Configure a Stripe Connect account's payout schedule and trigger a manual payout
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Steps
Update the connected account's settings.payouts.schedule via POST /v1/accounts/{id} with interval set to 'manual' to disable automatic payouts.
Confirm the account has an external bank account or debit card attached (bank_account or debit_card in external_accounts); add one via POST /v1/accounts/{id}/external_accounts if absent.
When ready to pay out, create a Payout on behalf of the connected account using POST /v1/payouts with the connected account's secret key or with a Stripe-Account header set to the connected account ID.
Supply amount, currency, and optionally method: 'instant' for instant payouts if eligible, or omit for standard ACH/wire timing.
Poll GET /v1/payouts/{id} or subscribe to payout.paid and payout.failed webhooks to confirm settlement.
Reconcile the payout against balance transactions by fetching GET /v1/balance_transactions filtered by payout ID.
Known gotchas
Instant payouts require an eligible debit card on the external account; not all bank accounts qualify and the feature has a daily volume cap per connected account.
Setting a payout schedule to 'manual' means funds accumulate in the Stripe balance indefinitely — you must trigger payouts explicitly or risk compliance issues around holding customer funds.
Payout objects are created on the connected account's balance, not the platform's — use the Stripe-Account header or connected account credentials, not the platform's key.
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