Attachments and receipts for expenses

What it is

Attachments let you keep the bill with the transaction in Lipi, a receipt tracker and expense tracker. Add a photo or PDF to an expense, and it sits under Bills & receipts on that entry. You can open it or download it any time.

What problem it solves

Paper bills fade and vanish. A bill kept next to the entry is easy to find when you need to return an item, claim a warranty or show a payment. Nothing to sort through in a phone gallery.

How it works

1. Start a new transaction, or open an existing one. Tap Attach a bill.
2. Choose a photo or PDF. It shows as Photo or PDF, added after saving, with Change and Remove until you save.
3. Tap Save. The file uploads and is linked to the transaction.
4. Open the transaction later. Bills & receipts lists the file. Use Open to view it or Download to save a copy.
5. To delete a bill, tap Delete bill and tap again to confirm.

Details and rules

• Free plan: 5 attachments a month. Premium: unlimited.

• Size: up to 10 MB per file.

• Where else: invoices, assets, bank loans, EMI rows, loan events and ledger entries. Loan and ledger proof has its own monthly allowance, including voice notes.

• Upload failure: if the file cannot be attached, Lipi still saves the transaction and tells you to add the bill later from the transaction.

• Offline: needs internet for the upload.

• Scanner: the receipt scanner attaches the image automatically.

• File kinds: the app stores each file as a receipt, invoice, document, photo, voice note or video, depending on where you add it.

• Storage: files are kept in private cloud storage tied to your account. Unlinked files are cleaned up automatically.

Example. You buy a phone charger for Rs. 1,800 and the shop gives a paper bill. Open Quick add, enter the amount, tap Attach a bill, take a photo and save. Six months later the warranty claim is one tap away on that transaction.

Works with

• Receipt scanning: read a bill into a transaction.
• Transactions
• Quick add

Ask an AI assistant

Send a bill photo to your assistant and ask: “Scan this receipt and add it.” Tools: scan_receipt reads it, attach_file keeps the image, read_document reads a statement or SMS list.