---
title: "Cancel a scheduled/recurring payout"
method: POST
path: "/v1/payout/{payout_id}/cancel"
tags: ["Mass payouts"]
---

# Cancel a scheduled/recurring payout

`POST /v1/payout/{payout_id}/cancel`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.nowpayments.io`
- URL: `https://api.nowpayments.io/v1/payout/{payout_id}/cancel`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/nowpayments/apis/np-open-api/docs/v1/payout/:payout_id/cancel/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

This method allows you to **cancel a scheduled/recurring payout** that was previously created with the **`execute_at`** parameter. Only payouts that are scheduled in advance can be canceled using this endpoint. Once canceled, the payout will receive the status **`cancelled`**.

Please note: You must specify the **payout id** of the individual payout you wish to cancel, not the batch id.

**Params:**

- payout_id - the unique identifier of the planned payout you want to cancel. This should be the ID of the **individual payout**, not the batch ID.

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string

## Response `default`

Cancel a scheduled payout

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