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Payouts

Upload a proof-of-authorization document for a payout.

POST/v1/payouts/{id}/authorization

Uploads a document as proof of authorization for a payout. Uploading again adds another entry to documents rather than replacing the previous one.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
id: string
Header ParametersExpand Collapse
"Correlation-Id": optional string
"Idempotency-Key": optional string
"Request-Id": optional string
"Straddle-Account-Id": optional string
Body ParametersForm DataExpand Collapse
File: file

The document file to upload as proof of authorization for this payout.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
PayoutV1 = object { data, meta, response_type }
data: object { id, amount, config, 24 more }
id: string

Unique identifier for the payout.

formatuuid
amount: number

The amount of the payout in cents.

formatint32
config: object { auto_hold, auto_hold_message, sandbox_outcome }

Configuration for the payout.

auto_hold: optional boolean

Defines whether to automatically place this charge on hold after being created.

auto_hold_message: optional string

The reason the payout is being automatically held on creation.

sandbox_outcome: optional "standard" or "paid" or "on_hold_daily_limit" or 10 more

Payment will simulate processing if not Standard.

One of the following:
"standard"
"paid"
"on_hold_daily_limit"
"cancelled_for_fraud_risk"
"cancelled_for_balance_check"
"failed_insufficient_funds"
"reversed_insufficient_funds"
"failed_customer_dispute"
"reversed_customer_dispute"
"failed_closed_bank_account"
"reversed_closed_bank_account"
"failed_not_authorized"
"reversed_not_authorized"
currency: string

The currency of the payout. Only USD is supported.

description: string

An arbitrary description for the payout.

device: DeviceInfoV1 { ip_address }

Information about the device used when the customer authorized the payout.

ip_address: string

The IP address of the device used when the customer authorized the charge or payout. Use 0.0.0.0 to represent an offline consent interaction.

formatipv4
external_id: string

Unique identifier for the payout in your database. This value must be unique across all payouts.

funding_ids: array of string

Funding Ids

has_resubmit: boolean

Has the payout been resubmitted.

is_refund: boolean

Is the payout a refund of an original charge.

is_resubmit: boolean

Is the payout a resubmit of an original payout.

paykey: string

Value of the paykey used for the payout.

payment_date: string

The desired date on which the payment should be occur. For payouts, this means the date you want the funds to be sent from your bank account.

formatdate
status: "created" or "scheduled" or "failed" or 6 more

The current status of the payout.

One of the following:
"created"
"scheduled"
"failed"
"cancelled"
"on_hold"
"pending"
"paid"
"reversed"
"validating"
status_details: StatusDetailsV1 { changed_at, message, reason, 2 more }

Details about the current status of the payout.

changed_at: string

The time the status change occurred.

formatdate-time
message: string

A human-readable description of the current status.

reason: "insufficient_funds" or "closed_bank_account" or "invalid_bank_account" or 24 more

A machine-readable identifier for the specific status, useful for programmatic handling.

One of the following:
"insufficient_funds"
"closed_bank_account"
"invalid_bank_account"
"invalid_routing"
"disputed"
"payment_stopped"
"owner_deceased"
"frozen_bank_account"
"risk_review"
"fraudulent"
"duplicate_entry"
"invalid_paykey"
"payment_blocked"
"amount_too_large"
"too_many_attempts"
"internal_system_error"
"user_request"
"ok"
"other_network_return"
"payout_refused"
"cancel_request"
"failed_verification"
"require_review"
"blocked_by_system"
"watchtower_review"
"validating"
"auto_hold"
source: "watchtower" or "bank_decline" or "customer_dispute" or 2 more

Identifies the origin of the status change (e.g., bank_decline, watchtower). This helps in tracking the cause of status updates.

One of the following:
"watchtower"
"bank_decline"
"customer_dispute"
"user_action"
"system"
code: optional string

The status code if applicable.

status_history: array of object { changed_at, message, reason, 3 more }

History of the status changes for the payout.

changed_at: string

The time the status change occurred.

formatdate-time
message: string

A human-readable description of the status.

reason: "insufficient_funds" or "closed_bank_account" or "invalid_bank_account" or 24 more

A machine-readable identifier for the specific status, useful for programmatic handling.

One of the following:
"insufficient_funds"
"closed_bank_account"
"invalid_bank_account"
"invalid_routing"
"disputed"
"payment_stopped"
"owner_deceased"
"frozen_bank_account"
"risk_review"
"fraudulent"
"duplicate_entry"
"invalid_paykey"
"payment_blocked"
"amount_too_large"
"too_many_attempts"
"internal_system_error"
"user_request"
"ok"
"other_network_return"
"payout_refused"
"cancel_request"
"failed_verification"
"require_review"
"blocked_by_system"
"watchtower_review"
"validating"
"auto_hold"
source: "watchtower" or "bank_decline" or "customer_dispute" or 2 more

Identifies the origin of the status change (e.g., bank_decline, watchtower). This helps in tracking the cause of status updates.

One of the following:
"watchtower"
"bank_decline"
"customer_dispute"
"user_action"
"system"
status: "created" or "scheduled" or "failed" or 6 more

The current status of the charge or payout.

