# Transfer client balance to your account

Moves funds from the client's settlement balance to your own settlement account for the same currency and payment rail. Use it to return an overpayment or funds received in error: once on your account, withdraw them with the Account API. This is an instant book transfer; no bank movement occurs. Funds already applied to a receivable are not returned by this operation.

Product: PNSL API
API reference version: 2.0.0 (current)
OpenAPI contract: https://docs.axiym.io/openapi/pnsl-api/2.0.0.json
Canonical page: https://docs.axiym.io/pnsl-api/api-reference/2.0.0/receivables/createClientTransfer

[Complete reference with related definitions](/pnsl-api/api-reference/2.0.0/receivables/createClientTransfer.full.md)

## POST /clients/{clientId}/transfers

## Servers

```json
[
  {
    "url": "https://partner-api.sandbox.axiym.io/api/v1",
    "description": "Sandbox"
  },
  {
    "url": "https://partner-api.axiym.io/api/v1",
    "description": "Production"
  }
]
```

## Authentication

```json
{
  "security": [
    {
      "Default": []
    }
  ],
  "securitySchemes": {
    "Default": {
      "type": "http",
      "scheme": "bearer",
      "bearerFormat": "JWT"
    }
  }
}
```

## Parameters

### path: clientId

```json
{
  "name": "clientId",
  "in": "path",
  "required": true,
  "description": "Client identifier (UUID).",
  "schema": {
    "type": "string",
    "format": "uuid",
    "examples": [
      "b7e8c1a2-9f43-4d2e-8a6b-1c2d3e4f5a6b"
    ]
  }
}
```

### header: X-Request-Id

```json
{
  "name": "X-Request-Id",
  "in": "header",
  "required": false,
  "description": "Client-generated unique id for this request (UUID recommended), used for end-to-end tracing. Echoed back in the `X-Request-Id` response header and recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support. If omitted, Axiym generates one.\n",
  "schema": {
    "type": "string",
    "format": "uuid",
    "examples": [
      "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
    ]
  }
}
```

### header: Idempotency-Key

```json
{
  "name": "Idempotency-Key",
  "in": "header",
  "required": false,
  "description": "Unique client-generated key to safely retry a funds-moving request (e.g. a UUID, but any unique string works). Repeating a request with the same key returns the original result instead of creating a duplicate.",
  "schema": {
    "type": "string",
    "maxLength": 255,
    "examples": [
      "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Request body

```json
{
  "required": true,
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "amount",
          "currency"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "amount": {
            "allOf": [
              {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Decimal"
              }
            ],
            "description": "Amount to move from the client's settlement balance. Cannot exceed the client's `balance`."
          },
          "currency": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Currency"
          },
          "paymentRails": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Payment rail code of the client's settlement balance."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Responses

### 201

```json
{
  "description": "Transfer accepted; the client balance is moved to your settlement account.",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RequestStatus"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 400

```json
{
  "description": "",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code, duplicated in the body."
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable message describing the error."
          },
          "errors": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "message": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "description": "Additional error details; null when there are none."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "errors"
        ]
      },
      "examples": {
        "Malformed JSON body": {
          "summary": "Malformed JSON body",
          "value": {
            "code": 400,
            "message": "Bad Request",
            "errors": {
              "message": "Failed to parse the request body as JSON: expected value at line 1 column 5"
            }
          }
        },
        "Generic": {
          "summary": "Generic",
          "value": {
            "code": 400,
            "message": "Invalid cursor",
            "errors": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "headers": {
    "X-Request-Id": {
      "description": "Unique id of this request (echoed from the request, or generated when omitted). Recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support about a failed request.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "examples": [
          "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 401

```json
{
  "description": "",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code, duplicated in the body."
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable message describing the error."
          },
          "errors": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Additional error details; null when there are none."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "errors"
        ]
      },
      "examples": {
        "Example 1": {
          "summary": "Example 1",
          "value": {
            "code": 401,
            "message": "Unauthorized",
            "errors": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "headers": {
    "X-Request-Id": {
      "description": "Unique id of this request (echoed from the request, or generated when omitted). Recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support about a failed request.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "examples": [
          "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 403

