajabi, and ThriveCart. Select ThriveCart. The system will generate a unique webhook address. Click Enable integration to activate it, and copy the URL.

Step 2: Add webhook in ThriveCart

The webhook enables passing information about each transaction to striptu.com. To add the link:

1. Log in to your ThriveCart account.
2. From the top menu, select Settings, then go to the API & Webhooks section (in some versions called Webhooks & Notifications).
3. Click the Add webhook button.
4. In the Webhook URL field, paste the address copied from striptu.com.
5. Select the events (usually Order success or Order created, and Subscription payment) that should trigger the webhook. Save the settings.

From now on, after each sale ThriveCart will send order details (customer name, email address, amount, currency, and transaction date) to striptu.com, which will convert them into an invoice in the InvoiceOcean system.

Step 3: Configure the connection with InvoiceOcean

1. Return to the striptu.com panel and select InvoiceOcean as the target invoicing system.
2. Enter the Account name — the subdomain through which you log into InvoiceOcean (e.g., yourcompany for the address yourcompany.invoiceocean.com).
3. Paste the API Token generated in InvoiceOcean (Settings > Account settings / Integrations > API).
4. Click Test connection to make sure the data is correct. In case of errors, check the spelling of the name and token.
5. Set the default tax rate for transactions if you do not use the Taxes module in ThriveCart (e.g., 23%, 8%, or 0%). You can also enable automatic email sending of invoices to customers — the system will use the address provided in the transaction.
6. Finally, click Save integration settings. From now on, the system will automatically create invoices in InvoiceOcean for every ThriveCart transaction.

Step 4: Prepare for e-invoicing

E-invoicing is becoming the standard across the EU under the ViDA initiative, but the exact rules and timelines are country-specific — Italy has required it since 2019, Romania since 2024, France is rolling it out in 2026/27, and Germany in 2027/28. It is already worth familiarizing yourself with the e-invoice mechanism and making sure that all data (buyer tax ID, company address, country code) is correctly entered in ThriveCart — it will be passed to InvoiceOcean and used wherever structured invoicing applies.

Alternative integration methods

You can of course use universal automation tools such as n8n, Zapier, or Make. They allow receiving webhooks from ThriveCart and triggering actions in InvoiceOcean through an API. However, this requires workflow configuration, field mapping, and testing. For course creators who want to achieve their goal quickly, striptu.com is a simpler solution: it works right away, handles the data required on an invoice, and is purpose-built for the job.

Summary

Integrating ThriveCart with InvoiceOcean using striptu.com is a way to automatically and properly invoice your digital sales. Through the generated webhook, you pass transaction data to InvoiceOcean, and striptu.com takes care of numbering, tax rates, and corrections. In a few steps you configure the service, connect it with ThriveCart and InvoiceOcean, and can forget about manually issuing invoices. You are also preparing for the growing era of e-invoicing across the EU. This gives you more time to grow your business, and invoicing stops being an obstacle to scaling sales. As rules vary by country, always check your local requirements and consult an accountant if in doubt.