How do I send a Payouts mass payment?

Before you send the mass payment, you’ll need to provide some details. Create and upload a file with the names and payment information of your recipients to your PayPal account. You can use an application like Excel to create a tab-delimited or comma-delimited file.

Here's what to include in your file:

• Column 1: Email addresses of recipients
• Column 2: Payment amount
• Column 3: 3-letter currency code

Here’s how to send a Payouts mass payment:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click Pay & Get Paid.
3. Under “Make payments,” click Payouts.

A few things to remember:

• You must have a Business account.
• You can only use your PayPal balance to make a Payouts mass payment.
• The maximum number of individual payments per Payouts mass payment is 5,000. A mass payment of this volume is subject to server and system availability. If you encounter slowness, we recommend breaking the mass payment into smaller files.

Your PayPal balance and the Payouts mass payment must be in the same currency. If you’re using more than one currency, each currency should have a separate file.

We charge you a fee for each payment that you send using PayPal Payouts. The fee is based on the type of payment and currency in which it is sent.

To convert money to another currency:

1. Go to Money. 
2. Click Convert currency below the currency you want to convert. 
3. Enter the amount you want to convert and select a currency. Our conversion rate will be displayed. Click Next. 
4. Click Convert. 

What does my Payout status mean?

The status of your Payout appears on your Activity page.

If the status is:

• Processing - We’re currently processing your Payout.
• Denied - The Payout request wasn’t approved and no money was sent. This might have happened if you didn’t have enough money in your PayPal account.
• Processed - Your payments have been sent.
• Completed - All your payments have either been claimed or, after 30 days, your unclaimed payments have been returned to you.

Learn more about setting up Payouts and how to get started.

Payouts is a feature that is not available to all PayPal accounts. It can only be enabled for Business accounts that meet specific criteria.

If you'd like access to the Payouts feature, let us know, and we'll enable it if you meet the specific criteria.