<!-- ZenPays documentation · https://docs.zenpays.com/docs/rest-api/endpoints/payouts/payout-methods -->

# Get Payout Methods

:::danger[Deprecated — Do Not Use]
This endpoint is **deprecated** and will be removed in a future release. It is no longer maintained and may produce unexpected behavior.

**Use [Payout Intents](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/payout-intents/create-payout-intent) instead.**
:::

Retrieve available payout methods for your merchant account.

<EndpointHeader verb="GET" path="/merchant/api/v1/payouts/methods" />

## Request

### Headers

<ParamTable
  label="Header"
  rows={[
    { name: "Authorization", required: true, desc: "`Bearer {api_key}`" },
    { name: "X-Signature", required: true, desc: "HMAC-SHA256 signature" },
    { name: "X-Timestamp", required: true, desc: "ISO 8601 timestamp" },
    { name: "X-Secret-Salt", required: true, desc: "Secret salt for HMAC validation" },
  ]}
/>

## Response

### Success (200 OK)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "methods": [
      {
        "type": "IMPS",
        "name": "IMPS",
        "countries": ["IN"],
        "currencies": ["INR"],
        "minAmount": 1,
        "maxAmount": 50000000
      },
      {
        "type": "NEFT",
        "name": "NEFT",
        "countries": ["IN"],
        "currencies": ["INR"],
        "minAmount": 1,
        "maxAmount": 100000000
      },
      {
        "type": "RTGS",
        "name": "RTGS",
        "countries": ["IN"],
        "currencies": ["INR"],
        "minAmount": 200000,
        "maxAmount": null
      },
      {
        "type": "UPI",
        "name": "UPI",
        "countries": ["IN"],
        "currencies": ["INR"],
        "minAmount": 1,
        "maxAmount": 10000000
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

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## Examples

<Tabs groupId="language">
  <TabItem value="curl" label="cURL" default>

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.zenpays.com/merchant/api/v1/payouts/methods" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer zp_test_xxxxx" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: 2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z" \
  -H "X-Signature: a1b2c3d4e5f6..." \
  -H "X-Secret-Salt: your_secret_salt"
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="sdk" label="SDK">

```javascript
const methods = await zenpays.payouts.getMethods();
methods.forEach(m => {
  console.log(`${m.name}: ${m.countries.join(', ')}`);
});
```

  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

</CodeRail>
