curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.dots.dev/api/v2/payouts/send-payout \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "amount": 123,
  "user_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "payee": {
    "country_code": "<string>",
    "phone_number": "<string>"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "message": "<string>"
  },
  "force_collect_compliance_information": true,
  "additional_steps": [
    "compliance"
  ],
  "tax_exempt": true,
  "metadata": "<string>",
  "memo": "<string>",
  "idempotency_key": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "payout_fee_party": "user",
  "description": "<string>",
  "accounting_data": {
    "quickbooks_account_id": 123
  }
}'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "created": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "link": "<string>",
  "amount": 123,
  "status": "sent",
  "payee": {
    "first_name": "<string>",
    "last_name": "<string>",
    "email": "jsmith@example.com",
    "country_code": "<string>",
    "phone_number": "<string>"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "method": "link",
    "email": "jsmith@example.com",
    "country_code": "<string>",
    "phone_number": "<string>"
  },
  "tax_exempt": true,
  "claimed_user_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "flow_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "description": "<string>",
  "accounting_data": {
    "quickbooks_account_id": 123
  },
  "metadata": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
headerrequired

Basic authentication header of the form Basic <encoded-value>, where <encoded-value> is the base64-encoded string username:password.

Body

application/json
amount
integer
required

The amount in cents to pay the user.

user_id
string

The user's id. user_id or payee is required.

payee
object

The payee's phone number. user_id or payee is required.

delivery
object
force_collect_compliance_information
boolean
default: false

Collect 1099 or w8-ben information.

additional_steps
enum<string>[]

Array of steps in the flow.

Available options:
compliance,
id-verification,
background-check,
manage-payments,
manage-payouts,
payout,
redirect
tax_exempt
boolean

Payouts marked as tax_exempt will not be counted towards the 1099 threshold.

metadata

Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.

memo
string

Add a memo to the top of the Payout Link

idempotency_key
string | null

Unique UUID key that prevents duplicate requests from being processed. If a payout link with the idempotency key exists, a new link will not be created and the existing link will be returned instead.

payout_fee_party
enum<string> | null

Overrides the setting for which party will pay fees on this payout. This takes precedence over the default for your application.

Available options:
user,
platform
description
string

Description of the transaction displayed in the dashboard and in accounting software.

accounting_data
object

Optional data used by accounting software integrations.

Response

201 - application/json
id
string

ID of the payout-link.

created
string

Date the payout-link was created.

link
string

URL to access the payout-link.

amount
number

The amount to pay in cents.

status
enum<string>

Status of the payout-link.

Available options:
sent,
claimed,
delivery_pending,
delivery_failed,
delivered,
canceled
payee
object

Information about the payee. It is used to pre-fill information.

delivery
object
tax_exempt
boolean

Transfers marked as tax_exempt will not be counted towards the 1099 threshold.

claimed_user_id
string

ID of the user that has claimed the payout-link.

flow_id
string

ID of the payout flow UI that is sent to the user.

description
string

Description of the transaction displayed in the dashboard and in accounting software.

accounting_data
object

Optional data used by accounting software integrations.

metadata

Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.

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