Advisory on e-Invoice API and e-Way Bill by IRN API changes for mandatory capture of Ship-to GSTIN and Voluntary Closure of e-Way Bill

Jun 17th, 2026
Reference is invited to the GSTN Advisory dated 20.05.2026 regarding enhancements in the

 e-Way Bill system, wherein it was informed that “Ship-to GSTIN” shall be mandatorily captured 

in Bill-to/Ship-to transactions. It was also clarified that where the consignee is an unregistered

person, the value “URP” shall be entered in the Ship-to GSTIN field.
In this regard, representations have been received from trade, ERP vendors, GSPs, ASPs, 

private IRPs and other stakeholders seeking clarification on the applicability of the said requirement

 in cases where e-Way Bill is generated along with e-Invoice or by using IRN. Representations 

have also been received regarding the Voluntary Closure of e-Way Bill facility and its impact on 

portal-based and API-based operations.Accordingly, an advisory has been issued to apprise 

stakeholders of the corresponding changes introduced in the e-Invoice API, e-Way Bill by IRN 

API and EWB Closure API. It has also been informed that the aforesaid changes have been made

 available in the Sandbox environment for testing and system preparedness. The changes are

 scheduled to be implemented in the Production environment with effect from 1st August, 2026.

All concerned stakeholders may accordingly be advised to access the advisory through the link 

given below and undertake necessary testing, system changes and preparedness within the 

prescribed timeline.
LINK https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/news/advisory_einvoice_api_ewb_by_irn_approved.pdf
Thanks,
Team GSTN