soma-payout-balance | Stripe Developers | Page 1

unreal igloo May 31, 2022, 2:07 PM

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Hi there 👋 that's going to depend on how you're creating the Payout. If you're setting method to instant then it will pull from your balance.instant_available, otherwise it pulls. from balance.available.
https://stripe.com/docs/payouts/instant-payouts#creating-an-instant-payout

Instant Payouts

Use Instant Payouts to instantly send funds to supported debit cards or bank accounts.

deft ingot May 31, 2022, 2:08 PM

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Oh, I see.

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Just one more thing I'd like to ask

unreal igloo May 31, 2022, 2:09 PM

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Sure

deft ingot May 31, 2022, 2:10 PM

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how can I know programmatically if the method is "instant"?

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the balance object, described here https://stripe.com/docs/api/balance/balance_object says nothing about the method. It is safe to think the way to go is asking if the balance.available has funds or if the balance.instant_available has funds?

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unreal igloo May 31, 2022, 2:17 PM

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The balance transactions won't define the method, because it's not relevant for them. It's the method that you define when creating the payout that determines what source the payout attempts to pull from.
This field here:
https://stripe.com/docs/api/payouts/create#create_payout-method

But yes, querying your available balance is the correct way to determine if you have the funds to process a Payout.

Stripe API reference – Create a payout – curl

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deft ingot May 31, 2022, 2:21 PM

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thank you sir!

unreal igloo May 31, 2022, 2:26 PM

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Any time, happy to help!

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