Submit a batch of international contractor payments with FX conversion tracking via the Papaya Global Payments API
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Steps
Authenticate to the Papaya Global API using your API key and retrieve your wallet balance to confirm sufficient funds for the payment batch
POST /v1/workers/{worker_id}/payments for each contractor, specifying payment_type, amount in billing currency, payment_currency, and invoice_reference
Retrieve FX rate confirmation from the payment response or a dedicated FX quote endpoint and record the locked exchange rate for accounting purposes
Poll GET /v1/payments/{payment_id} until payment_status transitions from pending to paid and capture the value_date for cash-flow reporting
Reconcile paid amounts in the worker's local currency against expected amounts using the locked FX rate, flagging any discrepancies above a tolerance threshold
Known gotchas
FX rates are locked at the time of payment initiation, not at the time of invoice approval; delays between approval and submission can cause budget variance
Papaya Global requires worker tax profiles and banking details to be complete before payment initiation; incomplete profiles cause the payment to be held in a pending state without a clear error message
Payment timing SLAs depend on the destination country's banking corridors; high-risk or restricted countries may have longer settlement windows or require additional compliance documentation
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