> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.request.network/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Initiate a payment > Initiate a payment without having to create a request first. Supports both one-time and recurring payments. For recurring payments, specify the recurrence object with start date, frequency, total executions, and payer address. The system will create a recurring payment schedule and return the necessary transactions for allowance approval and signature submission. Optionally includes customer information (firstName, lastName, email, address) and a merchant reference field for checkout widget implementations and receipt tracking. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi.v2.json post /v2/payouts openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: Request Network API description: API for easily creating and paying Requests with Request Network. version: 0.13.0 contact: {} servers: - url: https://api.request.network description: Production server - url: https://api.stage.request.network description: Staging server - url: http://127.0.0.1:8080 description: Local development server security: [] tags: - name: V2/Request description: Core payment request operations (V2) - name: V2/Payments description: Payment search and management operations (V2) - name: V2/Payouts description: Pay a request without creating one first (V2) - name: V2/Payer description: Crypto-to-fiat payer management operations (V2) - name: V2/Currencies description: Currency operations (V2) - name: V2/Client IDs description: Client ID management (V2) - name: V2/Payee Destination description: Payee destination management (V2) externalDocs: description: Request Network Docs url: https://docs.request.network/request-network-api paths: /v2/payouts: post: tags: - Pay - V2/Payouts summary: Initiate a payment description: >- Initiate a payment without having to create a request first. Supports both one-time and recurring payments. For recurring payments, specify the recurrence object with start date, frequency, total executions, and payer address. The system will create a recurring payment schedule and return the necessary transactions for allowance approval and signature submission. Optionally includes customer information (firstName, lastName, email, address) and a merchant reference field for checkout widget implementations and receipt tracking. operationId: PayoutV2Controller_payRequest_v2 parameters: - name: x-api-key in: header description: API key for authentication (optional if using Client ID) required: false schema: type: string - name: x-client-id in: header description: Client ID for frontend authentication (optional if using API key) required: false schema: type: string - name: Origin in: header description: >- Origin header (required for Client ID auth, automatically set by browser) required: false schema: type: string requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: payee: type: string description: >- The wallet address of the payee (Ethereum 0x... or TRON T...) amount: type: string description: The payable amount of the invoice, in human readable format invoiceCurrency: type: string description: >- Invoice Currency ID, from the [Request Network Token List](https://docs.request.network/general/request-network-token-list) e.g: USD paymentCurrency: type: string description: >- Payment currency ID, from the [Request Network Token List](https://docs.request.network/general/request-network-token-list) e.g: ETH-sepolia-sepolia feePercentage: type: string description: >- Fee percentage to apply at payment time (e.g., '2.5' for 2.5%) feeAddress: type: string description: Address to receive the fee (Ethereum 0x... or TRON T...) recurrence: type: object properties: startDate: type: string description: The start date of the payment, cannot be in the past frequency: type: string enum: - DAILY - WEEKLY - MONTHLY - YEARLY description: The frequency of the payment totalPayments: type: number minimum: 2 maximum: 256 description: >- The total number of times the payment will be executed (max 256). payer: type: string description: >- The wallet address of the payer. Cannot be the same as the payee address. required: - startDate - frequency - totalPayments - payer description: Configuration details for recurring payments payerWallet: type: string description: >- The wallet address of the payer, use to check if payer approval exists payerAddress: type: string description: The wallet address of the payer (alias for payerWallet) customerInfo: type: object properties: firstName: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 100 description: Customer's first name lastName: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 100 description: Customer's last name email: type: string maxLength: 255 format: email description: Customer's email address address: type: object properties: street: type: string maxLength: 255 description: Street address city: type: string maxLength: 100 description: