> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.platform.chipper.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get a transaction



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/transactions/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Chipper Platform API
  version: '2026-02-20'
  description: >-
    Payouts, collections, and FX across African rails — bank, mobile money, and
    stablecoins — through one API.
servers:
  - url: https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Sandbox (sk_test_ keys — simulated rails, no real money)
  - url: https://api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Production (sk_live_ keys)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/transactions/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Transactions
      summary: Get a transaction
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Transaction id.
            example: le_payout_debit_p95akjfs339uy9icpelj
          required: true
          name: id
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The transaction.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  transaction:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Transaction'
                required:
                  - transaction
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: unauthorized
                message: Invalid API key
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
        '404':
          description: No such resource in this organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: not_found
                message: Transaction not found
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Transaction:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Ledger entry id; the middle segment is the raw ledger type.
          example: le_payout_debit_p95akjfs339uy9icpelj
        type:
          type: string
          description: >-
            One of `payout`, `settlement`, `refund`, `fee`, `fee_refund`,
            `conversion`, `topup`, `deposit`, `collection`, `collection_fee`,
            `reserve`, `reserve_release`. Newer ledger types (e.g.
            `payment_link_credit`, `payment_link_fee`) pass through unmapped.
          example: payout
        reference:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Your `externalReference` for payout-related rows, null otherwise.
          example: inv-1042
        amount:
          type: string
          description: 'Signed: negative debits your balance, positive credits it.'
          example: '-150.00'
        runningBalance:
          type: string
          description: Account balance immediately after this entry.
          example: '1250.00'
        currency:
          type: string
          example: GHS
        description:
          type: string
          example: Payout to Ama Serwaa (gh_mtn)
        status:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Mirrors the related payout or conversion (`pending`, `processing`,
            `completed`, `failed`); ledger-only rows are `completed`.
          example: completed
        relatedId:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: The payout, conversion, collection or batch this entry belongs to.
          example: pay_ghs_p95akjfs339uy9icpelj
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-08-01T09:12:44.000Z'
      required:
        - id
        - type
        - reference
        - amount
        - runningBalance
        - currency
        - description
        - status
        - relatedId
        - createdAt
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation.
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Echoed in the x-request-id response header — quote it to support.
      required:
        - error
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Your API key: `sk_test_…` (sandbox) or `sk_live_…` (production).'

````