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ComplianceMarch 10, 2026 · Esnad Team

What Is Fatoora? ZATCA's E-Invoicing Platform (Complete Guide)

From your data to Fatoora
  1. Your system
  2. Fatoora
  3. Clear / report

Fatoora in one sentence

Fatoora (فاتورة) is ZATCA's e-invoicing platform — the government portal and APIs where Saudi VAT-registered businesses register EGS units, obtain CSID certificates, and submit invoices for clearance (B2B) or reporting (B2C).

If you're searching "what is Fatoora", "Fatoora ZATCA", or "Fatoora portal login" — this is the system your POS, ERP, or billing software must connect to in Phase 2.

Full guide on our site: What is Fatoora? → — portal steps, API overview, waves, and integration options (EN + AR).

Fatoora vs ZATCA

ZATCAFatoora
WhatTax authority (Zakat, Tax & Customs)E-invoicing platform & APIs
RoleSets rules, waves, penaltiesRuns clearance, reporting, CSID
URLzatca.gov.safatoora.zatca.gov.sa

You comply with ZATCA rules by integrating with Fatoora.

What Phase 2 requires on Fatoora

  1. EGS registration — each branch/device that issues invoices
  2. CSID certificates — Compliance then Production (renewed ~annually)
  3. UBL 2.1 XML — Saudi profile, ECDSA signed
  4. PIH chain — Previous Invoice Hash per EGS unit
  5. Clearance (B2B) — invoice cleared before buyer receives it
  6. Reporting (B2C) — issue first, report within 24 hours

Phase 1 only required local generation + QR. Phase 2 is live API integration.

Fatoora portal — what you'll do there

  • Log in at fatoora.zatca.gov.sa
  • Check your Phase 2 wave and deadline
  • Register EGS units
  • Generate OTP codes (expire in ~5 min) for onboarding or CSID renewal

Day-to-day invoice submission is via API from your software — not manual upload.

Integration options

  1. Build direct Fatoora API integration — full control, weeks/months of engineering
  2. Use middleware (Esnad) — POST JSON, we handle UBL, signing, Fatoora calls, webhooks
  3. ERP/POS module — if your vendor ships Phase 2 clearance/reporting (not just QR)

Read next: Fatoora API integration guide · Register on Fatoora

2026–2027 wave deadlines

  • Wave 23 — 31 March 2026
  • Wave 24 — 30 June 2026
  • Wave 25 — 1 February 2027 (VAT-subject revenue over SAR 187,500 in any of 2022–2025). Full guide: ZATCA deadline 1 February 2027.

Check your exact wave in the Fatoora portal.

Request sandbox trial → · What is Fatoora (full page) →

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