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# Create Payouts

## Post a payout data to the accounting software

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://<Platform-host>/api/merchant/:merchantId/accounting/payouts`

Request

#### Request Body

| Name                                                     | Type      | Description                                                                                    |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| id<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>                     | string    | The unique identifier assigned to the payments object (for reconcilation and trouble shooting) |
| payouts<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>                | array     | The collection of the payouts object                                                           |
| payouts.payout\_amount<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | float     | The payment amount of the payout reason                                                        |
| transaction\_date<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>      | timestamp | The date time representing the time of the payment (in GMT)                                    |
| payouts.name<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>           | string    | The payout reason                                                                              |
| payouts.id<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>             | string    | The unique identifier for the payout reason                                                    |

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<table><thead><tr><th width="194">Field Name</th><th width="120">Type</th><th width="215">Description</th><th>Required?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>transaction_reference</td><td>string</td><td>Transaction Reference number</td><td>Required</td></tr><tr><td>status</td><td>string</td><td>Allowed values - processed</td><td>Required</td></tr></tbody></table>
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```json
{
  "id": 3858154,
  "transaction_date": "2022-06-30T20:24:02",
  "payouts": [
    {
      "id": "23423432"
      "name": "Cash",
      "payout_amount": "112.50"
    }
  ]
}
```

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```json
{ 
    "transaction_reference": "guid",
    "order_number": "3858154"
    "status" : "processed"

}
```

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