I am trying to access a payout object (https://stripe.com/docs/api#payouts) from a charge object (https://stripe.com/docs/api#charges). The problem is that I do not know what ID to use for the payout. I tried using the transfer ID from payouts but I get the error:
No such payout: tr_1Bxxxxxxxxxx
I also know that the ID of the payout is in the format po_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx but I can't find any from the charge, the transfer and the balanced_transaction. How is the payout related to the charge?
There's not a direct way to get the Payout from a Charge object ch_xxxyyyzzz, but if your account is setup to make automatic payouts, you can get a list of charges and any other balance transactions (refunds, adjustments, etc) that make up a specific payout object.
https://stripe.com/docs/api#balance_history-payout
stripe.balance.listTransactions({payout:"po_xxxyyyyyyzzz",limit: 100 },
function(err, transactions) {
// asynchronously called
});
Payouts and Transfers are two separate types of Objects. A Payout always refers to when moving funds from your balance to your bank account. A Transfer refers to funds moving between Stripe accounts, typically in the context of Stripe's Connect.