---
title: "Create an outgoing transfer quote"
method: POST
path: "/payouts/preview"
tags: ["transfers"]
---

# Create an outgoing transfer quote

`POST /payouts/preview`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/hevn-inc/apis/hevn-api/docs/payouts/preview/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Estimate rate, fees, limits and contact amount without creating a contact, transfer or external side effect.

## Headers

- `X-Hevn-Account` string, nullable: The client account to act for, as a `cl_…` id. Omit it to act as yourself.

## Request body

- PayoutPreviewRequest
  - `rail` string, required: Stable payment-method identifier to preview.
  - `amount` string, required: Source amount to price.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PayoutPreviewResponse
  - `toAmount` string, required: Estimated amount delivered in the destination currency.
  - `toCurrency` string, required: Currency delivered by the preview.
  - `minAmount` string, required: Minimum supported source amount for this option.
  - `feeAmount` string, nullable: Estimated variable fee.
  - `fixedFee` string, nullable: Estimated fixed fee component.

## Other responses

- `422`: Request validation failed

## Changes

- **2026-11-12** `299a3aa6f521`: 1 warning, 2 info
  - added the new `verification_not_applicable` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - removed the `phone_required` enum value from the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - removed the `rail_requirements_unmet` enum value from the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
- **2026-10-23** `a02795de2d2b`: 9 warning, 5 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `x-api-key`
  - added the new `client_already_linked` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `kyb_documents_processing` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `link_code_expired` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - …10 more
- **2026-10-20** `19eb00e9f258`: 1 info
  - removed the `phone_in_use` enum value from the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
- **2026-10-20** `bd6c9d69540e`: 1 warning
  - added the new `phone_in_use` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`
- **2026-10-20** `19eb00e9f258`: 1 info
  - removed the `document_fields_missing` enum value from the `error/code` response property for the response status `422`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/hevn-inc/apis/hevn-api/changes/payouts/preview/post.md)

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