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title: "ViewPayout Documentation: Guides and API Reference"
url: "https://viewpayout.com/docs.md"
canonical_url: "https://viewpayout.com/docs"
last_updated: "2026-10-19"
type: "reference"
summary: "Guides for the ViewPayout API: getting started, authentication, the bounty lifecycle, payouts and fees, the API reference and errors."
related: ["https://viewpayout.com/docs/getting-started.md", "https://viewpayout.com/docs/authentication.md", "https://viewpayout.com/docs/bounty-lifecycle.md", "https://viewpayout.com/docs/payouts-and-fees.md", "https://viewpayout.com/docs/api.md", "https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md"]
---

# ViewPayout Documentation: Guides and API Reference

Guides for the ViewPayout API: getting started, authentication, the bounty lifecycle, payouts and fees, the API reference and errors.

Documentation for the ViewPayout API: how bounties are opened, claimed, measured and paid.

- [Getting Started with the ViewPayout API](https://viewpayout.com/docs/getting-started.md): What ViewPayout is, how bounties, claims and payouts fit together, and the first calls a brand makes through the API.
- [ViewPayout API Authentication and Keys](https://viewpayout.com/docs/authentication.md): API keys, signed-in routes and the Stripe signature, and what each route accepts.
- [Bounty and Submission Lifecycle in ViewPayout](https://viewpayout.com/docs/bounty-lifecycle.md): The states a bounty and a submission pass through, and what each step does to the money.
- [Payout Formula, Rounding and Fees Explained](https://viewpayout.com/docs/payouts-and-fees.md): The exact payout formula, rounding, the cashout minimum and a worked example.
- [ViewPayout REST API Reference: Every Route](https://viewpayout.com/docs/api.md): Every route of the ViewPayout REST API with its auth and request fields.
- [ViewPayout API Error Codes and Fixes](https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md): The one error envelope and the error codes the API serves at /docs/errors, with whether to retry.

## Related

- [Getting Started with the ViewPayout API](https://viewpayout.com/docs/getting-started.md)
- [ViewPayout API Authentication and Keys](https://viewpayout.com/docs/authentication.md)
- [Bounty and Submission Lifecycle in ViewPayout](https://viewpayout.com/docs/bounty-lifecycle.md)
- [Payout Formula, Rounding and Fees Explained](https://viewpayout.com/docs/payouts-and-fees.md)
- [ViewPayout REST API Reference: Every Route](https://viewpayout.com/docs/api.md)
- [ViewPayout API Error Codes and Fixes](https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md)