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# Get an external payment



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /external-payments/{external_payment_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Karat Payout API
  description: >-
    Your gateway to seamless, automated, and scalable payment solutions. The
    Karat Payout API lets you create recipients, send payouts, track payment
    status, manage tax documents, record external payments, and subscribe to
    webhook events.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://payouts.api.trykarat.com
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Payments
    description: Create and manage outgoing payouts to recipients.
  - name: Recipients
    description: Manage the payees you send payouts to.
  - name: Tax
    description: Retrieve recipient tax forms (W-9) and download links.
  - name: External Payments
    description: Record and manage payments made outside of Karat.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Subscribe to event notifications for payout activity.
paths:
  /external-payments/{external_payment_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - External Payments
      summary: Get an external payment
      operationId: getExternalPaymentById
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ExternalPaymentId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The external payment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalPayment'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    ExternalPaymentId:
      name: external_payment_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the external payment.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  schemas:
    ExternalPayment:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        amount:
          type: integer
          description: Amount in cents.
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
        paymentMethod:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        platform:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        receiptFileName:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        recipient:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              format: uuid
            firstName:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            lastName:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            email:
              type: string
              format: email
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error envelope returned for all non-2xx responses.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
          required:
            - message
      required:
        - error
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              message: Invalid api key
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              message: Payment intent not found
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Pass your API key as a bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>`.'

````