#theplay3r_api
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rough cove
Hi there 👋
All I'm seeing so far in the guide is that you would configure this in your Stripe Dashboard for your Platform level settings.
Can you elaborate on why you'd want to be able to change this programmatically for your Platform level settings?
dusk vector
We are taking care of transfers to connected accounts manually, eg. calculating how much we need to send and then in batches doing so.
Sometimes, we have transfers which can not be processed, eg. the connected account cant accept the trasnfer, doesn't have required details, etc., so we need to "hold on" to that money.
So we would like to keep those "on hold" funds that are supposed to be sent out to the connected account(s) in the future in our Stripe balance.
Due to automatic payouts, the only solution we see is setting the minimum balance.
rough cove
Gotcha! Sounds like switching to manual payouts may be a better fit. Then you can control how many funds you retain for each currency programmatically by controlling the creation of your Payouts.
Would that give you the level of control you're looking for?
dusk vector
Probably, but isn't there some kind of downside to using manual payouts? I vaguely remember seeing something like that and deciding to go with automatic instead.
rough cove
Hhmm, not that readily comes to mind.
I guess usually the downside is that you need to write code to manage the Payouts, but if you're already planning to write code it seems like it could be a good feature for the job.
Oh
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rough cove
You lose access to payout reconciliation, but that is probably fine since you'd manage the payout ledgers anyway.
dusk vector
Yeah, as long as it doesn't affect other reports, that should probably be fin.
So, just to make sure, in order to use manual payouts, the only thing I have to worry about is to not requesting a payout with bigger amount than what is currently available.
Which I would simply fetch from https://docs.stripe.com/api/balance/balance_retrieve ?
spare egret