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Last updated: June 25, 2026
This report provides a detailed view of the activity on your platform and helps with reconciliation of end-to-end money flow and transactions.
Important: The PayPal Commerce Platform is a limited-release solution at this time. It is available to select partners for approved use cases. For more information, reach out to your PayPal account manager.
To review what's available in this report, download a sample in CSV format. This sample may vary from your actual report depending on your settings.
The file name of the Payouts Reconciliation Report for a single account follows this naming convention:
PYT.yyyymmdd.ReportIdentifier.ReportingWindow.SequenceNumber.MajorVersion.MinorVersion.Format| Field | Information |
|---|---|
PYT | An abbreviation for Payouts Reconciliation report. |
yyyymmdd | The date for the data in the report. It represents the latest, or ending date, of the data. |
ReportIdentifier | This is the unique value to identify the report, such as the BN code or organization name. |
ReportingWindow | The window of time when the report was generated. |
SequenceNumber | The sequence number of the report file. The sequence number begins with 0 and continues until all parts of the report are recorded in files. The sequence number is always present in the report filename even if there is only one file. |
MajorVersion | The major version of the report. |
MinorVersion | The minor version of the report. |
format | The report format is CSV (comma-separated values). |
Each row of the report consists of a two-letter row type, followed by the details specific to that row type. The following table lists the valid row types and the sections that describe the data for that row type.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| FH | File header |
| SH | Section header |
| CH | Column header |
| SB | Section body |
| SF | Section footer |
| FF | File footer |
| Position | Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Column Type | Literal | The column type (FH). |
| 2 | Report Generation Date | Date-time | The date and time when the report file was generated, in the following format: YYYY/MM/DDHH:MM:SS offset, where offset is the five-character signed offset from GMT, such as +0800. |
| 3 | Reporting Window | One of the following varchar single characters: A, H, R, X. | The window of time when the report was generated, as follows:
|
| 4 | Report Period Start Date | Date-time | The beginning date and time of transactions to include in the report, in the following format: YYYY/MM/DDHH:MM:SS offset, where offset is the five-character signed offset from GMT, such as +0800. |
| 5 | Report Period End Date | Date-time | The final date and time of transactions to include in the report, in the following format: YYYY/MM/DDHH:MM:SS offset, where offset is the five-character signed offset from GMT, such as +0800. |
| 6 | Partner Account Number | Varchar | The partner's PayPal encrypted account number. |
| 7 | ReportIdentifier | Varchar | This unique value identifies the report, such as the BN code or organization name. |
| Position | Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Column Type | Literal | SH |
| Position | Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Column Type |
| The column type ( |
2 | TRANSACTION_TYPE |
| One of the following types of transaction:
|
3 | TRANSACTION_SUBTYPE |
| One of the following subtypes of transaction:
|
4 | SELLER_ACCOUNT_ID |
| The seller's encrypted PayPal account number. |
5 | PAYPAL_REFERENCE_ID |
| The original PayPal transaction ID this event is related to. |
6 | PAYPAL_TRANSACTION_ID |
| The PayPal transaction ID. |
7 | INVOICE_ID |
| The invoice ID of the transaction. |
8 | CUSTOM_FIELD |
| A field for custom data. |
9 | TRANSACTION_DATE |
| The date and time the transaction was initiated, in the following format: |
10 | INTEGRATION_IDENTIFIER |
| The partner's button source code. |
11 | PAYMENT_INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
| A high-level classification of the type of financial instrument that was used to fund a payment, such as the following:
|
12 | PAYMENT_INSTRUMENT_SUBTYPE |
| One of the following detailed classifications of the financial instrument used to fund a payment:
For Wallets and Network token, Payment Source Subtype would show details of card type and card brand used to fund the transaction. For example:
|
13 | CHECKOUT_CHANNEL |
| Used to distinguish online and offline payments.
