# Payout account is required for processing a transaction

You are trying to create/update a transaction but no payout account has been set on this account.

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## Example

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request_error",
    "code": "transaction_payout_account_required",
    "detail": "A payout account is required to process transactions, you may need to check with Paddle Support that the Paddle onboarding process has completed.",
    "documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/transactions/transaction_payout_account_required"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  }
}
```

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status code | 400 |
| Error code | `transaction_payout_account_required` |
| Error message | A payout account is required to process transactions, you may need to check with Paddle Support that the Paddle onboarding process has completed. |

## Common causes

- Payout account has not been set on this account

## Common solutions

- Set a payout account on this account