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# Scheduled Payouts

> Use the RazorpayX Scheduled payouts to schedule payouts to your Contact's bank account or VPA, to be processed at a later time. For example, you can use Scheduled payouts to schedule salary payouts for your employees.

* Your account balance is not blocked when you create a Scheduled payout.
* You can schedule as many payouts as you like irrespective of your account balance. We check your account balance at the time of processing.
* You can schedule payouts up to 3 months in advance, thus allowing you to better plan the float in your account.

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  **Handy Tips**
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* This feature is only available on the RazorpayX Dashboard. It is not available on APIs.
* You cannot schedule payouts to cards.

## How it Works

You can create Scheduled payouts via the RazorpayX Dashboard or using Bulk Upload.

The process to create a Scheduled payout is similar to how you create a regular payout.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a [Contact](/x/contacts#contacts).">
    Create a [Contact](/x/contacts#contacts).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a [Fund account](/x/contacts#fund-accounts) for the Contact.">
    Create a [Fund account](/x/contacts#fund-accounts) for the Contact.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a payout.">
    Create a payout.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Individual Payout

You can create a Scheduled payout via the RazorpayX Dashboard. To create a Scheduled payout, select the following options while creating a payout:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select **Schedule the payout**.">
    Select **Schedule the payout**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a date when you want the payout to be processed. You can sch...">
    Select a date when you want the payout to be processed. You can schedule payouts up to 3 months in advance.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a time slot when you want the payout to be processed. Follow...">
    Select a time slot when you want the payout to be processed. Following are the 4 slots available:
  </Step>
</Steps>

* 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
* 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
* 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
* 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

After a payout is created, it moves to the `pending` or `scheduled` state.

### Bulk Upload

You can create Scheduled payouts created using [Bulk Upload](/x/contacts/bulk-uploads). Select the following options while uploading the bulk upload file:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select **Schedule the payout**.">
    Select **Schedule the payout**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the date when you want the payout to be processed. You can s...">
    Select the date when you want the payout to be processed. You can schedule payouts up to 3 months in advance.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a time slot when you want the payout to be processed. Follow...">
    Select a time slot when you want the payout to be processed. Following are the 4 slots available:
  </Step>
</Steps>

* 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
* 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
* 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
* 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

After a bulk file is uploaded, it is picked up for processing immediately. Know more about [bulk payouts](/x/bulk-payouts).

Payouts created via the bulk upload move to either the `pending` or `scheduled` state.

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  **Handy Tips**
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You cannot use this feature to schedule when a bulk upload file is picked up for processing. Once uploaded, the bulk upload file is processed immediately. The individual payouts created are scheduled as per the selected options.

### Life Cycle

A scheduled payout can have the following statuses during its life cycle:

* `pending`
* `scheduled`
* `processing`
* `processed`
* `reversed`
* `cancelled`
* `rejected`
* `failed`

Know  more about the [states and the life cycle of a payout](/x/payouts/states-life-cycle).

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  **Handy Tips**
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The `Pending` and `Rejected` states are available only if you have [Approval Workflow](/x/manage-teams/approval-workflow) enabled on your account.

### Related Information

* [Payout Life Cycle and States](/x/payouts/states-life-cycle)
* [Queued Payouts](/x/payouts/queued)
* [Intelligent Payouts](/x/payouts/intelligent-payouts)
* [Payouts to Cards](/x/payouts/cards)
* [Payout Status Details](/errors/x/payout-status-details)
* [Payout Best Practices](/x/payouts/best-practices)