---
title: Get a payout
description: Look up one of your payouts by its reference. Needs the payout permission.
api: GET /payouts/{reference}
---

Like [Get a transaction](/docs/api/get-transaction), but only finds payouts. If it's still pending, RazPay asks the provider once.

- **`reference`** · path · `string` · required

  The payout's `external_reference`.

## Response

A [transaction](/docs/concepts/transactions#the-transaction-object) with `type: payout`.

```json 200
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "",
  "data": {
    "external_reference": "commission-2026-10-sipho",
    "type": "payout",
    "direction": "out",
    "provider_id": "momo",
    "amount": 250,
    "currency": "SZL",
    "status": "successful",
    "financial_tx_id": "7712093341",
    "payee_phone": "26878123456",
    "party_name": "Sipho Dlamini",
    "metadata": {},
    "created_at": 1760774400,
    "updated_at": 1760774430
  }
}
```

```json 404
{ "success": false, "message": "payout not found", "data": null }
```