---
title: "Withdraw a Payment"
method: POST
path: "/v1/payments/{paymentId}/withdraw"
tags: ["Payouts"]
---

# Withdraw a Payment

`POST /v1/payments/{paymentId}/withdraw`

withdraw a payment

There are a variety of reasons why this can fail

*   the payment must be in a state of 'accepted' or 'unfunded'
*   the payout must not be in a state of 'instructed'

## Path parameters

- `paymentId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- WithdrawPaymentRequest
  - `reason` string, required — Reason for withdrawal

## Response `204`

The payment was withdrawn

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request. See Error message payload for details of failure
- `401` — Invalid access token. May be expired or invalid
- `403` — The authentication does not have permissions to access the resource This usually occurs when there is a valid authentication instance (client or user) but they do not have the required permissions
- `404` — The resource was not found or is no longer available

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[API](https://skmtc.net/velopaymentsapi/apis/velo-payments-apis.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/velopaymentsapi/apis/velo-payments-apis/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/velopaymentsapi/velo-payments-apis/revisions/05c3f09fc50a/schema)