|
14 | DELAYED_DISBURSEMENT |
| The following codes indicate the disbursement type:
|
15 | TRANSACTION_AMOUNT |
| The amount of the transaction. |
16 | TRANSACTION_CURRENCY | The currency of the transaction. | |
17 | TRANSACTION_DEBIT_CREDIT_CODE |
| The following codes indicate whether the money was credited or debited:
|
18 | PENDING_DISBURSEMENT_AMOUNT |
| The amount yet to be disbursed. |
19 | PENDING_DISBURSEMENT_AMOUNT_CURRENCY | The currency of the amount yet to be disbursed. | |
20 | SELLER_AMOUNT |
| The amount of funds transferred to or from a customer. Funds moving out of the seller account have a dash (-) prefix. |
21 | SELLER_AMOUNT_CURRENCY | The currency of the seller amount. | |
22 | PARTNER_FEE |
| Partner fees associated with the transaction. Funds moving out of the partner fee account have a dash ( |
23 | PARTNER_FEE_CURRENCY | The currency of the partner fee. | |
24 | PARTNER_FEE_ACCOUNT_ID |
| The partner fee encrypted account number in PayPal. |
25 | PP_FEES |
| Any PayPal fees associated with the transaction. Funds moving out of the PayPal fee account have a dash ( |
26 | PP_FEES_CURRENCY | The currency of the PayPal fee. | |
27 | PP_FEES_PERCENTAGE |
| The percentage of the transaction amount charged as fee. Total PayPal fees include |
28 | PP_FEES_FIXED_AMOUNT |
| The fixed PayPal fee amount component of |
29 | PP_FEES_XB_PERCENTAGE |
| The percentage of the transaction amount charged as cross-border fees. Total cross-border fees include |
30 | PP_FEES_XB_FIXED_AMOUNT |
| The fixed cross-border fee amount component of |
31 | PP_FEES_XB_TOTAL_AMOUNT |
| Total cross-border fee amount associated with the transaction. Total cross-border fees include |
32 | CHARGEBACK_FEE |
| The chargeback fee associated with the transaction. A dash ( |
33 | CHARGEBACK_FEE_CURRENCY | The currency of the | |
34 | HOLD_AMOUNT |
| The amount put on hold or released from hold. A dash ( |
35 | HOLD_AMOUNT_CURRENCY | The currency of the | |
36 | RECOUP_AMOUNT |
| The amount recouped from the recoup account. Funds moving out of the recoup account have a dash ( |
37 | RECOUP_AMOUNT_CURRENCY | The currency of the | |
38 | RECOUP_ACCOUNT_ID |
| The encrypted PayPal account number of the recoup account. |
39 | PAYABLE_AMOUNT |
| The amount moving in and out of the partner's payable general ledger account. Funds moving out of the payable account have a dash ( |
40 | PAYABLE_AMOUNT_CURRENCY | The currency of the | |
41 | PAYABLE_ACCOUNT_ID |
| The encrypted PayPal account number of the partner's payable general ledger. |
42 | EXTERNAL_TRANSFER_AMOUNT |
| The amount credited to or debited from an external entity, such as a bank. Funds debited from an external entity have a dash ( |
43 | EXTERNAL_TRANSFER_AMOUNT_CURRENCY | The currency of the | |
44 | COUNTERPARTY_ACCOUNT_ID |
| The encrypted PayPal account number of the counter party involved in a transaction. |
45 | SETTLEMENT_REFERENCE_ID |
| The bank reference ID for the bank transfer transaction. |
46 | STORE_ID |
| ID of the store where point of sale happened. |
47 | TRANSACTION_STATUS |
| The current status of the
|
48 | DECLINE_CODE |
| This code indicates the reason of decline, when available. For credit card transactions, the code is a processor decline code. For bank transactions, the code is a bank decline code. For more information, see processor decline codes. |
49 | PAYOUT_REFERENCE_ID |
| Indicates transaction ID of the counterparty for a payout transaction. |
50 | BASE_FX_RATE |
| This is the base rate for FX Optimizer enabled currency conversion at the time of transaction. |
51 | TOTAL_FX_MARKUP |
| This total markup includes the markup charged by the partner and PayPal as part of FX Optimizer enabled currency conversion. |
52 | NET_FX_RATE |
| This is the net rate for FX Optimizer enabled currency conversion at the time of transaction includes Base & total markup. |
53 | REQUESTED_FX_ID |
| This is rate requested by the user at the time of the transaction for FX Optimizer enabled currency conversion. |
54 | APPLIED_FX_ID |
| This is the rate that is applied at the time of currency conversion. This rate can be the same as |
55 | PAYOUT_ITEM_ID |
| The ID of the payout item. |
56 |
| Custom information sent by user while calling Api to place transaction. | |
57 | PAYOUT_AMOUNT |
| Total payout amount expected to be disbursed to the Users Payout instrument. |
58 | PAYOUT_SETTLEMENT_CURRENCY | Payout amount currency that is expected to be disbursed to the Users Payout instrument. | |
59 | PAYOUT_ID |
| Unique identifier used to tie all transactions that contributed to a particular Payout. This can also be used to link all Payout life cycle events. |
60 | SETTLEMENT_SOFT_DESCRIPTOR |
| Unique identifier sent as part of Settlement to Bank transaction that can be used along with SETTLEMENT_REFERENCE_ID to trace the deposit in their Bank statement. |
61 | SETTLEMENT_INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
| The type of external entity where the external transfer amount was credited to or debited from, such as |
62 | SETTLEMENT_INSTRUMENT_SUB_TYPE |
| The sub-type of external entity where external transfer amount was credited to or debited from. |
63 | WITHDRAWAL_TYPE |
| Withdrawal type to differentiate on-demand vs automated withdrawals. 'Merchant Initiated' will be shown for on-demand payouts/withdrawals. |
| Position | Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Column Type | Literal | The column type (SF). |
| Position | Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Column Type | Literal | The column type (FF). |