---
title: "Create Settlement Funding Transfer Attempt"
method: POST
path: "/settlements/{settlement_id}/funding_transfer_attempts"
tags: ["Settlements"]
---

# Create Settlement Funding Transfer Attempt

`POST /settlements/{settlement_id}/funding_transfer_attempts`

Create a `Funding Transfer Attempt` for this `Settlement`. Funding transfer attempts are used to submit funds for instant payout.

## Headers

- `Finix-Version` string
- `Content-Type` string

## Request body

- CreateSettlementFundingTransferAttempt
  - `amount` number — The amount in cents to be paid out via instant payout.
  - `instrument_id` string — The `Payment Instrument` used to submit the funds. The instrument must currently be of type `PAYMENT_CARD`.

## Response `201`

A single settlement `Funding Transfer Attempt`

- SettlementFundingTransferAttempt
  - `id` string — The ID of the resource.
  - `created_at` string, date-time — Timestamp of when the object was created.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time — Timestamp of when the object was last updated.
  - `amount` integer — The total amount that will be debited in cents (e.g. 100 cents to debit $1.00).
  - `application` string — ID of the `Application` the resource was created under.
  - `currency` 'CAD' | 'USD' — ISO 4217 3-letter currency code.
  - `funding_transfer_id` string — The ID of the `Transfer` used to track the payout.
  - `instrument_id` string, nullable — The ID of the `Payment Instrument` to use for the instant payout.
  - `merchant_id` string — The ID of the `Merchant` resource for the `Funding Transfer Attempt`.
  - `failure_code` 'BALANCE_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND' | 'BALANCE_VALIDATION_FAILED' | 'INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE' | 'INVALID_BALANCE_ACCOUNT' | 'VELOCITY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED' | 'VELOCITY_RULE_NOT_FOUND' | 'VELOCITY_VALIDATION_FAILED', nullable — The error code when the `Funding Transfer Attempt` fails.
  - `failure_message` string, nullable — A human-readable message describing why the `Funding Transfer Attempt` failed. Corresponds to `failure_code`: - `BALANCE_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND`: Balance Account not found. Please contact support if you have questions. - `BALANCE_VALIDATION_FAILED`: Balance Validation failed. - `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`: Your account balance is insufficient for this operation. Please contact support if you have any questions. - `INVALID_BALANCE_ACCOUNT`: Balance Account is invalid. - `VELOCITY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED`: Dynamically generated based on the violated rule. Examples: `Daily volume limit exceeded for APPLICATION`, `Monthly count limit exceeded for RECIPIENT`, `Maximum amount exceeded for SENDER`. - `VELOCITY_RULE_NOT_FOUND`: Velocity Rule not found. Please contact support if you have any questions. - `VELOCITY_VALIDATION_FAILED`: Velocity Validation failed. Please contact support if you have any questions.
  - `state` 'PENDING' | 'FAILED' | 'SUCCEEDED' — The status of the `Funding Transfer Attempt`.
  - `settlement_id` unknown
  - `_links` object — For your convenience, every response includes several URLs which link to resources relevant to the request. You can use these `_links` to make your follow-up requests and quickly access relevant IDs.
    - `self` object — Link to the resource that was used in the request.
      - `href` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request. The server cannot process the request due to malformed syntax or invalid data.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Authentication is required and has failed or has not been provided.
- `403` — Forbidden. The client is authenticated but does not have permission to access the resource.
- `406` — Not Acceptable. The server could not accept the submitted request. Confirm how the request was formatted and submitted.

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