A waybill is a receipt or a document issued by a carrier giving details and instructions relating to the shipment of a consignment of goods and the details include the name of the consignor and consignee, the point of origin of the consignment, its destination, and route. Electronic Way Bill (E-Way Bill) is basically a compliance mechanism wherein by way of a digital interface the person causing the movement of goods uploads the relevant information prior to the commencement of movement of goods and generates an e-way bill on the GST portal.
E-way bills can be generated with or without generating an e-invoice. To generate an e-way bill through GSTZen, the user first needs to create API credentials and log in through GSTZen.
If the turnover is above 10Cr, the same credentials can be used for both e-invoice and e-way bills. Refer to this document on how to create E-Invoice API Credentials. creating-einvoice-portal-api-login-and-providing-it-to-gstzen.pdf
If the turnover is below 10Cr, API credentials need to be created on the e-way bill portal. Refer to the article on how to create E-way API Credentials. https://www.gstzen.in/a/enable-api-access-in-gstn-portal.html
Step 1: From the Quick Actions Menu, click on Download a report and select E-Way Bill Report.
Step 2: Log into the E-Way Bill Portal with API Credentials.
Refer to the document on generating an e-way bill through API https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DHb76Tulym5ZIsxxg04hYes6YloKlmgPmmlMQWO54Ls/edit
Provide the e-way bill details along with e-invoice details. The details need to be mapped in Your Excel option of generating e-invoices. The additional details required
Step 1: Generate a B2B or Export Invoice from the sales register in GSTZen
Step 2: Open the invoice by clicking on the particular Invoice Number in the sales register and click on Generate E-way Bill
Step 3: Enter the required details and click on Generate E-Way Bill