> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tilta.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve a payout instruction > Fetch a single payout bank account by its identifier, including its current verification status. Retrieve a single payout instruction to confirm its bank details and check whether Tilta has finished verifying it. Payouts are only sent to verified instructions. ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /v1/payout_instructions/{external_id} openapi: 3.0.0 info: version: 0.0.1 title: Tilta API description: Tilta API documentation servers: - url: https://api.tilta.io description: Tilta Production API - url: https://api.tilta-sandbox.io description: Tilta Sandbox API security: [] paths: /v1/payout_instructions/{external_id}: get: tags: - Payout Instructions summary: Get a payout instruction description: Retrieves a single payout instruction by its external_id. parameters: - schema: type: string description: Unique identifier of a payout instruction. example: 8b9f1f4c-2e2a-4a8c-9d51-1b3a3a2c8e9d required: true name: external_id in: path responses: '200': description: '' content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - type: object properties: external_id: type: string description: Unique identifier of a payout instruction. example: 8b9f1f4c-2e2a-4a8c-9d51-1b3a3a2c8e9d beneficiary_name: type: string is_verified: type: boolean description: >- Whether this payout instruction has been verified by Tilta and is therefore eligible for use in actual payouts. Newly created or replaced payout instructions are unverified and must be verified by Tilta out-of-band before they can be used operationally. example: false created_at: type: number description: Timestamp in unix time (seconds). example: 1582896122 updated_at: type: number description: Timestamp in unix time (seconds). example: 1582896122 type: type: string enum: - SEPA iban: type: string example: DE03500105177178979259 bic: type: string example: DEUTDEFF required: - external_id - beneficiary_name - is_verified - created_at - updated_at - type - iban - bic description: A SEPA payout instruction. - type: object properties: external_id: type: string description: Unique identifier of a payout instruction. example: 8b9f1f4c-2e2a-4a8c-9d51-1b3a3a2c8e9d beneficiary_name: type: string is_verified: type: boolean description: >- Whether this payout instruction has been verified by Tilta and is therefore eligible for use in actual payouts. Newly created or replaced payout instructions are unverified and must be verified by Tilta out-of-band before they can be used operationally. example: false created_at: type: number description: Timestamp in unix time (seconds). example: 1582896122 updated_at: type: number description: Timestamp in unix time (seconds). example: 1582896122 type: type: string enum: - FPS sort_code: type: string pattern: ^\d{6}$ account_number: type: string pattern: ^\d{8}$ required: - external_id - beneficiary_name - is_verified - created_at - updated_at - type - sort_code - account_number description: A Faster Payments (FPS) payout instruction. - type: object properties: external_id: type: string description: Unique identifier of a payout instruction. example: 8b9f1f4c-2e2a-4a8c-9d51-1b3a3a2c8e9d beneficiary_name: type: string is_verified: type: boolean description: >- Whether this payout instruction has been verified by Tilta and is therefore eligible for use in actual payouts. Newly created or replaced payout instructions are unverified and must be verified by Tilta out-of-band before they can be used operationally. example: false created_at: type: number description: Timestamp in unix time (seconds). example: 1582896122 updated_at: type: number description: Timestamp in unix time (seconds). example: 1582896122 type: type: string enum: - SWIFT account_number: type: string bic: type: string example: DEUTDEFF bank_name: type: string bank_address: type: string required: - external_id - beneficiary_name - is_verified - created_at - updated_at - type - account_number - bic - bank_name - bank_address description: A SWIFT payout instruction. '400': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/badRequestSchema' '401': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/unauthorizedRequestSchema' '404': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/payoutInstructionNotFoundSchema' security: - bearerAuth: [] components: schemas: badRequestSchema: type: object properties: code: type: string description: Error code example: BAD_REQUEST error: type: string description: Error message for debugging purposes example: Request validation failed. 1 issue found. issues: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string description: Issue code example: INVALID_TYPE path: type: string description: Issue path starting with body, params, querystring, or headers example: body.registered_at message: type: string description: Issue message for debugging purposes example: Invalid type required: - code - path - message description: List of issues example: - code: INVALID_TYPE path: body.registered_at message: Invalid type required: - code - error - issues description: Bad Request, see error message for details. example: code: BAD_REQUEST error: Request validation failed. 1 issue found. issues: - code: INVALID_TYPE path: body.registered_at message: Invalid type unauthorizedRequestSchema: type: object properties: error: type: string description: Error details. example: Unauthorized code: type: string description: Error code. example: UNAUTHORIZED required: - error - code description: Unauthorized Request. example: error: Unauthorized code: UNAUTHORIZED payoutInstructionNotFoundSchema: type: object properties: error: type: string description: Error details. example: No Entity found code: type: string description: Error code. example: NOT_FOUND required: - error - code description: Payout Instruction not found example: error: No Entity found code: NOT_FOUND securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: Your Tilta API key, sent as `Bearer `. ````