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title: "Downloading a Sample Mass Payment File"
source_url: https://docs.rapyd.net/en/downloading-a-sample-mass-payment-file.html
lang: en
---

# Downloading a Sample Mass Payment File

Download a sample mass payment file to serve as a template for your own file.

This is the first step in [Creating Mass Payments](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/creating-mass-payments.md "Creating Mass Payments").

This procedure requires Owner or Administrator privileges.

### How Download a Sample Mass Payment File

1. Sign in as described in [Accessing the Client Portal](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/accessing-the-client-portal.md "Accessing the Client Portal") and navigate to **Collect** > **Payment Features** > **Mass Payments**.

   The **Mass Payments** page appears.

   ![648874fc466ae.png](image/img-a3b1d9322f2766293c9d1841560db277.png)
2. Select **Download Sample File**

   A Sample File dialog box appears.

   ![648874feba604.png](image/img-321ff72349bdff6d411cd9d58e33f8f3.png)
3. Select the sample file you want to download:

   - **Payment** - a specific payment method.
   - **Hosted** - an embedded checkout page.

   ![6488750073361.png](image/img-cf2cdb600c386e4781ae98d70ae5adfe.png)

   If you select **Payment**, then you must also select the country, currency, and payment method type.
4. Click the **Download** button. The sample mass payment file is downloaded to your computer. The file is in CSV format.

   ![64887502a2e6a.png](image/img-69d337d658f10713fc84b8d607e81716.png)

   The file includes a row containing the names of the required and optional fields for the specific payment type or checkout page. The following is a sample file for the 'us_psc_cash' payment type.
5. Continue to [Creating a Mass Payment File](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/creating-a-mass-payment-file.md "Creating a Mass Payment File").

**Sample CSV File**

```xml
amount,currency,country,payment_method,payment_method.type,expiration,merchant_reference_id,customer,description,complete_payment_url,error_payment_url
```