# Autopay and Payment Execution



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Overview [#overview]

[Automated payments](/features/billing/autopay) can make use of two different plugins to guide the process:

* The [Autopay Plugin](/features/billing/autopay#autopay-plugin) enables controlling the creation of payment requests when an invoice reaches its `autopayTime`.
* The [Payment Execution Post Processing Plugin](/features/billing/payment-execution-service#payment-execution-post-processing-plugin) can be used to tailor behavior after a payment is attempted with an external settlement provider.

See Also [#see-also]

* [Plugins](/configuration/plugins/overview)
* [Autopay](/features/billing/autopay)
* [Payment Execution Service](/features/billing/payment-execution-service)