Paystack · Schema

Paystack Transfer

A payout from your Paystack balance to a bank account or mobile money wallet via a transfer recipient.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id integer
transfer_code string Paystack-issued transfer code (prefixed with TRF_).
reference string
amount integer Transfer amount in the lowest denomination of the currency.
currency string
source string Source of funds. Currently always 'balance'.
reason stringnull
recipient integer Recipient ID being paid out to.
status string
transferred_at stringnull
failures objectnull
created_at string
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JSON Schema

paystack-transfer-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/main/json-schema/paystack-transfer-schema.json",
  "title": "Paystack Transfer",
  "description": "A payout from your Paystack balance to a bank account or mobile money wallet via a transfer recipient.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["transfer_code", "amount", "currency", "recipient", "status"],
  "properties": {
    "id": { "type": "integer" },
    "transfer_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^TRF_[a-zA-Z0-9]+$",
      "description": "Paystack-issued transfer code (prefixed with TRF_)."
    },
    "reference": { "type": "string" },
    "amount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Transfer amount in the lowest denomination of the currency."
    },
    "currency": { "type": "string" },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["balance"],
      "description": "Source of funds. Currently always 'balance'."
    },
    "reason": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
    "recipient": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Recipient ID being paid out to."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["pending", "otp", "success", "failed", "reversed", "abandoned"]
    },
    "transferred_at": { "type": ["string", "null"], "format": "date-time" },
    "failures": { "type": ["object", "null"] },
    "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" }
  }
}

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