Deriv API
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Payment Agent

Transfer (Deposit)

PostAuth required

Lets an authenticated payment agent deposit funds directly into a client's Deriv wallet, identified by their account nickname (to_nickname). On success, returns a transaction status with status "complete" and a transaction_id. Transfers complete synchronously in the same response.

Endpoint

Post/payment-agents/v1/transfer

Base URL: https://api.derivws.com

Status Codes

200OK - Transfer completed. Returns the transaction status.
400Bad request - One of: AgentIDInvalid, AgentInactive, AgentSelfTransfer, AgentCurrencyUnsupported, NicknameNotFound, NoClientWallet, ClientCountryUnsupported, WalletFundsInsufficient, InvalidRequestIDFormat, RequestIDUsed.
401Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication.
403Forbidden - Valid token but insufficient scope (payment scope required).
500Internal server error.
504Gateway timeout - Upstream service unavailable.

Error Responses

400Bad request - insufficient funds
{
  "data": {},
  "errors": [
    {
      "status": 400,
      "code": "WalletFundsInsufficient",
      "detail": { "message": "The agent's wallet does not hold enough funds for this transfer" }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "endpoint": "/payment-agents/v1/transfer",
    "method": "POST",
    "timing": 38
  }
}
400Bad request - duplicate request_id
{
  "data": {},
  "errors": [
    {
      "status": 400,
      "code": "RequestIDUsed",
      "detail": { "message": "The request_id has already been used" }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "endpoint": "/payment-agents/v1/transfer",
    "method": "POST",
    "timing": 14
  }
}

About Transfer (Deposit)

The POST /payment-agents/v1/transfer endpoint: Lets an authenticated payment agent deposit funds directly into a client's Deriv wallet, identified by their account nickname (to_nickname). On success, returns a transaction status with status "complete" and a transaction_id. Transfers complete synchronously in the same response.

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