# Payout reversals

Learn how to reverse a payout sent to a connected account.

When the platform is responsible for risk and negative balances, you can make a *payout* (A payout is the transfer of funds to an external account, usually a bank account, in the form of a deposit) reversal from an external bank account back to the connected account’s balance.

You can make payout reversals from the Dashboard payout details page or by calling [reverse payout](https://docs.stripe.com/api/payouts/reverse.md).
![Reverse payouts in the Stripe Dashboard](https://b.stripecdn.com/docs-statics-srv/assets/reverse_payout_button.cb224dbe2ceae893b5a0ecef855f8f7b.png)

```curl
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/payouts/{{PAYOUT_ID}}/reverse \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>:" \
  -H "Stripe-Account: {{CONNECTEDACCOUNT_ID}}"
```

## Requirements 

To be reversed, a payout:

- Must be to a bank account in the US or Canada.
- Must be expected to arrive less than 90 days ago.
- Can’t be a debit or an [Instant Payout](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/instant-payouts.md).

## Webhooks 

Payout reversals are considered debits and have the same webhooks as other payouts. For example, when a payout reversal is first requested, a `payout.updated` event is sent for the original payout. Then, events for the payout reversal are sent, including `payout.created`, `payout.updated`, `payout.paid`, and possibly a `payout.failed` event.

## Failures 

If the original payout fails while the payout reversal is in a `pending` state, Stripe cancels the reversing payout. A payout reversal in the `paid` state can later be refused by the associated bank and transition to the `failed` state. This results in a `payout.failed` event. Failed payout reversals aren’t retried.