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# Payout Crypto

> Send a crypto payout directly to a wallet address or saved payout account — no OTP required

<Note>
  **Auth method: Signed (HMAC)** — this endpoint requires the full set of signed
  headers: `x-access-id`, `x-request-id`, `x-timestamp`, and an HMAC-SHA256
  `authorization` signature. See [Authentication](/api-reference/authentication#signed-hmac-authentication).
</Note>

## Headers

<ParamField header="authorization" type="string" required>
  Base64-encoded HMAC-SHA256 signature of the request payload

  **Example:** `"5e73d044c44d733fcf819ad3409aaad..."`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="x-timestamp" type="string" required>
  **Example:** `"2025-03-15T09:45:53.000Z"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="x-request-id" type="string" required>
  Unique UUID v4

  **Example:** `"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="x-access-id" type="string" required>
  **Example:** `"your-access-id-here"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  **Example:** `"application/json"`
</ParamField>

## Body

<ParamField body="coin" type="string" required>
  Coin to pay out

  **Example:** `"usdt"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="chain" type="string" required>
  Chain to send on

  **Example:** `"tron"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="amount" type="string" required>
  Amount to pay out

  **Example:** `"50"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="address" type="string">
  Destination wallet address. **Required if `payoutAccountId` is not provided.**

  **Example:** `"TQn9Y2khDD9JHTfVE5oB2h8BKWWM4LxKLT"`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="payoutAccountId" type="string">
  Saved payout account ID. **Required if `address` is not provided.**

  **Example:** `"66aec7de809b7f45c42a49f9"`
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="string" required>
  **Example:** `"success"`
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string" required>
  **Example:** `"success"`
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object" required>
  The created payout record

  <Expandable title="data properties">
    <ResponseField name="_id" type="string">
      **Example:** `"66aec7de809b7f45c42a49f9"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="status" type="string">
      **Example:** `"pending"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="amount" type="string">
      **Example:** `"50"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="coin" type="string">
      **Example:** `"usdt"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="chain" type="string">
      **Example:** `"tron"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="address" type="string">
      **Example:** `"TQn9Y2khDD9JHTfVE5oB2h8BKWWM4LxKLT"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="fee" type="string">
      **Example:** `"0.5"`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="createdAt" type="string">
      **Example:** `"2024-09-24T22:20:15.650Z"`
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /v1/api/payout/crypto
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Tender API
  description: Tender Developer API for cryptocurrency payments and agent management
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Tender Support
    url: https://tender.cash
servers:
  - url: https://secureapi.tender.cash
    description: Production Server
  - url: https://sandbox-api.tender.cash
    description: Sandbox Server
security:
  - SignedAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Agents
    description: Manage agents and sub-businesses
  - name: Transactions
    description: Payment and transaction operations
  - name: System
    description: System information and configuration
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Webhook management and logs
  - name: On-ramp
    description: Fiat-to-crypto on-ramp operations
  - name: Payouts
    description: Send crypto from merchant balance to a wallet address or payout account
  - name: Subwallets
    description: Provision and manage crypto wallet infrastructure for your end-users
paths:
  /v1/api/payout/crypto:
    post:
      tags:
        - Payouts
      summary: Payout Crypto
      description: >-
        Send a crypto payout to a wallet address or saved payout account. No OTP
        required.
      operationId: payoutCrypto
      parameters:
        - name: authorization
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: x-timestamp
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date-time
          example: '2025-03-15T09:45:53.000Z'
        - name: x-request-id
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        - name: x-access-id
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: your-access-id-here
        - name: Content-Type
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: application/json
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutCryptoRequest'
            example:
              coin: usdt
              chain: tron
              amount: '50'
              address: TQn9Y2khDD9JHTfVE5oB2h8BKWWM4LxKLT
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutCryptoResponse'
              example:
                status: success
                message: success
                data:
                  _id: 66aec7de809b7f45c42a49f9
                  status: pending
                  amount: '50'
                  coin: usdt
                  chain: tron
                  address: TQn9Y2khDD9JHTfVE5oB2h8BKWWM4LxKLT
                  fee: '0.5'
                  createdAt: '2024-09-24T22:20:15.650Z'
        '400':
          description: Validation error or insufficient balance
      security:
        - SignedAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    PayoutCryptoRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - coin
        - chain
        - amount
      properties:
        coin:
          type: string
          example: usdt
        chain:
          type: string
          example: tron
        amount:
          type: string
          example: '50'
        address:
          type: string
          description: Required if payoutAccountId is not provided
          example: TQn9Y2khDD9JHTfVE5oB2h8BKWWM4LxKLT
        payoutAccountId:
          type: string
          description: Required if address is not provided
          example: 66aec7de809b7f45c42a49f9
    PayoutCryptoResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            _id:
              type: string
            status:
              type: string
              example: pending
            amount:
              type: string
            coin:
              type: string
            chain:
              type: string
            address:
              type: string
            fee:
              type: string
            createdAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    SignedAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: authorization
      description: >-
        Signed (HMAC) authentication. Required headers: x-access-id,
        x-request-id (UUID v4), x-timestamp (ISO 8601), and authorization
        (Base64 HMAC-SHA256 signature of {timeStamp, requestId, accessId} using
        your access secret).

````