Retrieve payment method details and initiate a payout

Learn how to get the details of payment methods associated with a seller in a given marketplace and initiate a payout.

Prerequisites

To make calls to the Transfers API, you must have:

• Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. For more information, refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API applications.
• Approval for the Finance and Accounting role in your developer profile.
• The Finance and Accounting role selected in the app registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get details of payment methods associated with a seller in a given marketplace

Retrieve the list of payment methods added by the seller for a given marketplace by calling the getPaymentMethods operation.

Step 2. Initiate a payout

Initiate a payout to the seller's deposit method by calling the initiatePayout operation. Only one on-demand payout can be initiated for each marketplace and account type within a 24-hour period.