# Card Payouts Report
The Card Payouts Report provides a comprehensive view of your card payout transactions.
You can use the report to reconcile your card payouts against your internal records.
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## Report availability
The report data is refreshed daily at 08:00:00 UTC.
You can set the report time zone to UTC, or the time zone configured on your Dashboard.
You can generate the report:
- On demand, for a specific time period
- On a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule
The report covers updates from the start of the first day of the reporting period at 00:00:00, to the end of the final day of the reporting period at 23:59:59.
See instructions on how to download the report on demand or on a schedule:
- [In the Dashboard](https://www.checkout.com/docs/business-operations/retrieve-reports.md#Generate_reports_in_the_Dashboard)
- [Using the API](https://www.checkout.com/docs/business-operations/retrieve-reports.md#Retrieve_reports_using_the_API)
- [Using Secure File Transfer Protocol](https://www.checkout.com/docs/business-operations/retrieve-reports.md#Access_reports_using_SFTP) (SFTP)
- [Using webhooks](https://www.checkout.com/docs/business-operations/retrieve-reports.md#Receive_reports_using_webhooks)
### Pre-filter by field via SFTP
For targeted insight and efficient processing, you can pre-filter your scheduled SFTP report by one of the following fields and send them to specific recipients.
For example, pre-filter by issuing country and send each country's data to the relevant owner.
- Issuing BIN
- Card Type
- Issuing Bank
- Issuing Country
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## Report format
The report is provided as a CSV file. The file name uses the following formats by default:
- API and SFTP – `paytocard_{EntityID}_{Start Date: YYYYMMDD}_{End Date:YYYYMMDD}_1.csv`
- Dashboard scheduled reports – `{Start Date:YYYY-MM-DD}-{End Date:YYYY-MM-DD}-Card PayoutsReport-{Client Name}.csv`
For SFTP, the report is uploaded in the following folder structure:
`{Entity_name} > reports-{Entity_name} > paytocard`
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## Sample report
[Download a sample report](https://www.checkout.com/docs/files/Sample_Card_Payouts_Report.csv) (CSV file).
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## Report fields
The report includes the following fields in this order:
| Field name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Action ID
`string` | The unique identifier for the payment action.
Example – `act_abcdef1ghijklmn23opq45r6st` |
| Client Name
`string` | Your name as a Checkout.com client. |
| Client Entity Name
`string` | The name of your Checkout.com entity. |
| Client Entity ID
`string` | The unique identifier for the entity the payout was processed for. |
| Payout Date UTC
`date-time` | The date and time when the payout was performed, in UTC.
Format – ISO 8601
Example – `2024-01-31T10:20:30.456` |
| Payment ID
`string` | The unique identifier for the payout. |
| Action Type
`string` | The type of action that occurred in the payout's lifecycle. This can be one of:
- `Authorization`
- `Capture`
- `Refund`
- `Void` |
| Response Code
`number` | The [API response code](https://www.checkout.com/docs/developer-resources/codes/api-response-codes.md) of the payout request. |
| Response Description
`string` | A description of the response code of the payout request. |
| Reference
`string` | An optional reference used to track financial actions. |
| Sender Reference
`string` | The sender's reference for the payout. |
| Retrieval Reference Number
`string` | The reference number used for retrieving the transaction details. |
| Acquirer Reference Number
`string` | The unique number assigned to a transaction when it moves through the payment flow between the merchant's bank and the cardholder’s bank. |
| Scheme Transaction ID
`string` | The unique number assigned to the transaction by the scheme. |
| Destination Amount
`number` | The amount received by the payout recipient. |
| Destination Currency
`string` | The currency the payout was received in by the recipient.
Format – [ISO 4217 code](https://www.checkout.com/docs/developer-resources/testing/codes/currency-codes.md)
Example – `EUR`, `GBP`, or `USD` |
| Source Amount
`number` | The amount sent by the payout sender. |
| Source Currency
`string` | The currency the payout was sent in by the sender.
Format – [ISO 4217 code](https://www.checkout.com/docs/developer-resources/testing/codes/currency-codes.md)
Example – `EUR`, `GBP`, or `USD` |
| Fund Transfer Type
`string` | The [Funds Transfer Type](https://www.checkout.com/docs/payments/request-payouts/card-payouts.md#Funds_Transfer_Types) (FTT) code applied to the payout. |
| Card Holder Name
`string` | The sender's name provided during the transaction. |
| Card Holder Email
`string` | The sender's email address provided during the transaction. |
| Card Number
`string` | The number of the sender's card.
For security purposes, this value is typically masked. |
| Card Fingerprint
`string` | The unique fingerprint of the sender's card. |
| Card Type
`string` | The type of the recipient's card. This can be one of:
- `Charge`
- `Credit`
- `Debit`
- `Prepaid`
- `Unknown` |
| Card Category
`string` | The category of the recipient's card. For example, consumer or commercial. |
| Issuing BIN
`integer` | The identifier for the financial institution that issued the recipient's card.
Format – 6 – 8 digit number |
| Issuing Bank
`string` | The bank that issued the recipient's card. |
| Issuing Country
`string` | The country the recipient's card was issued in.
Format – [ISO alpha-3 country code](https://www.checkout.com/docs/developer-resources/testing/codes/country-codes.md) |
| Payout Date Local
`date-time` | The date and time the payout occurred, in local time.
Format – ISO 8601
Example – `2024-01-31T10:20:30.456` |
| Processing Channel Name
`string` | The name of the processing channel used for the payout. |