> ## Documentation Index
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# payouts.transfer.initiated

> A payout transfer has been initiated.

# payouts.transfer.initiated

> Generated from COPE public event contracts. Do not edit this page by hand.

Use this event to track the start of vendor payout movement.

## Delivery Contract

| Field           | Value                                                                                |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Encoding        | CloudEvents 1.0 structured JSON                                                      |
| Delivery        | At least once                                                                        |
| Idempotency     | Use the CloudEvents `source` + `id` tuple, or COPE `idempotency_key` when available. |
| Source          | `cope.payouts`                                                                       |
| Subject pattern | `transfer:<identifier>`                                                              |
| Category        | Payouts                                                                              |
| Availability    | Planned; not currently emitted.                                                      |
| Schema title    | payouts.transfer.initiated v1 payload                                                |
| Schema ID       | `https://schemas.cope.com/events/payouts.transfer.initiated/v1`                      |

## Payload Fields

| Field          | Required | Type      | Allowed Values | Description |
| -------------- | -------- | --------- | -------------- | ----------- |
| `amount_cents` | yes      | `integer` | -              | -           |
| `currency`     | yes      | `string`  | -              | -           |
| `fee_cents`    | yes      | `integer` | -              | -           |
| `initiated_at` | yes      | `string`  | -              | -           |
| `net_cents`    | yes      | `integer` | -              | -           |

## Example CloudEvent

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
{
  "data": {
    "amount_cents": 1000,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "fee_cents": 1000,
    "initiated_at": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z",
    "net_cents": 1000
  },
  "datacontenttype": "application/json",
  "dataschema": "https://schemas.cope.com/events/payouts.transfer.initiated/v1",
  "id": "payouts.transfer.initiated:example",
  "idempotency_key": "payouts.transfer.initiated:example",
  "source": "cope.payouts",
  "specversion": "1.0",
  "subject": "transfer:example",
  "time": "2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "type": "payouts.transfer.initiated"
}
```

## Compatibility

Fields may be added within the same major version. Removing or changing the meaning of a documented field requires a new event version.