> ## Documentation Index
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# Execute a settlement

> Force-execute a settlement using the supplied transfer + route. Bypass auto-settlement for cases that need manual control.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /v1/settlement/execute
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Sly API
  description: >-
    The Agentic Economy Platform — stablecoin payments, agent wallets,
    multi-protocol commerce, and AI agent orchestration.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Sly
    url: https://getsly.ai
    email: support@getsly.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.getsly.ai/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://sandbox.getsly.ai/v1
    description: Sandbox
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/settlement/execute:
    post:
      tags:
        - Settlement
      summary: Execute a settlement
      description: >-
        Force-execute a settlement using the supplied transfer + route. Bypass
        auto-settlement for cases that need manual control.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                transfer_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                rail:
                  type: string
                idempotency_key:
                  type: string
              required:
                - transfer_id
                - rail
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Executed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/SettlementStatus'
                required:
                  - data
        '409':
          description: Already settled or invalid state
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
                  - properties:
                      error:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type: string
                      details: {}
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    SettlementStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        transfer_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - processing
            - completed
            - failed
        rail:
          type: string
        rail_reference:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        settlement_window_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        amount:
          type: string
        fee:
          type: string
        expected_settlement:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
        actual_settlement:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
      required:
        - transfer_id
        - status
        - rail
        - amount
        - fee
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
        details: {}
        request_id:
          type: string
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key (pk_test_* or pk_live_*), JWT session, agent token (agent_*),
        Ed25519 session (sess_*), or portal token (portal_*).

````