NOWPayments Payouts API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: NOWPayments Authentication Payouts API
  description: 'NOWPayments is a crypto payment gateway that enables businesses to accept 300+ cryptocurrencies, create payment invoices, process recurring subscriptions, and manage merchant mass payouts. The API supports automatic coin conversion, IPN webhooks, and fiat withdrawals.

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  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: NOWPayments Support
    email: support@nowpayments.io
    url: https://nowpayments.io/help
  termsOfService: https://nowpayments.io/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.nowpayments.io/v1
  description: Production server
- url: https://api.sandbox.nowpayments.io/v1
  description: Sandbox server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Payouts
  description: Mass payouts and balance management
paths:
  /payout:
    post:
      operationId: createPayout
      summary: Create a mass payout
      description: 'Initiates one or more cryptocurrency payouts to different wallet addresses in a single API call. Used for payroll, affiliate rewards, and bulk distribution. No service fees apply — only blockchain network fees.

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      tags:
      - Payouts
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePayoutRequest'
            example:
              withdrawals:
              - address: 3EktnHQD7RiAE6uzMj2ZifT9YgRrkSgzQX
                currency: btc
                amount: 0.001
              - address: '0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e'
                currency: eth
                amount: 0.05
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Payout created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /payout/{payout_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getPayoutStatus
      summary: Get payout status
      description: Returns the current status and details of a specific payout.
      tags:
      - Payouts
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: payout_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique payout identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutStatusResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /balance:
    get:
      operationId: getBalance
      summary: Get account balance
      description: Returns the current balance for all cryptocurrencies in the merchant account.
      tags:
      - Payouts
      security:
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Account balances
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceResponse'
              example:
                btc:
                  amount: 0.12345678
                eth:
                  amount: 1.5
                ltc:
                  amount: 3.2
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    WithdrawalItem:
      type: object
      required:
      - address
      - currency
      - amount
      properties:
        address:
          type: string
          description: Wallet address to send funds to
          example: 3EktnHQD7RiAE6uzMj2ZifT9YgRrkSgzQX
        currency:
          type: string
          description: Cryptocurrency to send
          example: btc
        amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Amount to send (max 6 decimal places)
          example: 0.001
    PayoutResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique payout batch identifier
        withdrawals:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutItemStatus'
    PayoutItemStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Payout item identifier
        address:
          type: string
          description: Recipient wallet address
        currency:
          type: string
          description: Payout currency
        amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Payout amount
        status:
          type: string
          description: Status of this payout item
          enum:
          - WAITING
          - CONFIRMING
          - CONFIRMED
          - SENDING
          - FINISHED
          - FAILED
        hash:
          type: string
          description: Blockchain transaction hash
    BalanceResponse:
      type: object
      description: Map of currency code to balance details
      additionalProperties:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceCurrency'
    BalanceCurrency:
      type: object
      properties:
        amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Available balance amount
    CreatePayoutRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - withdrawals
      properties:
        withdrawals:
          type: array
          description: List of payout recipients
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WithdrawalItem'
          minItems: 1
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        errors:
          type: array
          description: Detailed error list
          items:
            type: string
    PayoutStatusResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Payout batch identifier
        status:
          type: string
          description: Overall payout batch status
        withdrawals:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutItemStatus'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Payout creation timestamp
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: NOWPayments API key obtained from your merchant dashboard
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: JWT token obtained from the /auth endpoint (required for mass payout operations)
externalDocs:
  description: NOWPayments API Documentation
  url: https://nowpayments.io/help/api