> ## Documentation Index
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# Overview

> Swerv Payouts API allows businesses to automate and manage payout processes efficiently, ensuring fast, secure, and reliable transactions. This guide covers how to create a payout and retrieve payout details using our API

### Supported Currencies

The Swerv Payouts API currently supports the following currencies:

• **Nigerian Naira (NGN)**

• **United States Dollar (USD) (🚧 Coming Soon)**

• **Euro (EUR) (🚧 Coming Soon)**

• **British Pound (GBP) (🚧 Coming Soon)**

### Supported Banks for Naira Bank Transfer

The Swerv Payouts API currently supports the following banks for Naira Bank Transfer:

| Bank Name                | Bank Code |
| ------------------------ | --------- |
| Access Bank              | 044       |
| Citibank                 | 023       |
| Diamond Bank             | 063       |
| Ecobank Nigeria          | 050       |
| Fidelity Bank Nigeria    | 070       |
| First Bank of Nigeria    | 011       |
| First City Monument Bank | 214       |
| Guaranty Trust Bank      | 058       |

Retrieve the full list of supported banks using the [list](/api-reference/others/get-banks) banks endpoint.

### Create a Payout

To initiate a payout, use the [create](/api-reference/payouts/create) payout endpoint. This method allows you to send funds to a specified bank account. We currently support:

• **Naira Bank Transfer**

**Parameters**

<ParamField body="bank_code" type="string" required>
  A unique bank code.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="account_number" type="string" required>
  The recipient's bank account number.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="amount" type="integer" required>
  The total payout amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g., cents, kobo).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="currency" type="string" required>
  The three-letter ISO currency code in uppercase.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="reference" type="string">
  A unique identifier for the transaction.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="narration" type="string">
  A description for the transaction, to appear on the recipient’s statement.
</ParamField>

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**Request Body**

Provide details of the payout, including the recipient's bank information, amount, and currency

```json Request Body theme={null}
{
  "bank_code": "059",
  "account_number": "0690000000",
  "amount": 8500,
  "currency": "NGN",
  "reference": "reference",
  "naration": "narration",
}
```

### Get a Payout

Retrieve details of a specific payout using its unique ID with the [get](/api-reference/payouts/get) payout endpoint.

**Path Parameters**

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the payout to retrieve.
</ParamField>