Receipts

Every approved, blocked, failed, or manually approved payment attempt creates a receipt. Receipts make agent spending auditable. A receipt is the same underlying record as a spend log entry, shown with its full lifecycle status so a specific payment can be audited on its own.

{
  "receiptId": "rcpt_01JY6K6Y8F7P4B2S1Q8Z9R0M3N",
  "agentId": "researchbot-01",
  "allowanceId": "alw_researchbot-01",
  "service": "risk-report-api",
  "protocol": "internal",
  "amount": "0.03",
  "asset": "USDC",
  "policyDecision": "approved",
  "policyRuleMatched": "under_max_payment",
  "tx": "5xL...9Qp",
  "status": "settled",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-10T09:31:04Z"
}

Receipt statuses

Status	Meaning
`approved`	Passed policy. Settlement is in flight.
`blocked`	Refused before funds moved. No charge occurred.
`requires_approval`	Above the approval threshold; held for a human decision.
`failed`	Passed policy but settlement failed (network, signer, or recipient error).
`settled`	Funds moved on-chain. Terminal success state.
`refunded`	A settled payment was reversed by the receiver or an operator.
`expired`	A held approval or payment requirement timed out unresolved.

See Approvals for how a payment reaches requires_approval and what happens next.