---
title: "Record an offline payment on a payment request"
description: "Allocated to the invoices in the request's order (position)."
canonical_url: "https://twominutebilling.com/help/developers/api-reference/payment-requests/record-an-offline-payment-on-a-payment-request"
---
# Record an offline payment on a payment request

> Allocated to the invoices in the request's order (position).

<api-operation method="POST" path="/v1/businesses/{biz}/payment_requests/{preq}/record_payment">
<template v-slot:docs="">

Allocated to the invoices in the request's order (`position`). At most the live total.

## Path parameters

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Required
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        biz
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <strong>
        yes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Business id (biz_…)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        preq
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <strong>
        yes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The preq.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Headers

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Required
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        Idempotency-Key
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      no
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Safely retry writes — repeats return the original response. If a write FAILED after it had already taken effect, that failure is what repeats: the key is spent, and a new attempt needs a new key.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Body

The request body is **required**.

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Field
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Required
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        amount_minor
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        integer
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <strong>
        yes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The amount received, in minor units.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        method
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      no
    </td>
    
    <td>
      How the money arrived. One of <code>
        cash
      </code>
      
      , <code>
        cheque
      </code>
      
      , <code>
        bank_transfer
      </code>
      
      , <code>
        other
      </code>
      
      .
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        reference
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      no
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The payer's reference (cheque number, transfer reference).
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        date
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        integer
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      no
    </td>
    
    <td>
      When the money arrived, Unix seconds. Default now.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Status codes

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Status
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Meaning
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        200
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Recorded
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        400
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Invalid amount
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        404
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      No such payment request
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        409
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Not open
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</template>

<template v-slot:request="">

```bash [Request]
curl -X POST "$TMBILLING_URL/v1/businesses/biz_XXXXXXXXXXXX01/payment_requests/Preq/record_payment" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TMBILLING_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "amount_minor": 2900
  }'
```

</template>

<template v-slot:response="">
<code-group>

```json [200 OK]
{}
```

```json [400 Bad Request]
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "Invalid amount"
  }
}
```

```json [404 Not Found]
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "No such payment request"
  }
}
```

```json [409 Conflict]
{
  "error": {
    "type": "conflict_error",
    "message": "Not open"
  }
}
```

</code-group>
</template>
</api-operation>


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