One of the following:
"created"
"scheduled"
"failed"
"cancelled"
"on_hold"
"pending"
"paid"
"reversed"
"validating"
code: optional string

The status code if applicable.

trace_ids: map[string]

Trace Ids.

created_at: optional string

The time the payout was created.

formatdate-time
customer_details: optional CustomerDetailsV1 { id, customer_type, email, 2 more }

Information about the customer associated with the payout.

id: string

Unique identifier for the customer

formatuuid
customer_type: "individual" or "business"

The type of customer

One of the following:
"individual"
"business"
email: string

The customer's email address

name: string

The name of the customer

phone: string

The customer's phone number in E.164 format

documents: optional array of object { document_id, document_name, document_size, 2 more }

Documents uploaded for this payout (e.g. proof of authorization), in the order they were uploaded.

document_id: string

Unique identifier for this document.

formatuuid
document_name: string

The file name of this document as uploaded.

document_size: number

The size of this document in bytes.

formatint64
document_type: "payment_authorization"
uploaded_at: string

The UTC timestamp when this document was uploaded.

formatdate-time
effective_at: optional string

The actual date on which the payment occurred. For payouts, this is the date the funds were sent from your bank account.

formatdate-time
metadata: optional map[string]

Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the payout in a structured format.

paykey_details: optional PaykeyDetailsV1 { id, customer_id, label, balance }

Information about the paykey used for the payout.

id: string

Unique identifier for the paykey.

formatuuid
customer_id: string

Unique identifier for the customer associated with the paykey.

formatuuid
label: string

Human-readable label that combines the bank name and masked account number to help easility represent this paykey in a UI

balance: optional number

The most recent balance of the bank account associated with the paykey in dollars.

formatint32
payment_rail: optional "ach"

The payment rail used for the payout.

processed_at: optional string

The time the payout was processed by Straddle and originated to the payment rail.

formatdate-time

Related payments.

The ID of the related payment.

formatuuid

The type of payment.

One of the following:
One of the following:
updated_at: optional string

The time the payout was last updated.

formatdate-time
meta: ResponseMetadata { api_request_id, api_request_timestamp }

Metadata about the API request, including an identifier and timestamp.

api_request_id: string

Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatuuid
api_request_timestamp: string

Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatdate-time
response_type: "object" or "array" or "error" or "none"

Indicates the structure of the returned content.

  • "object" means the data field contains a single JSON object.
  • "array" means the data field contains an array of objects.
  • "error" means the data field contains an error object with details of the issue.
  • "none" means no data is returned.
One of the following:
"object"
"array"
"error"
"none"

Upload a proof-of-authorization document for a payout.

curl https://sandbox.straddle.com/v1/payouts/$ID/authorization \
    -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRADDLE_API_KEY" \
    -F 'File=@/path/to/File'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "amount": 10000,
    "config": {
      "auto_hold": true,
      "auto_hold_message": "auto_hold_message",
      "sandbox_outcome": "standard"
    },
    "currency": "currency",
    "description": "description",
    "device": {
      "ip_address": "192.168.1.1"
    },
    "external_id": "external_id",
    "funding_ids": [
      "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
    ],
    "has_resubmit": true,
    "is_refund": true,
    "is_resubmit": true,
    "paykey": "paykey",
    "payment_date": "2019-12-27",
    "status": "created",
    "status_details": {
      "changed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "message": "Payment successfully created and awaiting validation.",
      "reason": "insufficient_funds",
      "source": "system",
      "code": null
    },
    "status_history": [
      {
        "changed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
        "message": "Payment successfully created and awaiting validation.",
        "reason": "insufficient_funds",
        "source": "watchtower",
        "status": "created",
        "code": null
      }
    ],
    "trace_ids": {
      "foo": "string"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "customer_details": {
      "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "customer_type": "individual",
      "email": "ron@swanson.com",
      "name": "Ron Swanson",
      "phone": "+1234567890"
    },
    "documents": [
      {
        "document_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
        "document_name": "document_name",
        "document_size": 0,
        "document_type": "payment_authorization",
        "uploaded_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      }
    ],
    "effective_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    },
    "paykey_details": {
      "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "customer_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "label": "Bank of America ****1234",
      "balance": 0
    },
    "payment_rail": "ach",
    "processed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "related_payments": [
      {
        "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
        "payment_type": "charge",
        "relationship": "original"
      }
    ],
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "amount": 10000,
    "config": {
      "auto_hold": true,
      "auto_hold_message": "auto_hold_message",
      "sandbox_outcome": "standard"
    },
    "currency": "currency",
    "description": "description",
    "device": {
      "ip_address": "192.168.1.1"
    },
    "external_id": "external_id",
    "funding_ids": [
      "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
    ],
    "has_resubmit": true,
    "is_refund": true,
    "is_resubmit": true,
    "paykey": "paykey",
    "payment_date": "2019-12-27",
    "status": "created",
    "status_details": {
      "changed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "message": "Payment successfully created and awaiting validation.",
      "reason": "insufficient_funds",
      "source": "system",
      "code": null
    },
    "status_history": [
      {
        "changed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
        "message": "Payment successfully created and awaiting validation.",
        "reason": "insufficient_funds",
        "source": "watchtower",
        "status": "created",
        "code": null
      }
    ],
    "trace_ids": {
      "foo": "string"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "customer_details": {
      "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "customer_type": "individual",
      "email": "ron@swanson.com",
      "name": "Ron Swanson",
      "phone": "+1234567890"
    },
    "documents": [
      {
        "document_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
        "document_name": "document_name",
        "document_size": 0,
        "document_type": "payment_authorization",
        "uploaded_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
      }
    ],
    "effective_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    },
    "paykey_details": {
      "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "customer_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "label": "Bank of America ****1234",
      "balance": 0
    },
    "payment_rail": "ach",
    "processed_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "related_payments": [
      {
        "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
        "payment_type": "charge",
        "relationship": "original"
      }
    ],
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}