---
title: "Payout Balance"
method: POST
path: "/balance/payout"
---

# Payout Balance

`POST /balance/payout`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://development.knotapi.com`
- URL: `https://development.knotapi.com/balance/payout`
- Auth: HTTP basic

Initiate a payout a balance from a user's merchant account wallet to their bank account.

## Request body

- object
  - `external_user_id` string, required: Your unique identifier for the user.
  - `merchant_id` integer, required: Unique identifier for the merchant.
  - `amount` string, required: The amount to payout.

## Response `200`

Successful request.

- object
  - `message` string: Success message.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request.
- `401`: Unauthorized request.
- `500`: Internal server error.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `f10ecfa12c00`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/knotapi/apis/knot-api/changes/balance/payout/post.md)

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