# PostPayouts From **Stripe API**. `POST /v1/payouts`

To send funds to your own bank account, you create a new payout object. Your Stripe balance must be able to cover the payout amount, or you’ll receive an “Insufficient Funds” error.

If your API key is in test mode, money won’t actually be sent, though everything else will occur as if in live mode.

If you are creating a manual payout on a Stripe account that uses multiple payment source types, you’ll need to specify the source type balance that the payout should draw from. The balance object details available and pending amounts by source type.

## Request body - Required: true ### `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` - Type: `object` ```json {"additionalProperties":false,"properties":{"amount":{"description":"A positive integer in cents representing how much to payout.","type":"integer"},"currency":{"description":"Three-letter [ISO currency code](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html), in lowercase. Must be a [supported currency](https://stripe.com/docs/currencies).","type":"string"},"description":{"description":"An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"destination":{"description":"The ID of a bank account or a card to send the payout to. If no destination is supplied, the default external account for the specified currency will be used.","type":"string"},"expand":{"description":"Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.","items":{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"type":"array"},"metadata":{"additionalProperties":{"type":"string"},"description":"Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to `metadata`.","type":"object"},"method":{"description":"The method used to send this payout, which can be `standard` or `instant`. `instant` is only supported for payouts to debit cards. (See [Instant payouts for marketplaces for more information](https://stripe.com/blog/instant-payouts-for-marketplaces).)","enum":["instant","standard"],"maxLength":5000,"type":"string","x-stripeBypassValidation":true},"source_type":{"description":"The balance type of your Stripe balance to draw this payout from. Balances for different payment sources are kept separately. You can find the amounts with the balances API. One of `bank_account`, `card`, or `fpx`.","enum":["bank_account","card","fpx"],"maxLength":5000,"type":"string","x-stripeBypassValidation":true},"statement_descriptor":{"description":"A string to be displayed on the recipient's bank or card statement. This may be at most 22 characters. Attempting to use a `statement_descriptor` longer than 22 characters will return an error. Note: Most banks will truncate this information and/or display it inconsistently. Some may not display it at all.","maxLength":22,"type":"string","x-stripeBypassValidation":true}},"required":["amount","currency"],"type":"object"} ``` ## Security ### `basicAuth` - Type: `http` - Request header: `Authorization` - Scheme: `basic` Send credentials in the `Authorization` request header using the `Basic` scheme. Basic HTTP authentication. Allowed headers-- Authorization: Basic | Authorization: Basic ### `bearerAuth` - Type: `http` - Request header: `Authorization` - Scheme: `bearer` - Bearer format: `auth-scheme` Send the token in the `Authorization` request header using the `Bearer` scheme. Bearer HTTP authentication. Allowed headers-- Authorization: Bearer ## Responses ### `200` Successful response. ### `application/json` - Type: `object` A `Payout` object is created when you receive funds from Stripe, or when you initiate a payout to either a bank account or debit card of a [connected Stripe account](/docs/connect/bank-debit-card-payouts). You can retrieve individual payouts, as well as list all payouts. Payouts are made on [varying schedules](/docs/connect/manage-payout-schedule), depending on your country and industry. Related guide: [Receiving Payouts](https://stripe.com/docs/payouts). ```json {"description":"A `Payout` object is created when you receive funds from Stripe, or when you\ninitiate a payout to either a bank account or debit card of a [connected\nStripe account](/docs/connect/bank-debit-card-payouts). You can retrieve individual payouts,\nas well as list all payouts. Payouts are made on [varying\nschedules](/docs/connect/manage-payout-schedule), depending on your country and\nindustry.\n\nRelated guide: [Receiving Payouts](https://stripe.com/docs/payouts).","properties":{"amount":{"description":"Amount (in %s) to be transferred to your bank account or debit card.","type":"integer"},"arrival_date":{"description":"Date the payout is expected to arrive in the bank. This factors in delays like weekends or bank holidays.","format":"unix-time","type":"integer"},"automatic":{"description":"Returns `true` if the payout was created by an [automated payout schedule](https://stripe.com/docs/payouts#payout-schedule), and `false` if it was [requested manually](https://stripe.com/docs/payouts#manual-payouts).","type":"boolean"},"balance_transaction":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/balance_transaction"}],"description":"ID of the balance transaction that describes the impact of this payout on your account balance.","nullable":true,"x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/balance_transaction"}]}},"created":{"description":"Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.","format":"unix-time","type":"integer"},"currency":{"description":"Three-letter [ISO currency code](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html), in lowercase. Must be a [supported currency](https://stripe.com/docs/currencies).","type":"string"},"description":{"description":"An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.","maxLength":5000,"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"destination":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/bank_account"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/card"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/deleted_bank_account"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/deleted_card"}],"description":"ID of the bank account or card the payout was sent to.","nullable":true,"x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/bank_account"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/card"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/deleted_bank_account"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/deleted_card"}]},"x-stripeBypassValidation":true},"failure_balance_transaction":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/balance_transaction"}],"description":"If the payout failed or was canceled, this will be the ID of the balance transaction that reversed the initial balance transaction, and puts the funds from the failed payout back in your balance.","nullable":true,"x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/balance_transaction"}]}},"failure_code":{"description":"Error code explaining reason for payout failure if available. See [Types of payout failures](https://stripe.com/docs/api#payout_failures) for a list of failure codes.","maxLength":5000,"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"failure_message":{"description":"Message to user further explaining reason for payout failure if available.","maxLength":5000,"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"id":{"description":"Unique identifier for the object.","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"livemode":{"description":"Has the value `true` if the object exists in live mode or the value `false` if the object exists in test mode.","type":"boolean"},"metadata":{"additionalProperties":{"maxLength":500,"type":"string"},"description":"Set of [key-value pairs](https://stripe.com/docs/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.","nullable":true,"type":"object"},"method":{"description":"The method used to send this payout, which can be `standard` or `instant`. `instant` is only supported for payouts to debit cards. (See [Instant payouts for marketplaces](https://stripe.com/blog/instant-payouts-for-marketplaces) for more information.)","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"object":{"description":"String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.","enum":["payout"],"type":"string"},"original_payout":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/payout"}],"description":"If the payout reverses another, this is the ID of the original payout.","nullable":true,"x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/payout"}]}},"reversed_by":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/payout"}],"description":"If the payout was reversed, this is the ID of the payout that reverses this payout.","nullable":true,"x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/payout"}]}},"source_type":{"description":"The source balance this payout came from. One of `card`, `fpx`, or `bank_account`.","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"statement_descriptor":{"description":"Extra information about a payout to be displayed on the user's bank statement.","maxLength":5000,"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"status":{"description":"Current status of the payout: `paid`, `pending`, `in_transit`, `canceled` or `failed`. A payout is `pending` until it is submitted to the bank, when it becomes `in_transit`. The status then changes to `paid` if the transaction goes through, or to `failed` or `canceled` (within 5 business days). Some failed payouts may initially show as `paid` but then change to `failed`.","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"type":{"description":"Can be `bank_account` or `card`.","enum":["bank_account","card"],"type":"string","x-stripeBypassValidation":true}},"required":["amount","arrival_date","automatic","created","currency","id","livemode","method","object","source_type","status","type"],"title":"Payout","type":"object","x-expandableFields":["balance_transaction","destination","failure_balance_transaction","original_payout","reversed_by"],"x-resourceId":"payout"} ``` ### `default` Error response. ### `application/json` - Type: `object` An error response from the Stripe API ```json {"description":"An error response from the Stripe API","properties":{"error":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/api_errors"}},"required":["error"],"type":"object"} ``` ## Request examples ### cURL ```shell curl --request POST \ --url https://api.stripe.com/v1/payouts \ --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --data '{ "amount": 1, "currency": "string", "description": "string", "destination": "string", "expand": [ "string" ], "metadata": {}, "method": "string", "source_type": "string", "statement_descriptor": "string" }' ```