# Create a top-up

Creates a top-up.

```http
POST https://api.pozy.ai/v1/balance/top-ups
```

- Area: Creators / Treasury
- Auth: Authorization: Bearer pz_live_...

## Header parameters

- `Idempotency-Key` (string)

## Request body

Content type: `application/json`

- `amountCents`, integer, required: 1000 to 10000000
- `method`, string, required: One of `card`, `bank_transfer`
- `paymentMethodId`, string

## Example request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/balance/top-ups" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "amountCents": 1000,
  "method": "card"
}'
```

```ts
import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";

const res = await fetch("https://api.pozy.ai/v1/balance/top-ups", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.POZY_API_KEY}`,
    "Idempotency-Key": randomUUID(),
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    amountCents: 1000,
    method: "card"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data?.error ?? `Request failed with status ${res.status}`);
console.log(data);
```

```python
import os
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/balance/top-ups",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['POZY_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "amountCents": 1000,
        "method": "card",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

## Response 201

- `topupId`, string, required
- `status`, string, required: One of `succeeded`, `processing`, `requires_action`
- `clientSecret`, string, required: Can be null

```json
{
  "topupId": "661baaf62e351f4bf7700103",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "clientSecret": "string"
}
```