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updatedAt: 2026-02-06T00:24:43.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://developer.greendot.com/embedded-finance/llms.txt
---

# Create Disbursement Transfer

Performs a generic disbursement transfer for the specified account and program. Use for sending funds to a destination.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "BaaS APIs",
    "description": "Green Dot BaaS Partner API",
    "version": "v1",
    "x-generated-timestamp-utc": "2026-02-05T01:14:54.4774970Z"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/programs/{programCode}/accounts/{accountIdentifier}/disbursements/transfer/{transferIdentifier}": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Disbursement"
        ],
        "summary": "Create Disbursement Transfer",
        "description": "Performs a generic disbursement transfer for the specified account and program. Use for sending funds to a destination.",
        "operationId": "Disbursement_POST_Transfer",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "X-GD-RequestId",
            "in": "header",
            "description": "The unique request identifier for tracking.",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "programCode",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The program code associated with the request.",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "accountIdentifier",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the account.",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "transferIdentifier",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the transfer.",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "The request payload containing transfer details.",
          "content": {
            "application/json-patch+json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferRequest"
              }
            },
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferRequest"
              }
            },
            "text/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferRequest"
              }
            },
            "application/*+json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferRequest"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Created",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              },
              "text/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized"
          },
          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              },
              "text/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              },
              "text/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "503": {
            "description": "Service Unavailable",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              },
              "text/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateTransferResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "CreateTransferRequest": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "sourceUri": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The URI of the source for the transfer.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "destinationUri": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The URI of the destination for the transfer.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "currency": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The currency code for the transfer (e.g., \"USD\").",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "amount": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The amount to transfer.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The description of the transfer.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "transactionDate": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The date of the transaction (format: yyyy-MM-dd).",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "Create Transfer Request – Represents the data required to initiate a generic transfer.\r\nUsed to request a transfer between source and destination URIs for a given account and transfer identifier."
      },
      "CreateTransferResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "transaction": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TransactionOutput"
          },
          "responseDetails": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResponseDetail"
            },
            "description": "Required: A list of response details providing status codes, descriptions, and additional information about the result of the operation.",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "Create Transfer Response – Contains the result of a transfer creation operation.\r\nUsed to confirm the creation and provide details of the transfer transaction."
      },
      "Fees": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "feeAmount": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "The amount of the fee applied to the transaction.",
            "format": "double"
          },
          "feeType": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The type or category of the fee (e.g., \"service\", \"processing\", \"network\").",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "Fees – Represents a fee applied to a disbursement transaction.\r\nUsed to provide details about individual fees, including the fee amount and the type of fee, in transaction-related responses."
      },
      "ResponseDetail": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "The primary status or error code for the response (e.g., 200 for success, 400 for validation error).",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "subCode": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "An optional subcode providing more granular detail about the response or error.",
            "format": "int32",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "A human-readable description of the response, error, or status.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "A URL linking to documentation or a web page with more information about the response code.",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "Represents a detailed status or error message for an API response.\r\nContains a code, optional subcode, human-readable description, and a URL for more information.\r\nUsed to provide granular feedback about the outcome of an operation, including success, warnings, or errors."
      },
      "TransactionOutput": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "transferIdentifier": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the transfer transaction.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The current status of the transaction (e.g., \"pending\", \"completed\", \"failed\").",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "claimCode": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The claim code associated with the transaction, if applicable.\r\nUsed for claimable disbursements such as cash pickup.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "claimExpirationDate": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The expiration date of the claim code (format: yyyy-MM-dd), if applicable.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "fees": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Fees"
            },
            "description": "The list of fees applied to the transaction.\r\nEach item contains the fee amount and fee type.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "allowedAmount": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The allowed amount for the transaction, as a string (e.g., \"100.00\").",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "fundsAvailability": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The funds availability status or date for the transaction.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "externalReferenceId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The external reference identifier associated with the transaction, if any.",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The description or memo for the transaction.",
            "nullable": true
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "description": "Transaction Output – Represents the details of a disbursement transaction.\r\nUsed to provide transaction attributes such as identifiers, status, claim code, fees, allowed amount, funds availability, and description in transfer-related responses."
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "Bearer": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "description": "bearer token",
        "name": "Authorization",
        "in": "header"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "Bearer": []
    }
  ],
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "proxy-enabled": false,
    "samples-languages": [
      "csharp",
      "java",
      "python",
      "node",
      "objectivec"
    ]
  }
}
```