> ## Documentation Index
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# Create a payout

Payouts are transactions you send from your balance to your customers' bank accounts. For example, if you need to issue a refund to a payment method other than the original one your customer used, you can issue a payout instead.

To issue a payout, you need to have enough funds on your payout balance. You can find your payout balance on the Payouts tab.

## Create a payout

<Note>
  To make API requests, you'll need your API key. For more details, see [Authorisation](/api-reference/authorisation).
</Note>

To create a payout, use the [/api/payouts](https://docs.rocka.live/api-reference/payouts/create-a-payout) API endpoint.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Sample request">
    ```curl theme={null}
    curl --request POST \
      --url https://api.stage.rocka.live/api/payouts \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
      --data '
    {
      "amount": 50,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "iban": "DE75512108001245126199",
      "beneficiaryName": "Mark Schmidt",
      "webhookUrl": "https://example.com/webhookUrl",
      "requestId": "payout1794"
    }
    '
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Sample response">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "iban": "DE75512108001245126199",
      "beneficiaryName": "Mark Schmidt",
      "beneficiaryRef": "BC83DF4B0A634 OU",
      "id": "e01186ef9a1442afb924a8ad60d24390",
      "status": "Processing",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-08T11:26:10.455Z",
      "amount": 50,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "requestId": "payout1794"
    }


    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>