Payout reversals
If funds for an Express or Custom account are paid to the wrong bank account, you can make a payout reversal from the bank account back to the connected account’s balance.
You can make payout reversals from the Dashboard on the payout details page or with the API.

Requirements
To be reversed, a payout:
- Must be to a bank account in the US.
- Must be expected to arrive less than 90 days ago.
- Can’t be a debit or an Instant Payout.
Webhooks
Payout reversals are considered debits and have the same webhooks as other payouts. For example, when a payout reversal is first requested, a payout.updated
event is sent for the original payout. Then, events for the payout reversal are sent, including payout.created
, payout.updated
, payout.paid
, and possibly a payout.failed
event.
Failures
If the original payout fails while the payout reversal is in a pending
state, Stripe cancels the reversing payout. A payout reversal in the paid
state can later be refused by the associated bank and transition to the failed
state. This results in a payout.failed
event. Failed payout reversal aren’t retried.