Create Link

Create a link for the recipient to claim a payout.

Overview

The CreateLink RPC generates a URL that can be sent to a recipient, allowing them to securely provide their own payout method details (like bank account information) to claim the funds.

Purpose

Use this operation when you do not have the recipient's payout method details upfront.

Scenario	Developer Implementation
Send funds to a user via email	Call CreateLink and share the generated URL with the user.

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
merchant_payout_id	string	No	Your internal identifier for the payout.
address	PayoutAddress	Yes	Address information associated with the payout.
connector_feature_data	SecretString	No	Connector-specific metadata or feature configurations.
payout_method_data	PayoutMethod	No	Specific details of the payout instrument (optional).
connector_quote_id	string	No	Pre-negotiated quote ID if applicable.
connector_payout_id	string	No	An existing payout identifier from the connector.
amount	Money	Yes	The amount to be paid out.
destination_currency	Currency	Yes	The currency for the payout.
customer	Customer	No	Details about the customer.
priority	PayoutEnums.PayoutPriority	No	Priority of the payout.
connector_payout_method_id	string	No	The connector's unique ID for a stored payout method.
webhook_url	string	No	URL where payout status updates should be sent.
browser_info	BrowserInformation	No	Information about the user's browser.
access_token	SecretString	No	Access token for the connector, if required.

Response Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
merchant_payout_id	string	No	Your internal identifier passed to the payout processor.
payout_status	PayoutEnums.PayoutStatus	No	The current status of the payout link.
connector_payout_id	string	No	The unique payout ID assigned by the connector.
error	ErrorInfo	No	Details of any error that occurred.
status_code	uint32	Yes	The HTTP status code returned from the connector.

Example

grpcurl -H "x-connector: stripe" \
  -H "x-connector-config: {\"config\":{\"Stripe\":{\"api_key\":\"$STRIPE_API_KEY\"}}}" \
  -d '{
    "amount": {"minor_amount": 1000, "currency": "USD"},
    "destination_currency": "USD"
  }' \
  localhost:8080 types.PayoutService/CreateLink

{
  "payout_status": "REQUIRES_PAYOUT_METHOD_DATA",
  "connector_payout_id": "po_1Hh1XYZ2eZvKYlo2C",
  "status_code": 200
}

Next Steps

• Get Payout Status