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# Create Recipient

## Overview

The `CreateRecipient` RPC registers a new recipient entity (individual or business) with the payment processor. This is often required before funds can be transferred to them.

## Purpose

Use this operation to set up a vendor, contractor, or user in the processor's system.

| Scenario             | Developer Implementation                                        |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Onboard a new seller | Call `CreateRecipient` with their details and `recipient_type`. |

## Request Fields

| Field                | Type                            | Required | Description                                                             |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `merchant_payout_id` | string                          | No       | Your internal identifier for the payout/recipient operation.            |
| `address`            | PayoutAddress                   | Yes      | Address information associated with the recipient.                      |
| `payout_method_data` | PayoutMethod                    | No       | Specific details of the payout instrument for the recipient.            |
| `amount`             | Money                           | Yes      | The amount to be paid out (if creating recipient inline with a payout). |
| `recipient_type`     | PayoutEnums.PayoutRecipientType | Yes      | Type of entity (e.g., INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY).                             |
| `customer`           | Customer                        | No       | Details about the customer/recipient.                                   |
| `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 status of the recipient creation.                      |
| `connector_payout_id` | string                   | No       | The unique identifier assigned to the recipient or payout. |
| `error`               | ErrorInfo                | No       | Details of any error that occurred.                        |
| `status_code`         | uint32                   | Yes      | The HTTP status code returned from the connector.          |

## Example

```bash
grpcurl -H "x-connector: stripe" \
  -H "x-connector-config: {\"config\":{\"Stripe\":{\"api_key\":\"$STRIPE_API_KEY\"}}}" \
  -d '{
    "recipient_type": "INDIVIDUAL",
    "amount": {"minor_amount": 0, "currency": "USD"}
  }' \
  localhost:8080 types.PayoutService/CreateRecipient
```

```json
{
  "payout_status": "SUCCESS",
  "connector_payout_id": "acct_1Hh1XYZ2eZvKYlo2C",
  "status_code": 200
}
```

## Next Steps

* [Transfer Payout](/integrations/prism/api-reference/payout-service/transfer.md)


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