{
  "summary": "Create a payout to a BitPay recipient",
  "description": "Example request to create a cryptocurrency payout to an active BitPay recipient by email address.",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://bitpay.com/payouts",
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "X-Accept-Version": "2.0.0",
      "X-Identity": "hexadecimal-public-key",
      "X-Signature": "ecdsa-signature-of-url-and-body"
    },
    "body": {
      "token": "your-payout-api-token",
      "amount": 50.00,
      "currency": "USD",
      "ledgerCurrency": "BTC",
      "reference": "payout-2026-001",
      "label": "June Employee Payout",
      "email": "employee@example.com",
      "notificationURL": "https://yourdomain.com/webhooks/payouts",
      "notificationEmail": "admin@yourdomain.com"
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    "body": {
      "data": {
        "id": "JMwv8wQCXANoU2ZZQ9a9GH",
        "amount": 50.00,
        "currency": "USD",
        "ledgerCurrency": "BTC",
        "reference": "payout-2026-001",
        "label": "June Employee Payout",
        "email": "employee@example.com",
        "status": "new",
        "requestDate": "2026-06-13T10:00:00Z",
        "notificationURL": "https://yourdomain.com/webhooks/payouts"
      }
    }
  }
}