Statuses
Agent Pay status: Approve does not execute. Execution: not enabled. ACH settlement: not enabled. prepare_payment never moves money. Machine-readable: /docs/agents/status.json.
Generated from code. Machine-readable: /docs/agents/reference/statuses.json.
Payment draft status
Applies to: get_payment_status.status.
Read-time expiry applies: a pending draft past its approval window, or an approved draft past executableUntil, reads as expired.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
draft | Created and not yet submitted for approval. |
requires_approval | Prepared by prepare_payment and waiting for a human decision. |
approved | A human approved it and a signed authorization envelope exists. Nothing has executed. |
rejected | A human rejected it. |
expired | The approval window or the signed executableUntil passed. A new prepare and approval are needed. |
revoked | An approved authorization was revoked before use. Its signature is cleared. |
pending_operator_approval | Waiting for the operator to approve or reject. |
awaiting_approval | Waiting for approval. |
recipient_information_required | The draft needs payee details before approval. |
execution_pending | Reserved for execution, which is not enabled. |
completed | Reserved for confirmed provider success, which cannot happen while execution is not enabled. |
failed | Reserved for a failed execution attempt. |
Statuses governed by the approval window
Applies to: Payment drafts (expiresAt).
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
draft | Expires when expiresAt passes. |
requires_approval | Expires when expiresAt passes. |
pending_operator_approval | Expires when expiresAt passes. |
awaiting_approval | Expires when expiresAt passes. |
recipient_information_required | Expires when expiresAt passes. |
Statuses governed by executableUntil
Applies to: Approved payment drafts and their envelopes.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
approved | Reads as expired once the server clock reaches executableUntil (zero skew). |
execution_pending | Reads as expired once the server clock reaches executableUntil. |
prepare_payment policy result
Applies to: prepare_payment.policy_result.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
allowed_with_approval | Policy allows the payment to be proposed. A human still has to approve it. |
blocked | Policy blocks the payment. No approvable draft is created. |
Approval queue: pending
Applies to: The operator approvals queue.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
draft | Shown as pending. |
requires_approval | Shown as pending. |
pending_operator_approval | Shown as pending. |
awaiting_approval | Shown as pending. |
Approval queue: history
Applies to: The operator approvals queue.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
approved | Approved. Approve does not execute. |
rejected | Rejected by a human. |
expired | The window passed before use. |
revoked | Revoked after approval, before use. |
Spend envelope status
Applies to: The spend envelope minted at approval.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
approved | Minted at human approval with the signed fields and scope. |
revoked | Revoked. The signature is cleared and it can no longer be used. |
expired | Past executableUntil. |
denied | The approval was refused. |
Approval ledger decision
Applies to: Approval ledger entries for spend envelopes.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
approved | A human approved the draft; this ledger entry records the signed envelope alongside it. |
revoked | The authorization was revoked by the owner or an admin. |
expired | The envelope expired. |
denied | The approval was refused. |
Recurring mandate status
Applies to: Recurring mandates.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
active | Cycles can be prepared. Each cycle still needs a fresh human approval. |
paused | No cycles are prepared or claimed. |
cancelled | Cancelled by the owner. No further cycles. |
completed | No further cycles. |
Mandate cycle status
Applies to: Each cycle of a recurring mandate.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
pending_approval | Opened for this cycle and waiting for a fresh human approval. |
approved | A fresh signed approval is attached. Claims before the cycle time are refused. |
claimed | The claim was recorded. A claim never moves money. |
completed | Reserved for execution, which is not enabled. |
refused | Refused, for example after an execution attempt was recorded. The slot is used up. |
expired | The cycle approval lapsed. The slot can be prepared again. |
skipped | Skipped by the owner, or marked missed when a cycle is not approved and claimed by the cycle time plus grace. |
Wallet connection status
Applies to: get_wallet_status.connectionStatus.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
not_connected | No wallet is connected for this AI Agent. |
pending | Wallet setup has started and is not verified yet. |
connected | A staging wallet is connected and verified. |
unavailable | Status cannot be read right now. See unavailableReason. |
error | The last status check failed. See unavailableReason. |
Wallet verification status
Applies to: get_wallet_status.verificationStatus.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
not_verified | Not verified. |
pending | Verification in progress. |
verified | Verified. |
failed | Verification failed. |
Account module status
Applies to: get_account_status.modules[].status (including the wallet module).
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
active | The module is active. |
activating | Activation is in progress. |
ready_to_connect | Ready to connect. |
application_required | An application is needed first. |
application_started | An application was started. |
submitted | The application was submitted. |
in_review | Under review. |
action_required | The account owner needs to act in POINTS, for example to re-authorize the wallet. |
not_approved | Not approved. |
coming_soon | Not available today. No date is published. |
temporarily_unavailable | Temporarily unavailable. |
Payment pattern
Applies to: prepare_payment.paymentPattern.
Requires execution (not enabled). Values exist in code only.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
standard | A single payment draft. |
sell_side_job | Escrow-before-work pattern. |
micropayment | Fee-before-send, charge-on-2xx pattern. |
Escrow state
Applies to: Escrow-before-work drafts.
Requires execution (not enabled). Values exist in code only.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
none | No escrow hold. |
held | Amount counted as escrowed. |
releasable | Work accepted; the hold could be released. |
refundable | The hold could be refunded. |
released | Terminal: released. |
refunded | Terminal: refunded. |
Graduated autonomy level
Applies to: Agent Pay policy.
Requires execution (not enabled). Levels are computed and recorded for policy review. They never approve a payment. Every payment still needs human approval, and a level never overrides a policy deny, a block list, or a velocity cap.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
L0 | Lowest level: no history, a policy or list miss, or a velocity cap hit. |
L1 | Known or allow-listed merchant with thin history, small amounts. |
L2 | Good history and moderate frequency, larger amounts. |
L3 | Highest level: strong history and an allow-listed merchant. |
Settlement terminal status
Applies to: Execution and settlement.
Requires execution (not enabled). Values exist in code only.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
completed | Reserved for confirmed provider success. |
failed | Reserved for a failed execution attempt. |