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title: "Payouts for sub-accounts"
slug: "payouts-for-sub-accounts"
updated: 2026-07-07T03:19:52Z
published: 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z
canonical: "docs.xendit.co/payouts-for-sub-accounts"
---

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# Payouts for sub-accounts

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As Master Account, you can request payouts from your merchant’s balance for various purposes (withdrawals, refunds, vendor payments). The payout options available vary by sub-account type.

| Payout Option | Sub-Accounts |
| --- | --- |
| Payout | Master Account can create payouts on behalf of sub-accounts. Sub-account users can execute via their own Dashboards. |
| Withdrawal | Sub-account users can execute via their own Dashboards. |
| Auto-withdrawal | Sub-account users can setup their own auto-withdrawal schedules |

## Create Payouts for your merchants

As Master Account, you can use the your API key and disburse funds from sub-account balances via API:

- [Create payout](/docs/integration-payouts#before-you-start) with an additional header parameter `for-user-id`
- Input the `id` of the sub-account that you want to make a payout for