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# Configure employee payout rails

> Set up bank or mobile-money payout rails for employees via HR API.

# Configure employee payout rails

Set up bank or mobile-money payout rails for employees via HR API.

<Note>
  Include acting-client headers on product API calls: `X-Workspace-Id` and `X-Acting-Company-Id`. See [Act as a client](/guides/service-partner/act-as-client).
</Note>

## Prerequisites

* Employee record exists

Required permissions: `hr:employees:write`.

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Configure payout rail">
    Use employee payout configuration endpoints under `/api/v1/hr/employees/{id}` in [HR API reference](/api-reference/hr). Required before payroll disbursement.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Tips

* Rails must match Pay provider capabilities for the company's country.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="first payroll disbursement" href="/guides/pay/first-payroll-disbursement" />
</CardGroup>