```json
{
  "description": "Forbidden",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code, duplicated in the body."
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable message describing the error."
          },
          "errors": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Additional error details; null when there are none."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "errors"
        ]
      },
      "examples": {
        "Example 1": {
          "summary": "Example 1",
          "value": {
            "code": 403,
            "message": "Forbidden",
            "errors": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "headers": {
    "X-Request-Id": {
      "description": "Unique id of this request (echoed from the request, or generated when omitted). Recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support about a failed request.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "examples": [
          "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 404

```json
{
  "description": "",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code, duplicated in the body."
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable message: either the generic 'Not Found' or a domain-specific one such as 'Client Not Found'."
          },
          "errors": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Additional error details; null when there are none."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "errors"
        ]
      },
      "examples": {
        "Generic": {
          "summary": "Generic",
          "value": {
            "code": 404,
            "message": "Not Found",
            "errors": null
          }
        },
        "Client not found": {
          "summary": "Client not found",
          "value": {
            "code": 404,
            "message": "Client Not Found",
            "errors": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "headers": {
    "X-Request-Id": {
      "description": "Unique id of this request (echoed from the request, or generated when omitted). Recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support about a failed request.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "examples": [
          "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 422

```json
{
  "description": "The request could not be processed. Two variants share this status: a validation failure, where `errors` is an object keyed by field name, and a business rejection, where `errors` is null and `message` states the reason (e.g. `Documents Not Accepted` when uploading to an already decided onboarding application, `Onboarding Cannot Be Finished` when finishing an already rejected case, or the generic `Unprocessable Request`).",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code, duplicated in the body."
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "`Invalid Parameters` for validation failures; the rejection reason otherwise."
          },
          "errors": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Validation failures: object keyed by field name (camelCase); each value is either an array of ValidationError records (leaf), a nested object for struct fields, or an object keyed by array index for list fields. Business rejections: null.",
            "additionalProperties": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationFieldErrors"
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "errors"
        ]
      },
      "examples": {
        "Flat field errors": {
          "summary": "Flat field errors",
          "value": {
            "code": 422,
            "message": "Invalid Parameters",
            "errors": {
              "legalEntityName": [
                {
                  "code": "length",
                  "message": null,
                  "params": {
                    "value": "",
                    "min": 1
                  }
                }
              ],
              "currency": [
                {
                  "code": "invalid_currency",
                  "message": null,
                  "params": {
                    "value": "ZZZ"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "Nested struct errors": {
          "summary": "Nested struct errors",
          "value": {
            "code": 422,
            "message": "Invalid Parameters",
            "errors": {
              "legalAddress": {
                "country": [
                  {
                    "code": "invalid_country",
                    "message": null,
                    "params": {
                      "value": "INVALID"
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "postalCode": [
                  {
                    "code": "length",
                    "message": null,
                    "params": {
                      "value": "",
                      "min": 1
                    }
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "List item errors": {
          "summary": "List item errors",
          "value": {
            "code": 422,
            "message": "Invalid Parameters",
            "errors": {
              "transactionHistory": {
                "0": {
                  "timestamp": [
                    {
                      "code": "invalid_date_time",
                      "message": null,
                      "params": {
                        "value": "2026-04-14"
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "Custom validator": {
          "summary": "Custom validator",
          "value": {
            "code": 422,
            "message": "Invalid Parameters",
            "errors": {
              "disbursementAccount": [
                {
                  "code": "disbursement_account_required",
                  "message": null,
                  "params": {
                    "value": null
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "Business rejection": {
          "summary": "Business rejection",
          "value": {
            "code": 422,
            "message": "Documents Not Accepted",
            "errors": null
          }
        },
        "Onboarding cannot be finished": {
          "summary": "Onboarding cannot be finished",
          "value": {
            "code": 422,
            "message": "Onboarding Cannot Be Finished",
            "errors": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "headers": {
    "X-Request-Id": {
      "description": "Unique id of this request (echoed from the request, or generated when omitted). Recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support about a failed request.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "examples": [
          "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 500

```json
{
  "description": "",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "HTTP status code, duplicated in the body."
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable message describing the error."
          },
          "errors": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Additional error details; null when there are none."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "errors"
        ]
      },
      "examples": {
        "Example 1": {
          "summary": "Example 1",
          "value": {
            "code": 500,
            "message": "Internal Error",
            "errors": null
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "headers": {
    "X-Request-Id": {
      "description": "Unique id of this request (echoed from the request, or generated when omitted). Recorded in Axiym logs — quote it when contacting support about a failed request.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "examples": [
          "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Operation metadata

```json
{
  "tags": [
    "Receivables"
  ],
  "operationId": "createClientTransfer"
}
```

## Referenced schemas

Fetch the relevant schema to inspect its fields, constraints and related types.

- [`#/components/schemas/Decimal`](/pnsl-api/api-reference/2.0.0/schemas/Decimal.md)
- [`#/components/schemas/Currency`](/pnsl-api/api-reference/2.0.0/schemas/Currency.md)
- [`#/components/schemas/RequestStatus`](/pnsl-api/api-reference/2.0.0/schemas/RequestStatus.md)
- [`#/components/schemas/ValidationFieldErrors`](/pnsl-api/api-reference/2.0.0/schemas/ValidationFieldErrors.md)