FAQ

How do I create a payout?

Create a payout with a single POST to /api/v1/payouts naming three things — the currency, the amount, and the destination address — and pass an idempotency key so a retry never sends twice. halfin validates the address against the chosen chain, reserves the funds from your merchant balance, and returns the payout in pending_approval. Nothing is signed or broadcast at this point: an operator releases it from the dashboard before anything leaves your balance.

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halfin FAQ — how crypto payments work end to endHow halfin invoicing, checkout, deposit addresses, payouts, conversion, and webhooks work. Browse every question or read the cross-cutting answers.Single crypto payouts with operator approvalSend one-off payouts with operator approval per transferAre API keys scoped?Yes. A halfin API key carries only the permissions you grant it, scoped to the operations it needs — a read or invoice key cannot release payouts.Are API requests rate limited?Yes. Public auth endpoints are rate limited per IP and authenticated API-key requests are limited too. Design clients to back off and retry idempotently.Are crypto payments final?Yes — a confirmed on-chain transfer is irreversible and there are no chargebacks. Finality is a property of the chain, which is what makes reconciliation clean.Are there chargebacks with crypto payments?No. A confirmed on-chain payment is final, so there are no card-style forced reversals. A refund is a deliberate action you choose to issue.Are there monthly or setup fees?halfin's commercial pricing is not published on this site yet, so there is no monthly or setup figure to quote here. Building in the sandbox is free.Assets and networks questionsFrequently asked questions drawn from the halfin assets and networks pages. Each one links to a standalone answer.Can a customer pay an invoice late?A deposit that lands after a halfin invoice expires fires invoice.late_deposit — the funds are credited and matched to the invoice, and you decide how to treat the order.Can a customer reuse the same deposit address?Yes. A halfin static deposit address is persistent, so repeat deposits to the same address credit the same customer — no new invoice or address per top-up.Can I auto-convert incoming payments to a stablecoin?Yes. halfin balance conversion can run automatically toward a target asset such as a stablecoin, so incoming payments settle in one currency on credit.Can I bill in fiat and get paid in crypto?Yes. Set amount_fiat and fiat_currency on a halfin invoice; the customer pays the equivalent in any supported asset at the locked rate you bill against.