# Create a transfer

To send funds from your Stripe account to a connected account, you create a new transfer object. Your [Stripe balance](https://docs.stripe.com/api/transfers/create.md#balance) must be able to cover the transfer amount, or you’ll receive an “Insufficient Funds” error.

## Returns

Returns a transfer object if there were no initial errors with the transfer creation (e.g., insufficient funds).

## Parameters

- `currency` (enum, required)
  Three-letter [ISO code for currency](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html) in lowercase. Must be a [supported currency](https://docs.stripe.com/currencies.md).

- `destination` (string, required)
  The ID of a connected Stripe account. [See the Connect documentation](https://docs.stripe.com/docs/connect/separate-charges-and-transfers.md) for details.

- `amount` (integer, required)
  A positive integer in cents representing how much to transfer.

- `description` (string, optional)
  An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.

- `metadata` (object, optional)
  Set of [key-value pairs](https://docs.stripe.com/docs/api/metadata.md) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to `metadata`.

- `source_transaction` (string, optional)
  You can use this parameter to transfer funds from a charge before they are added to your available balance. A pending balance will transfer immediately but the funds will not become available until the original charge becomes available. [See the Connect documentation](https://docs.stripe.com/docs/connect/separate-charges-and-transfers.md#transfer-availability) for details.

- `source_type` (string, optional)
  The source balance to use for this transfer. One of `bank_account`, `card`, or `fpx`. For most users, this will default to `card`.

- `transfer_group` (string, optional)
  A string that identifies this transaction as part of a group. See the [Connect documentation](https://docs.stripe.com/docs/connect/separate-charges-and-transfers.md#transfer-options) for details.

```curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/transfers \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d amount=400 \
  -d currency=usd \
  -d destination=acct_1MTfjCQ9PRzxEwkZ \
  -d transfer_group=ORDER_95
```

### Response

```json
{
  "id": "tr_1MiN3gLkdIwHu7ixNCZvFdgA",
  "object": "transfer",
  "amount": 400,
  "amount_reversed": 0,
  "balance_transaction": "txn_1MiN3gLkdIwHu7ixxapQrznl",
  "created": 1678043844,
  "currency": "usd",
  "description": null,
  "destination": "acct_1MTfjCQ9PRzxEwkZ",
  "destination_payment": "py_1MiN3gQ9PRzxEwkZWTPGNq9o",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "reversals": {
    "object": "list",
    "data": [],
    "has_more": false,
    "total_count": 0,
    "url": "/v1/transfers/tr_1MiN3gLkdIwHu7ixNCZvFdgA/reversals"
  },
  "reversed": false,
  "source_transaction": null,
  "source_type": "card",
  "transfer_group": "ORDER_95"
}
```