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# Pay a payment request

Approving a `Payment Request` doesn't automatically create a `Payment`, to allow
multi-step approvals.

When you are ready to complete a request, whether or not you collected any approvals, you can use this endpoint.

### Parameters

<ParamField type="string" path="id" initialValue="ptr_LcjXBMrTTwS1GreTcqWSvGhW" required>
  The ID of the payment request you are paying.
</ParamField>

### Returns

Returns [the Payment Request object](/reference/payment-requests/object) with the Payment ID.

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "ptr_ogdEjSnSqNYxtW1sd3pC3hFX",
    "worker": "wr_anqRSFcK36ie85",
    "amount": "1200.00",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "processed",
    "reference": "EV1S3GDM",
    "note": "Payment for July",
    "period": {
      "starts": "2023-07-01",
      "ends": "2023-07-31"
    },
    "documents": [],
    "approvals": ["appr_YzmQ5oxQE78bDV3fZwEU3vGr"],
    "payment": "pt_Wc5P4C53EwD485EFE2HWAwVV"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>