---
title: "Authorize payout by selecting asset and optional settlement address"
method: POST
path: "/entities/{entityDID}/flow/payouts/{payoutId}/settlement_asset"
tags: ["Flow"]
---

# Authorize payout by selecting asset and optional settlement address

`POST /entities/{entityDID}/flow/payouts/{payoutId}/settlement_asset`

Authorizes a payout by confirming the asset to be used and, optionally,
a settlement address. Requirements depend on whether the entity is initiator
or responder in the workflow.

## Path parameters

- `entityDID` string, did, required — Decentralized Identifier (DID)
- `payoutId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `asset` string, required — Selected asset (CAIP-19)
  - `settlementAddress` string — Optional settlement address (CAIP-10 or payto://)

## Response `200`

Authorization accepted

- object
  - `message` string
  - `transferId` string
  - `asset` object
  - `settlementAddress` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - The server could not process the request due to a client error.
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication information is missing or invalid.
- `403` — Forbidden - The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.
- `404` — Not Found - The requested resource could not be found.
- `500` — Internal Server Error - An unexpected condition was encountered on the server.

---

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