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# Create crypto withdrawal

## <mark style="color:$warning;">\[POST]</mark> /api/v2/merchant-balance/withdrawal

Withdraws `amount` USD from your merchant balance to `address` as crypto.

On create, the USD amount is deducted and the order is parked awaiting Fonbnk admin approval before any crypto is broadcast.

The returned order is in `deposit_successful`.

If the withdrawal is later rejected by an admin, or canceled while still parked, the deducted balance is restored.

Requires the crypto withdrawal feature to be enabled and a verified merchant organization.

Request body type:

{% code overflow="wrap" expandable="true" %}

```typescript
type RequestBody = {
  network: string;   // e.g. "CELO"
  asset: string;     // e.g. "USDC"
  address: string;   // destination crypto address
  amount: number;    // USD amount to withdraw
}
```

{% endcode %}

Request body example:

{% code overflow="wrap" expandable="true" %}

```json
{
  "network": "CELO",
  "asset": "USDC",
  "address": "0x5b7ae3c6c87f4a3f94b35c77233b13191ebfad20",
  "amount": 100
}
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Take the pair from [Get crypto withdrawal options](/server-to-server/api-endpoints/merchant-balance/get-crypto-withdrawal-options.md). Only six pairs are accepted — USDT and USDC on Celo, Ethereum and BNB — and anything else, POLYGON included, is refused with `MERCHANT_BALANCE_WITHDRAW_ASSET_UNSUPPORTED`. Check the `address` twice: it is broadcast to as given, and a withdrawal to a wrong address is not recoverable.
{% endhint %}

Response type:

{% code overflow="wrap" expandable="true" %}

```typescript
type Response = {
  orderId: string;
  status: OrderStatus;       // "deposit_successful" while awaiting approval
  network: string;
  asset: string;
  address: string;           // destination crypto address
  currencyCode: string;      // e.g. "CELO_USDC"
  amount: number;            // USD amount deducted
  createdAt: Date;
  updatedAt: Date;
}
```

{% endcode %}

Response example:

{% code overflow="wrap" expandable="true" %}

```json
{
  "orderId": "69281f0aa263ba8d44fad3b2",
  "status": "deposit_successful",
  "network": "CELO",
  "asset": "USDC",
  "address": "0x5b7ae3c6c87f4a3f94b35c77233b13191ebfad20",
  "currencyCode": "CELO_USDC",
  "amount": 100,
  "createdAt": "2025-11-27T09:40:10.001Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-11-27T09:40:10.500Z"
}
```

{% endcode %}


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