Use status to understand the Lead-side lifecycle of an instant payment, counterparty_status to understand the counterparty-side lifecycle for outgoing payments after the payment reaches posted, and the return_request status to understand the lifecycle of a return request that references the given instant payment.

Status

Status	Description	Direction
`created`	Lead created the outgoing instant payment.	Outgoing only
`under_review`	Lead is manually reviewing the instant payment.	Incoming and outgoing
`canceled`	You canceled the outgoing instant payment.	Outgoing only
`posted`	Lead posted the instant payment to your account.	Incoming and outgoing
`rejected`	Lead, the counterparty, or the network rejected the instant payment.	Incoming and outgoing

Counterparty Status

Counterparty Status	Description	Direction
`under_review`	The counterparty is manually reviewing your outgoing payment before posting it to the creditor’s account.	Outgoing only
`posted`	The instant payment posted to the creditor’s account.	Incoming and outgoing
`rejected`	The counterparty rejected your outgoing payment before it reached the creditor’s account.	Outgoing only

Return Request Status

Return Request Status	Description	Direction
`response_needed`	The incoming return request requires a response from you.	Incoming only
`pending`	The outgoing return request is pending a response from the counterparty.	Outgoing only
`accepted`	The return request was accepted and a return is expected.	Incoming and outgoing
`rejected`	The return request was rejected.	Incoming and outgoing

Incoming Payments

Outgoing Payments

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