Batch Payments

Overview

Batch payments enable you to process multiple payment requests efficiently in a single blockchain transaction, reducing gas costs and simplifying multi-recipient workflows.

EVM-only. Batch payments — both inbound (one transaction paying multiple payees) and outbound (one signed batch payout) — are supported on EVM chains only. The API rejects Tron batch requests with Batch payments are not supported for TRON networks. Please submit individual payment requests. For Tron, submit single-recipient payments or payouts instead.

Two Types of Batch Payments:

Batch Pay Invoices

Process previously created requests using their request IDs and receive payment calldata that can be executed on-chain to pay multiple requests simultaneously.

Batch Payouts

Submit new payment requests that are immediately processed, creating requests and returning payment calldata in a single API call for instant multi-recipient payments.

Key Benefits

Gas Efficiency: Significantly reduce transaction costs by batching multiple payments
Simplified UX: Process up to 200 payments in a single transaction
Mixed Payment Types: Support ERC20, native tokens, and conversion payments in the same batch
Atomic Execution: All payments succeed or fail together, ensuring consistency

Single Network Limitation: All requests in a batch must be on the same blockchain network.

Batch Processing Limits

The theoretical limit for batch payments is 100-200 payments per transaction, depending on:

Payment complexity (ERC20 vs native tokens vs conversions)
Available block gas limit on the target network
Smart contract computational requirements

For optimal performance, we recommend starting with smaller batches (10-50 payments) and scaling based on your network conditions.

Batch Payment Workflow

Endpoints

Pay multiple requests in one transaction

Pays multiple payment requests in one transaction by either creating new requests or using existing request IDs. All requests must be on the same network. Supports mixed ERC20, native, and conversion requests. Endpoint reference: POST /v2/payouts/batch

Implementation Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to implement batch payment calldata execution in your application. The API returns unsigned transaction calldata, and your application sends those transactions on-chain.

Batch Pay Invoices Example

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

// Get unsigned calldata to pay existing requests by their IDs
const batchPayResponse = await fetch('https://api.request.network/v2/payouts/batch', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-client-id': 'your-client-id'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    requestIds: [
      "01e273ecc29d4b526df3a0f1f05ffc59372af8752c2b678096e49ac270416a7cdb",
      "02f384fdd39e5c627e04b1f2e6fd60593783b8863c3c789197f5bd381527b8ecd"
    ],
    payer: "0x2e2E5C79F571ef1658d4C2d3684a1FE97DD30570"
  })
});

if (!batchPayResponse.ok) {
  throw new Error(`API error: ${batchPayResponse.status}`);
}

const { batchPaymentTransaction, ERC20ApprovalTransactions } = await batchPayResponse.json();

// Your app must implement sending these transactions to the blockchain
const provider = new ethers.providers.Web3Provider(window.ethereum);
const signer = provider.getSigner();

// 1. Handle ERC20 approvals if needed
for (const approval of ERC20ApprovalTransactions) {
  const tx = await signer.sendTransaction(approval);
  await tx.wait();
}

// 2. Send the batch payment transaction
const batchTx = await signer.sendTransaction(batchPaymentTransaction);
await batchTx.wait();

Batch Payouts Example

// Create new requests and process them immediately
const batchPayResponse = await fetch('https://api.request.network/v2/payouts/batch', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-client-id': 'your-client-id'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    requests: [
      {
        payee: "0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7",
        amount: "10",
        invoiceCurrency: "USD",
        paymentCurrency: "USDC-sepolia"
      },
      {
        payee: "0xb07D2398d2004378cad234DA0EF14f1c94A530e4",
        amount: "25.50",
        invoiceCurrency: "EUR",
        paymentCurrency: "DAI-sepolia"
      }
    ],
    payer: "0x2e2E5C79F571ef1658d4C2d3684a1FE97DD30570"
  })
});

if (!batchPayResponse.ok) {
  throw new Error(`API error: ${batchPayResponse.status}`);
}

const { batchPaymentTransaction, ERC20ApprovalTransactions } = await batchPayResponse.json();

// Your app must implement the blockchain transaction execution
// (same pattern as Batch Pay Invoices example above)

Supported Payment Types

Batch payments support mixing different payment types in a single transaction:

ERC20 Token Payments: Standard token transfers
Native Token Payments: ETH, MATIC, etc.
Conversion Payments: Requests denominated in one currency but paid in another (e.g., USD invoices paid with USDC)

Key Implementation Notes

Your Responsibility

API Call: Your application calls the Request Network API to get transaction data
Blockchain Execution: Your application executes the returned transaction data on the blockchain
Error Handling: Your application handles transaction failures and retries

Best Practices

Validate Addresses: Always validate recipient addresses before submitting batch payments
Test on Testnets: Start with small batches on test networks before production deployment
Handle Failures Gracefully: Implement proper error handling for transaction failures
Gas Estimation: Consider gas costs when determining optimal batch sizes
User Experience: Provide clear progress indicators for multi-step approval processes

Error Handling

Common error scenarios and their solutions:

Network Mismatch: Ensure all requests use the same blockchain network
Insufficient Funds: Verify payer has sufficient balance for all payments plus gas
Invalid Addresses: Validate all payee addresses before batch submission
Gas Limit Exceeded: Reduce batch size if hitting network gas limits

For detailed information on all available endpoints and their parameters, see the full Request Network API Reference. For an end-to-end walkthrough of paying many recipients at once, see Batch payouts.

🔑 API Setup

⚙️ API Features

📚 API Reference

Overview

Batch Pay Invoices

Batch Payouts

Key Benefits

Batch Processing Limits

Batch Payment Workflow

Endpoints

Pay multiple requests in one transaction

Implementation Examples

Batch Pay Invoices Example

Batch Payouts Example

Supported Payment Types

Key Implementation Notes

Your Responsibility

Best Practices

Error Handling

​Overview

​Batch Pay Invoices

​Batch Payouts

​Key Benefits

​Batch Processing Limits

​Batch Payment Workflow

​Endpoints

​Pay multiple requests in one transaction

​Implementation Examples

​Batch Pay Invoices Example

​Batch Payouts Example

​Supported Payment Types

​Key Implementation Notes

​Your Responsibility

​Best Practices

​Error Handling

​Related

Overview

Batch Pay Invoices

Batch Payouts

Key Benefits

Batch Processing Limits

Batch Payment Workflow

Endpoints

Pay multiple requests in one transaction

Implementation Examples

Batch Pay Invoices Example

Batch Payouts Example

Supported Payment Types

Key Implementation Notes

Your Responsibility

Best Practices

Error Handling

Related