---
title: "Instruct Payout"
method: POST
path: "/v3/payouts/{payoutId}"
tags: ["Payouts"]
---

# Instruct Payout

`POST /v3/payouts/{payoutId}`

Instruct a payout to be made for the specified payoutId.

## Path parameters

- `payoutId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- InstructPayoutRequestV3
  - `fxRateDegradationThresholdPercentage` number, float — Halt instruction if the FX rates have become worse since the last quote. Previously called fxRateDegredationThresholdPercentage.

## Response `202`

HTTP 202 Accepted

## 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
- `409` — The request contained data that would result in a duplicate value

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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)