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# Get a payout RFI

> Retrieves the active Request for Information (RFI) for the specified fiat payout.
An RFI is issued when the compliance team requires additional information before
the payout can proceed. Check the `fieldRequirements.schema` to determine which
fields must be submitted via `POST /v1/payouts/{id}/rfi/submit`.




## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/payouts.yaml get /v1/payouts/{id}/rfi
openapi: 3.0.2
info:
  version: ${version}
  title: Crypto Payouts API
  description: >-
    The Circle Payouts API allows you to programmatically make fast, global
    payouts to your customers, vendors, and suppliers. Make payouts on supported
    blockchains.
servers:
  - url: https://api-sandbox.circle.com
  - url: https://api.circle.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Payouts
    description: Create and get information on address book payouts.
  - name: Crypto Address Book
    description: Manage blockchain addresses with metadata.
paths:
  /v1/payouts/{id}/rfi:
    get:
      tags:
        - Payouts
      summary: Get a payout RFI
      description: >
        Retrieves the active Request for Information (RFI) for the specified
        fiat payout.

        An RFI is issued when the compliance team requires additional
        information before

        the payout can proceed. Check the `fieldRequirements.schema` to
        determine which

        fields must be submitted via `POST /v1/payouts/{id}/rfi/submit`.
      operationId: getPayoutRfi
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the payout RFI.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: GetPayoutRfiResponse
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutRfi'
              examples:
                Payout RFI:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: b8627ae8-732b-4d25-b947-1df8f4007a29
                      paymentId: f4b26b87-0000-4c42-a8d6-000000000001
                      status: INFORMATION_REQUIRED
                      level: LEVEL_1
                      expiresAt: '2020-04-17T02:13:30.000Z'
                      fieldRequirements:
                        version: 1
                        schema:
                          type: object
                          required:
                            - purposeOfFunds
                          properties:
                            purposeOfFunds:
                              type: string
                      fileRequirements: []
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotAuthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    IdPath:
      name: id
      description: Universally unique identifier (UUID v4) of a resource.
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
        example: b3d9d2d5-4c12-4946-a09d-953e82fae2b0
  headers:
    XRequestId:
      description: >-
        Universally unique identifier (UUID v4) for the request. Helpful for
        identifying a request when communicating with Circle support.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
        example: 2adba88e-9d63-44bc-b975-9b6ae3440dde
  schemas:
    PayoutRfi:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Details of a Request for Information (RFI) associated with a fiat
        payout.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the RFI.
          example: b8627ae8-732b-4d25-b947-1df8f4007a29
        paymentId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Identifier of the payout this RFI is associated with.
          example: f4b26b87-0000-4c42-a8d6-000000000001
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutRfiStatus'
        level:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayoutRfiLevel'
        expiresAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp after which the RFI can no longer be submitted.
          example: '2020-04-17T02:13:30.000Z'
        fieldRequirements:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Schema describing the fields that must be submitted to resolve the
            RFI.
          properties:
            version:
              type: integer
              description: Schema version number.
              example: 1
            schema:
              type: object
              description: >-
                JSON Schema object defining the required fields and their
                validation rules.
              additionalProperties: true
        fileRequirements:
          type: array
          nullable: true
          description: List of file attachments required to resolve the RFI.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              fileKey:
                type: string
                description: >
                  Identifier for this file requirement. Pass this value as
                  `fileMetadata.fileKey`

                  when calling `POST /v1/payouts/{id}/rfi/files`.
                example: proofOfFunds
              fileName:
                type: string
                description: Human-readable label for the required file.
                example: Proof of Funds
              required:
                type: boolean
                description: Whether this file is mandatory.
                example: true
        certificate:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          description: >
            Encryption certificate used to secure file uploads for BFI-generated
            RFIs.

            Present when `fileRequirements` is non-empty and the RFI was
            generated by a BFI (external).

            Absent for internally-generated RFIs — files for those RFIs are
            stored with standard

            encryption-at-rest and do not require client-side encryption.

            The `jwk` field contains an EC public key in JWK format — use it to
            wrap the AES-128

            file-encryption key via ECDH-ES+A128KW before calling `POST
            /v1/payouts/{id}/rfi/files`.
          properties:
            jwk:
              type: object
              description: EC public key in JSON Web Key (JWK) format.
              additionalProperties: true
              example:
                kty: EC
                crv: P-256
                x: f83OJ3D2xF1Bg8vub9tLe1gHMzV76e8Tus9uPHvRVEU
                'y': x_FEzRu9m36HLN_tue659LNpXW6pCyStikYjKIWI5a0
    PayoutRfiStatus:
      type: string
      description: >-
        Lifecycle status of a payout RFI. `INFORMATION_REQUIRED` means the user
        must submit answers; `IN_REVIEW` means answers were received and are
        under review; `APPROVED` means the RFI was resolved successfully;
        `REJECTED` means the RFI was closed without approval.
      enum:
        - INFORMATION_REQUIRED
        - IN_REVIEW
        - APPROVED
        - REJECTED
      example: INFORMATION_REQUIRED
    PayoutRfiLevel:
      type: string
      description: >-
        Severity level of a payout RFI, indicating the depth of information
        required. `LEVEL_1` requires basic identity details; `LEVEL_2` requires
        source-of-funds documentation; `LEVEL_3` requires full enhanced due
        diligence.
      enum:
        - LEVEL_1
        - LEVEL_2
        - LEVEL_3
      example: LEVEL_1
  responses:
    NotAuthorized:
      description: >-
        The request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication
        credentials.
      headers:
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            title: NotAuthorized
            required:
              - code
              - message
            properties:
              code:
                type: integer
                example: 400
              message:
                type: string
                example: Something went wrong.
            example:
              code: 401
              message: Malformed authorization.
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                code: 401
                message: Malformed authorization.
    NotFound:
      description: The specified resource was not found.
      headers:
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            title: NotFound
            required:
              - code
              - message
            properties:
              code:
                type: integer
                example: 400
              message:
                type: string
                example: Something went wrong.
            example:
              code: 404
              message: Not found.
          examples:
            response:
              value:
                code: 404
                message: Not found.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````