dLocal Payouts V3 API

Disburse funds to beneficiaries across 60+ countries via local bank transfers, instant payments, cards, mobile money, and cash pick-up. Includes balance, quoting, release, and cancel operations. Uses OAuth2 Bearer authentication.

dLocal Payouts V3 API is one of 9 APIs that dLocal publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 machine-runnable capability that can be deployed as REST, MCP, or Agent Skill surfaces via Naftiko and 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Payouts, Disbursements, and Crossborder. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, authentication docs, an OpenAPI specification, sample payloads, 1 Naftiko capability spec, and 2 JSON Schemas.

OpenAPI Specification

d-local-payouts-v3-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: dLocal Payouts V3 API
  version: '3.0'
  description: |
    Disburse funds to beneficiaries in emerging markets via local bank
    transfers, instant payments, mobile money, cards, and cash pick-up.
    Payouts V3 uses OAuth2 Bearer tokens for authentication (rather than
    the HMAC signature scheme used by Payins).
  contact:
    name: dLocal Support
    url: https://docs.dlocal.com/
servers:
  - url: https://api.dlocal.com
    description: Production
  - url: https://sandbox.dlocal.com
    description: Sandbox
tags:
  - name: Payouts
    description: Request, retrieve, release, and cancel payouts.
  - name: Quotes
    description: Lock in an FX quote before requesting a payout.
  - name: Balance
    description: Inspect available merchant balance for payouts.
paths:
  /payouts/v3:
    post:
      tags: [Payouts]
      operationId: requestPayout
      summary: Request A Payout
      description: Create a new payout to a beneficiary in a supported destination country.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Payout'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameters or duplicate external_id
        '403':
          description: Insufficient funds, invalid credentials, or unregistered IP
  /payouts/v3/{payout_id}:
    get:
      tags: [Payouts]
      operationId: getPayout
      summary: Get A Payout
      description: Retrieve a payout by ID.
      parameters:
        - name: payout_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema: { type: string }
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Payout'
  /payouts/v3/{payout_id}/cancel:
    post:
      tags: [Payouts]
      operationId: cancelPayout
      summary: Cancel A Payout
      description: Cancel a payout that has not yet been released.
      parameters:
        - name: payout_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema: { type: string }
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout cancelled
  /payouts/v3/{payout_id}/release:
    post:
      tags: [Payouts]
      operationId: releasePayout
      summary: Release A Payout
      description: Release a payout previously held with `on_hold=true`.
      parameters:
        - name: payout_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema: { type: string }
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payout released
  /payouts/v3/balance:
    get:
      tags: [Balance]
      operationId: getPayoutsBalance
      summary: Get Payouts Balance
      description: Retrieve the merchant's available payout balance.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Balance returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Balance'
  /payouts/v3/quotes:
    post:
      tags: [Quotes]
      operationId: createQuote
      summary: Create A Quote
      description: Generate an FX quote for a payout amount that locks the exchange rate.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuoteRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Quote created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Quote'
components:
  schemas:
    PayoutRequest:
      type: object
      required: [external_id, country, payment_method_id, amount, currency, purpose, flow_type, beneficiary]
      properties:
        external_id: { type: string, description: Merchant payout identifier }
        country: { type: string }
        payment_method_id:
          type: string
          enum: [BANK_TRANSFER, INSTANT_PAYMENT, CARD, CASH_PICK_UP]
        amount: { type: number }
        currency: { type: string }
        currency_to_pay: { type: string }
        quote_id: { type: string }
        purpose:
          type: string
          enum: [REMITTANCES, PAYROLL, SUPPLIER_PAYMENT, REFUND, AID, INVESTMENT, OTHER]
        flow_type:
          type: string
          enum: [B2C, B2B, P2P]
        statement_descriptor: { type: string }
        description: { type: string }
        on_hold: { type: boolean, default: false }
        notification_url: { type: string, format: uri }
        beneficiary:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Beneficiary'
    Beneficiary:
      type: object
      required: [first_name, last_name, document]
      properties:
        first_name: { type: string }
        last_name: { type: string }
        name: { type: string }
        email: { type: string, format: email }
        phone: { type: string }
        document: { type: string }
        document_type: { type: string }
        address: { type: object }
        bank_details:
          type: object
          properties:
            bank_code: { type: string }
            bank_account: { type: string }
            account_type: { type: string }
            branch: { type: string }
    Payout:
      type: object
      properties:
        id: { type: string }
        external_id: { type: string }
        status: { type: string }
        status_code: { type: string }
        status_detail: { type: string }
        created_date: { type: string, format: date-time }
        last_updated: { type: string, format: date-time }
        amount: { type: number }
        currency: { type: string }
        currency_to_pay: { type: string }
        country: { type: string }
        payment_method_id: { type: string }
        amount_details:
          type: object
          properties:
            fees: { type: number }
            taxes: { type: number }
            exchange_rate: { type: number }
        beneficiary:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Beneficiary'
    Balance:
      type: object
      properties:
        currency: { type: string }
        available_balance: { type: number }
        previous_day_closing_balance: { type: number }
        current_balance_date: { type: string, format: date }
    QuoteRequest:
      type: object
      required: [country, amount, currency]
      properties:
        country: { type: string }
        amount: { type: number }
        currency: { type: string }
        currency_to_pay: { type: string }
        payment_method_id: { type: string }
    Quote:
      type: object
      properties:
        quote_id: { type: string }
        amount: { type: number }
        currency: { type: string }
        exchange_rate: { type: number }
        expires_at: { type: string, format: date-time }
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
security:
  - bearerAuth: []