I want to get customers set up on autopay as soon as possible. If I send a recurring invoice, how soon can the start date be? Same day? next day?

Welcome to the Community space. We'll share details to help you set up autopay for your customers and their invoices inside QuickBooks Online (QBO).

Before anything else, please know that the Autopay function is available on pay-enabled recurring invoices. Now, depending on the details you've added to your template, you can either set a start date on a specific day within a week and have it set how many repeats it will do in a month. We'll write down the steps below to get you going:

1. Access your QuickBooks Online company.
2. On the left navigational bar, click the +New button and choose Invoices.
3. Create your invoice, then select Create recurring invoice on the transaction. You can also go to the recurring template inside the Gear icon.
4. Enter the frequency interval, start date, and end date.
5. Once done, select Save template when done.

Also, we recommend checking this page to understand how the recurring invoice or transaction works in QBO: How to schedule a recurring invoices in QuickBooks.

If you wish to learn more about how to utilize the Autopay function, you can visit this page for more details:  Set up Autopay for recurring invoices in QuickBooks Online.

In addition, here's an article to help you create personalize sales forms, and keep track of your invoices inside the program:

• Customize invoices, estimates, and sales receipts in QuickBooks Online.
• Run reports in QuickBooks Online.

We're open 24/7 if you need further assistance utilizing the Autopay feature inside QuickBooks. Feel free to visit us anytime so we can help you out again. Stay safe, and have a good one.