---
title: "Release an escrow to recipient"
method: POST
path: "/v1/pay/escrow/release"
tags: ["Voidly Pay"]
---

# Release an escrow to recipient

`POST /v1/pay/escrow/release`

Sender-signed or admin-signed. Credits move from sender.locked to recipient.balance atomically.

## Request body

- object
  - `envelope` object, required
  - `signature` string, required

## Response `200`

Escrow released

## Other responses

- `403` — escrow_signer_not_authorized
- `409` — escrow_not_open

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/voidly/apis/voidly-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/voidly/apis/voidly-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/voidly/voidly-api/revisions/decbe6fd40a8/schema)