---
title: "Get a payment"
method: GET
path: "/payments/{payment}"
---

# Get a payment

`GET /payments/{payment}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com`
- URL: `https://sandbox.checkhq.com/payments/{payment}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/docs/payments/:payment/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `payment` string, required

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `id` string
  - `status` string
  - `amount` string
  - `type` string
  - `parent_type` string: The parent type of the payment. One of `payroll`, `payroll_item`, `contractor_payment`, `collection`, `refund`, or `correction`. Payments that fund a correction report `correction` as the parent type.
  - `parent_id` string: The id of the parent of the payment (see `parent_type`). An id can be a `pay_...`, `itm_...`, `cpa_...`, `pyt_...`, or `cor_...` id. When `parent_type` is `correction`, this is the correction's id.
  - `payment_attempts` object[]
    - `id` string
    - `created_at` string
    - `expected_completion_date` string
    - `status` string
    - `failure_code` unknown
    - `payment_method` string
    - `payment_instrument` string
    - `wire_details` unknown
    - `ach_details` object
      - `ach_trace_id` string
      - `description` string
      - `transaction_type_code` string
  - `can_retry` boolean
  - `can_refund` boolean
  - `can_cancel` boolean
  - `cancel_deadline` string
  - `direction` string
  - `company` string
  - `can_reverse` boolean: Whether this payment can be reversed with `POST /payments/{payment}/reverse`. Present for partners enrolled in the Corrections API preview; omitted otherwise.
  - `reversal_deadline` string, date-time, nullable: Last datetime by which a paid ACH credit for a payroll item or contractor payment can be reversed. Present for partners enrolled in the Corrections API preview; omitted otherwise.

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `5a54f5eb888b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/checkhq/apis/check-api/changes/payments/:payment/get.md)

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