# Scheduling Invoice Payments

**Scheduling payments in Alternative Payments is a convenient way for your customer to make a payment on a specified date**

\*\*\*

{% hint style="info" %}
**Tip:** Payments won’t run unless there’s a valid payment method on file. Double-check that one has been added to the customer’s account.
{% endhint %}

**Steps:**

1. From your Alternative Payments Dashboard, go to **Invoices**
2. Click `...` next to the invoice you would like to schedule, and select **Charge**

   <figure><img src="/files/LHX8BTR53iQ5jX9UsZXA" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
3. Click **Charge on future date** and **select a date** to schedule when the payment should be processed

   <figure><img src="/files/yYUQQCDzniuRfUtkwzkN" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
4. Click **Charge invoice**

That's it, the payment will be processed on the selected date! 🎉

{% hint style="info" %}
**Date constraints:** The scheduled date must be a future date.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Cancellation:** To cancel a scheduled payment before it processes, navigate to the invoice, click `...`, and select **Cancel scheduled payment**.
{% endhint %}

**Love our platform?** Rate us on [Channel Program](https://channelprogram.com/v/alternativepayments) and check out our [Referral Program page](https://www.alternativepayments.io/referral-partners/)!


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://help.alternativepayments.io/payments-and-invoicing/payments-and-payouts/scheduling-invoice-payments.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.