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How to add wines by scanning a receipt

Take a photo of a wine receipt or invoice, or upload one, and InVintory reads the wines, prices and store for you. It turns the receipt into a purchase that you check before any bottles are added to your collection. It is the fastest way to add a whole order at once.

Device What to tap
iPhone and iPad On Purchases, tap +, then Scan a receipt — or Scan receipt or invoice on the Create purchase screen. On iPhone, the + on the Collection tab also lists Take photo, Upload photo and Upload PDF under Add via receipt, and with the More tab, Scan receipt is one of its tiles
Web app Quick Actions in the side menu, then Scan receipt — or Add on your Dashboard, then Scan receipt, or Create on Purchases, then Scan a receipt

Don’t see Scan receipt on your iPhone or iPad? Update the app to the latest version.

  1. Choose Take photo, Upload photo or Upload PDF. When taking a photo, fit the whole receipt in the frame and make sure the image is clear.
  2. If your receipt has more than one page, tap Add page to add the next one. To remove a page, tap it and tap Delete.
  3. Tap Next. InVintory uploads and reads your receipt, and you can watch it match each wine.
  4. Your purchase opens for review. Check the items, then tap Add to collection — or Create delivery if the bottles haven’t arrived yet. Save draft lets you finish later.
Purchases → + → Scan a receipt → Take photo → Next → check the items → Add to collection
  1. On app.invintory.com, drag and drop your file, or click Upload file. To use your computer’s camera, click Take photo, then Capture.
  2. To add more pages, click Another page.
  3. Click Next. InVintory uploads and reads your receipt.
  4. Your purchase opens for review. Check the items, then click Add to collection — or Add to delivery if the bottles haven’t arrived yet. Save draft lets you finish later.
Quick Actions → Scan receipt → Upload file → Next → check the items → Add to collection
On screen What to do
A matched wine Check the wine, vintage, size, storage location, price per bottle and quantity, and change anything that’s wrong. You can also add or remove items
No match found in database Tap Select match to pick from the wines we suggest, or Search manually to find it yourself
A line with no suggestions (web) Type the Wine name and choose the Wine type, and we’ll try to add it when you save — or click search manually
A highlighted vintage or bottle size (web) We couldn’t read it from the receipt. Fill it in
Skipped items (iPhone and iPad) Lines that didn’t look like wine. If one of them is a wine, tap Add item

Every scanned wine needs a match before you can add the purchase to your collection or a delivery.

Field Where it comes from
Purchased from The store name on the receipt — only if you haven’t already picked one
Purchase date and transaction number Read from the receipt
Wine, vintage and bottle size Read from each line and matched to our database
Quantity Read from each line. A line with no quantity counts as one bottle
Price per bottle In the receipt’s currency. If the receipt only shows a line total, we divide it by the quantity
Storage location Your first storage location. You can change it for each item

Wine, sparkling, fortified wine, sake and spirits are read as items. Things like glassware, corkscrews, gift bags, shipping and bottle deposits are skipped. Tax, discounts and totals are not added as items.

File types PDF, JPG or PNG
File size Up to 10 MB each
Pages Up to 12 on iPhone and iPad, or 16 on the web. A PDF with several pages counts as one file
On screen What to do
We couldn’t find any items on your receipt Add the wines yourself, or tap Rescan with a clear image that shows every item
Your file is difficult to read Retake the photo in good light and make sure the text is sharp
The scan takes longer than expected (iPhone and iPad) Tap Try again or Keep waiting
  • Scanning creates a purchase. Your receipt is saved with it under Receipts or Invoices.
  • You need edit access to a collection to scan a receipt into it.