Releasing Transactions Manually

Use Finix's Settlement Queue to control when to release transactions to Settlements.

For Platforms such as marketplaces or specialized ISVs, there might be a need to control when to release funds to Settlements. For example, you may not release a transaction until the sellers ship goods to buyers or enough trust has been obtained before releasing funds.

Finix offers an easy and streamlined way via API to manage holding onto and releasing funds.

Settlement Queue Overview

If a Merchant's settlement_queue_mode is set to manual, Finix will automatically place all transactions (Sales, Fees, Refunds, and ACH Returns) into a Settlement Queue that you can manage. Each transaction will have a Settlement Queue Entry.

When a Settlement Queue Entry is created, it will not be placed into Settlement until the Settlement Queue Entry is explicitly released.

Enabling your account to Release Transactions Manually

To enable your account to use our Settlement Queue, contact our support team. We can enable this feature at an Application level for all your merchant or only for select merchants.

Releasing a Settlement Queue Entry

Step 1: Fetching a Settlement Entry Queue

To release a Settlement Queue Entry, you first need to find the entry you are looking for.

We offer an entity_id filter where you can pass in the resource you are looking for or you can instead query all Settlement Queue Entires. For more information, you can view our Settlement Queue API Reference.

curl "https://finix.sandbox-payments-api.com/settlement_queue_entries" \
    -H "Finix-Version: 2022-02-01" \
    -u USsRhsHYZGBPnQw8CByJyEQW:8a14c2f9-d94b-4c72-8f5c-a62908e5b30e

Step 2: Release Settlement Entry Queue

After finding the settlement_queue you are interested, you then can release the funds based on your business logic.

For example, you may want to wait until someone provides a shipping label before releasing a Transfer or a split_transfer. Some customers choose to release items in bulk which our API also supports.

curl "https://finix.sandbox-payments-api.com/settlement_queue_entries" \
    -u USsRhsHYZGBPnQw8CByJyEQW:8a14c2f9-d94b-4c72-8f5c-a62908e5b30e \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Finix-Version: 2022-02-01' \
    -X PUT \
    -d '{
        "ids": [
            "settlement_queue_entry_3z2B57VFx6tatMwyf5VbZz",
            "settlement_queue_entry_3zrNVXpNkq87ae9by5dMWd"
        ],
        "action": "RELEASE"
    }'

After a Settlement Queue Entry is released, the transaction will be placed into a Settlement. Each settlement will be paid out depending on the Merchant's Payout Settings.

Enabling a Merchant to Use Settlement Queue

To enable a Merchant to use the Settlement Queue, set settlement_queue_mode: true for the desired Merchant.

curl "https://finix.sandbox-payments-api.com/merchants/MUmUL7aBsHkxVLQawJxEXw6N" \
    -u USsRhsHYZGBPnQw8CByJyEQW:8a14c2f9-d94b-4c72-8f5c-a62908e5b30e \
    -H 'Accept: application/hal+json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Finix-Version: 2022-02-01' \
    -X PUT \
    -d '{
        "settlement_queue_mode": true
    }'