City state: type: string maxLength: 100 description: State or province postalCode: type: string maxLength: 20 description: Postal or ZIP code country: type: string minLength: 2 maxLength: 2 description: Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) description: Customer's address description: Optional customer information for merchant receipt tracking reference: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 255 description: Merchant reference for receipt tracking and identification required: - payee - amount - invoiceCurrency - paymentCurrency examples: oneTimePayment: summary: One-time payment example value: payee: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' amount: '10' invoiceCurrency: USD paymentCurrency: ETH-sepolia-sepolia feePercentage: '0.02' feeAddress: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' tronUsdtPayment: summary: TRON USDT payment example value: payee: TJCnKsPa7y5okkXvQAidZBzqx3QyQ6sxMW amount: '10' invoiceCurrency: USDT-tron paymentCurrency: USDT-tron recurringPayment: summary: Recurring payment example value: payee: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' amount: '10' invoiceCurrency: USD paymentCurrency: ETH-sepolia-sepolia feePercentage: '0.02' feeAddress: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' recurrence: startDate: '2030-01-01' frequency: DAILY totalPayments: 30 payer: '0x2e2E5C79F571ef1658d4C2d3684a1FE97DD30570' erc20Payment: summary: ERC20 token payment example value: payee: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' amount: '100' invoiceCurrency: FAU-sepolia paymentCurrency: FAU-sepolia feePercentage: '0.01' feeAddress: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' checkoutWidgetPayment: summary: Checkout widget payment with customer info and reference value: payee: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' amount: '25.50' invoiceCurrency: USD paymentCurrency: USDC-sepolia feePercentage: '2.5' feeAddress: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' customerInfo: firstName: John lastName: Doe email: john.doe@example.com address: street: 123 Main Street city: New York state: NY postalCode: '10001' country: US reference: ORDER-2024-001234 responses: '201': description: Request created and payment initiated successfully content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: requestId: type: string required: - requestId examples: nativeCurrency: summary: Native currency payment (e.g., ETH) value: requestId: >- 01e273ecc29d4b526df3a0f1f05ffc59372af8752c2b678096e49ac270416a7cdb paymentReference: '0xb3581f0b0f74cc61' transactions: - data: 0xb868980b...00 to: '0x11BF2fDA23bF0A98365e1A4e04A87C9339e8687' value: type: BigNumber hex: '0x038d7ea4c68000' metadata: stepsRequired: 1 needsApproval: false approvalTransactionIndex: null hasEnoughBalance: true hasEnoughGas: true erc20Token: summary: ERC20 token payment (requires approval) value: requestId: >- 01e273ecc29d4b526df3a0f1f05ffc59372af8752c2b678096e49ac270416a7cdb paymentReference: '0xb3581f0b0f74cc61' transactions: - data: 0x095ea7b3...ff to: '0x370DE27fdb7D1Ff1e1BaA7D11c5820a324cf623C' value: 0 - data: 0xc219a14d...00 to: '0x399F5EE127ce7432E4921a61b8CF52b0af52cbfE' value: 0 metadata: stepsRequired: 2 needsApproval: true approvalTransactionIndex: 0 hasEnoughBalance: true hasEnoughGas: true recurringPayment: summary: Recurring payment response (requires signature) value: id: 01JXYJKCAHGFTDR15F2D072ESG transactions: - to: '0xA0b86a33E6441b8c4C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8' data: >- 0x095ea7b30000000000000000000000000363dD3ccD4f187d7033c57354CA81f998451D590000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 value: '0x0' recurringPaymentPermit: domain: name: ERC20RecurringPaymentProxy version: '1' chainId: 11155111 verifyingContract: '0x0363dD3ccD4f187d7033c57354CA81f998451D59' types: SchedulePermit: - name: subscriber type: address - name: token type: address - name: recipient type: address - name: feeAddress type: address - name: amount type: uint128 - name: feeAmount type: uint128 - name: gasFee type: uint128 - name: periodSeconds type: uint32 - name: firstExec type: uint32 - name: totalExecutions type: uint8 - name: nonce type: uint256 - name: deadline type: uint256 values: subscriber: '0x2e2E5C79F571ef1658d4C2d3684a1FE97DD30570' token: '0xA0b86a33E6441b8c4C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8' recipient: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' feeAddress: '0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7' amount: '10000000000000000000' feeAmount: '0' gasFee: '0' periodSeconds: 86400 firstExec: 1735732800 totalExecutions: 30 nonce: >- 0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef deadline: 1738404800 metadata: stepsRequired: 2 totalNeededAllowance: '300000000000000000000' currentAllowance: '0' additionalAllowanceNeeded: '300000000000000000000' existingPaymentsAmount: '0' '404': description: Wallet not found '429': description: Too Many Requests ````