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# Export bank payment files

> Generate bank upload files for bulk payroll or vendor disbursements.

# Export bank payment files

Generate bank upload files for bulk payroll or vendor disbursements.

<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

* Scheduled disbursement batch

Required permissions: `pay:transactions:read`.

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Export file">
    Use bank file export endpoints in [Pay API reference](/api-reference/pay) for your provider format.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

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  <Card title="first payroll disbursement" href="/guides/pay/first-payroll-disbursement" />
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