Using manual payouts
Send manual payouts to your connected accounts.
If you set the value of payments.payouts.schedule.interval to manual
, we hold funds in the account holder’s balance until you specify otherwise. You must pay out the funds within the time period specified below, based on the business’s country:
Country | Holding Period |
---|---|
Thailand | 10 days |
United States | 2 years |
All other countries | 90 days |
Note
Use the Balance Settings API to manage payout settings for both Accounts v1 and Accounts v2. The Balance Settings object follows a similar structure and behavior to the settings.payouts hash in Accounts v1. If your Account v1 is currently using settings.
, you don’t need to migrate.
To trigger a payout of these funds, use the Payouts API. The Payouts API is only for moving funds from a connected Stripe account’s balance into their external account. To move funds between the platform and a connected account, use separate charges and transfers or destination charges.
Note
Escrow has a precise legal definition, and Stripe doesn’t provide escrow services or support escrow accounts. However, you can control payout timing through manual payouts, which allow you to delay payouts to certain accounts. When using manual payouts, you must pay out funds within the time frame for the business’s country.
Delayed payouts can be useful when a delivery is delayed or when there’s a possibility of a refund.
Regular payouts
The following example sends 10 USD from a connected account’s Stripe balance to their external account:
With a standard payout, you can move an amount up to the user’s available balance. To find that amount, perform a retrieve balance call on their behalf.
Stripe tracks balance contributions from different payment sources in separate balances. The retrieve balance response breaks down the components of each balance by source type. For example, to create a payout specifically for a non-credit-card balance, specify the source_
in your request.
While individual balance components can go negative (such as through refunds or chargebacks), you can’t create payouts for greater than the aggregate available balance.