---
title: "Party"
space: "Books"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/books/party"
updated: "2026-01-30"
---

*Party* is a term used in Frappe Books for any entity to whom a Sale or from whom a Purchase is made.

Types of Party
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A Party is classified by their Role it's used for.



| # | Role | Name | Invoice | Navigation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Customer | Customer | Sales Invoices | `Sales > Customers` |
| 2 | Supplier | Supplier | Purchase Invoices | `Purchases > Suppliers` |
| 3 | Both | Party | Sales and Purchase Invoices | `Common > Party` |

::: warning Usage Make sure that you create the Party under the correct Navigation as this cannot be changed after creation. :::

Party Fields
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1. Party Image: an image to identify the Party by.
2. Party Name: a name to identify the Party by, each Party should have a unique name.
3. Email: the Party's email address that may be displayed when printing the invoice.
4. Phone: the Party's phone number that may be displayed when printing the invoice.
5. Address: the Party's address that may be displayed when printing the invoice.
6. Default Account: default account that may be credited or debited when a transaction involving the part is made.
7. Currency: the currency in which to create the invoice for the Party.
8. Role: the role of the Party, whether they are a Customer, Supplier or Both.

Recent Invoices
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The Party Quick Edit Form has a Recent Invoices widget. This shows the last three invoices made for a Party.

[![Recent Invoices Widget](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/raw/master/docs/entries/images/recent-invoices.png)](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/docs/entries/images/recent-invoices.png)  


Each row shows the following information

* Invoice Name
* Invoice Status
* Date
* Paid Amount
* Outstanding Amount

Clicking on a row will take you to the Invoice from where [Payments can be made](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/transactions/payments#making-payments-from-invoices).