# External Payments

An external payment is a manual record of a payment made outside of Kantata OX.  An external payment can
be applied to an invoice, or just recorded directly to a project.

 - [GET /external_payments](https://developer.kantata.com/kantata/specification/external-payments/get%20external%20payments.md): The external payments currently visible to the user that is logged-in. This endpoint returns structured External Payment objects. As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be refere
 - [POST /external_payments](https://developer.kantata.com/kantata/specification/external-payments/create%20external%20payment.md): Creates an external payment for the specified project or invoice. If an invoice ID is provided, a payment is only created for that invoice when it's a single project invoice and in a non-draft pending
 - [GET /external_payments/{id}](https://developer.kantata.com/kantata/specification/external-payments/get%20external%20payment.md): This endpoint returns structured External Payment objects. As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array and will be indexed by ID i
 - [DELETE /external_payments/{id}](https://developer.kantata.com/kantata/specification/external-payments/delete%20external%20payment.md): The response will contain no content and an HTTP 204 status code if the request was successful, or a [standard Kantata OX error message](#section/Errors) explaining why the object could not be deleted