# List Payments

This endpoint lists all successful payment-related operations and can be used in [streaming](/api/introduction/streaming.md) mode. Streaming mode allows you to listen for new payments as they are added to the Stellar ledger. If called in streaming mode, Horizon will start at the earliest known payment unless a `cursor` is set, in which case it will start from that `cursor`. By setting the cursor value to `now`, you can stream payments created since your request time.

Operations that can be returned by this endpoint include:

* `create_account`
* `payment`
* `path_payment`
* `account_merge`

 \- ARGUMENT - 

* cursor `optional`

  A number that points to a specific location in a collection of responses and is pulled from the `paging_token` value of a record.
* order `optional`

  A designation of the order in which records should appear. Options include `asc`(ascending) or `desc` (descending). If this argument isn’t set, it defaults to `asc`.
* limit `optional`

  The maximum number of records returned. The limit can range from 1 to 200 - an upper limit that is hardcoded in Horizon for performance reasons. If this argument isn’t designated, it defaults to 10.
* include\_failed `optional`

  Set to true to include failed operations in results. Options include `true` and `false`.
* join `optional`

  Set to `transactions` to include the transactions which created each of the operations in the response.

Example RequestcURLJavaScript

```
curl "https://horizon.stellar.org/payments?limit=3"
```

Example Response<br>

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
var StellarSdk = require("stellar-sdk");
var server = new StellarSdk.Server("https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network");

server
  .payments()
  .call()
  .then(function (resp) {
    console.log(resp);
  })
  .catch(function (err) {
    console.error(err);
  });
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/payments?limit=3"
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

```bash
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/payments?cursor=\u0026limit=3\u0026order=asc"
    },
    "next": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/payments?cursor=33676838572033\u0026limit=3\u0026order=asc"
    },
    "prev": {
      "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/payments?cursor=12884905985\u0026limit=3\u0026order=desc"
    }
  },
  "_embedded": {
    "records": [
      {
        "_links": {
          "self": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/12884905985"
          },
          "transaction": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/transactions/3389e9f0f1a65f19736cacf544c2e825313e8447f569233bb8db39aa607c8889"
          },
          "effects": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/12884905985/effects"
          },
          "succeeds": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=desc\u0026cursor=12884905985"
          },
          "precedes": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=asc\u0026cursor=12884905985"
          }
        },
        "id": "12884905985",
        "paging_token": "12884905985",
        "transaction_successful": true,
        "source_account": "GAAZI4TCR3TY5OJHCTJC2A4QSY6CJWJH5IAJTGKIN2ER7LBNVKOCCWN7",
        "type": "create_account",
        "type_i": 0,
        "created_at": "2015-09-30T17:15:54Z",
        "transaction_hash": "3389e9f0f1a65f19736cacf544c2e825313e8447f569233bb8db39aa607c8889",
        "starting_balance": "20.0000000",
        "funder": "GAAZI4TCR3TY5OJHCTJC2A4QSY6CJWJH5IAJTGKIN2ER7LBNVKOCCWN7",
        "account": "GALPCCZN4YXA3YMJHKL6CVIECKPLJJCTVMSNYWBTKJW4K5HQLYLDMZTB"
      },
      {
        "_links": {
          "self": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/12884905986"
          },
          "transaction": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/transactions/3389e9f0f1a65f19736cacf544c2e825313e8447f569233bb8db39aa607c8889"
          },
          "effects": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/12884905986/effects"
          },
          "succeeds": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=desc\u0026cursor=12884905986"
          },
          "precedes": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=asc\u0026cursor=12884905986"
          }
        },
        "id": "12884905986",
        "paging_token": "12884905986",
        "transaction_successful": true,
        "source_account": "GAAZI4TCR3TY5OJHCTJC2A4QSY6CJWJH5IAJTGKIN2ER7LBNVKOCCWN7",
        "type": "payment",
        "type_i": 1,
        "created_at": "2015-09-30T17:15:54Z",
        "transaction_hash": "3389e9f0f1a65f19736cacf544c2e825313e8447f569233bb8db39aa607c8889",
        "asset_type": "native",
        "from": "GAAZI4TCR3TY5OJHCTJC2A4QSY6CJWJH5IAJTGKIN2ER7LBNVKOCCWN7",
        "to": "GALPCCZN4YXA3YMJHKL6CVIECKPLJJCTVMSNYWBTKJW4K5HQLYLDMZTB",
        "amount": "99999999959.9999700"
      },
      {
        "_links": {
          "self": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/33676838572033"
          },
          "transaction": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/transactions/2db4b22ca018119c5027a80578813ffcf582cda4aa9e31cd92b43cf1bda4fc5a"
          },
          "effects": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/operations/33676838572033/effects"
          },
          "succeeds": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=desc\u0026cursor=33676838572033"
          },
          "precedes": {
            "href": "https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network/effects?order=asc\u0026cursor=33676838572033"
          }
        },
        "id": "33676838572033",
        "paging_token": "33676838572033",
        "transaction_successful": true,
        "source_account": "GALPCCZN4YXA3YMJHKL6CVIECKPLJJCTVMSNYWBTKJW4K5HQLYLDMZTB",
        "type": "create_account",
        "type_i": 0,
        "created_at": "2015-10-01T04:15:01Z",
        "transaction_hash": "2db4b22ca018119c5027a80578813ffcf582cda4aa9e31cd92b43cf1bda4fc5a",
        "starting_balance": "20.0000000",
        "funder": "GALPCCZN4YXA3YMJHKL6CVIECKPLJJCTVMSNYWBTKJW4K5HQLYLDMZTB",
        "account": "GAP2KHWUMOHY7IO37UJY7SEBIITJIDZS5DRIIQRPEUT4VUKHZQGIRWS4"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

```bash
var StellarSdk = require("stellar-sdk");
var server = new StellarSdk.Server("https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network");

var callback = function (resp) {
  console.log(resp);
};

var es = server.payments().cursor("now").stream({ onmessage: callback });
```


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