Transfer sub-entity funds

Last updated: October 22, 2025

If you're on the Full account type, you can initiate a transfer to recoup funds from a sub-entity, return funds from a refund, or cover the difference when running a promotion.

You can transfer funds between different entity levels and between currency accounts that hold the same currency. Transfers between two sub-entities are not accepted.

Ensure that your sub-entities are onboarded and successfully processing payments.

Sign in to the Dashboard.
Go to Payments > Processing > Sub-entities.
Select a sub-entity. The Activity page opens, which displays the sub-entity's balances and recent activity.
In the Transferred tab, select Request transfer.
Select whether you want to transfer funds to or from the sub-entity.
Select either the source or destination of the transfer from the drop-down.
Specify the amount to transfer.
Select a reason for the transfer.
Optionally, you can enter your reference for the transfer.
Select Transfer funds.

Call the Initiate a transfer of funds endpoint.

In the request body, provide the following:

transfer_type - The type of transfer – This can be one of: commission, promotion, or refund.
source.id - The sending sub-entity's ID
source.amount - The amount to transfer
destination.id - The receiving sub-entity's ID

post

https://transfers.checkout.com/transfers


1{
2  "reference": "July transfer",
3  "transfer_type": "commission",
4  "source": {
5    "id": "ent_azsiyswl7bwe2ynjzujy7lcjca",
6    "amount": 100,
7    "currency": "GBP"
8  },
9  "destination": {
10    "id": "ent_w4jelhppmfiufdnatam37wrfc4"
11  }
12}


1{
2  "id": "tra_y3oqhf46pyzuxjbcn2giaqnb4",
3  "status": "pending",
4  "_links": {
5    "self": "https://transfers.checkout.com/transfers/tra_y3oqhf46pyzuxjbcn2giaqnb4"
6  }
7}

The status is pending until the transfer is confirmed. You can subscribe to the Transfer status changed webhook to be notified when the status changes.

Transfer sub-entity funds

Before you begin

Request a transfer in the Dashboard

Request a transfer using the API

Request example

Response example