> ## Documentation Index
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# Payments created

> Every payment record created during the period.

One row per payment record created, regardless of whether it was later
processed, declined or canceled. This is the widest of the four reports and the
starting point of the reconciliation chain.

```
report_payments_created-{merchant_name}-{period_start}_to_{period_end}.csv
```

Bounded on `event_created_at`.

## Columns

| Column                | Type      | Description                                                                      |
| --------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `event_id`            | string    | Unique identifier for the payment. Used as `payment_id` in every other report.   |
| `event_created_at`    | timestamp | When the payment record was created. UTC, microsecond precision.                 |
| `event_type`          | enum      | Always `PAYMENT_CREATION`.                                                       |
| `merchant_name`       | string    | Your merchant identifier.                                                        |
| `store_id`            | string    | Store the payment belongs to, or `NA` where not configured.                      |
| `merchant_reference`  | string    | Your own reference, as supplied on the payment request. Empty when not provided. |
| `event_amount`        | decimal   | Payment amount in major units.                                                   |
| `currency`            | string    | ISO 4217 currency of the payment.                                                |
| `consumer_first_name` | string    | Consumer given name.                                                             |
| `consumer_last_name`  | string    | Consumer family name.                                                            |
| `consumer_email`      | string    | Consumer email address.                                                          |
| `card_brand`          | enum      | `VISA`, `MASTERCARD`, `AMEX`, `DISCOVER`.                                        |
| `card_bin`            | string    | First 6-8 digits of the card number.                                             |
| `card_last_4_digits`  | string    | Last four digits of the card number.                                             |

<Note>
  `event_id` here is the payment identifier. It appears as `payment_id` — not as
  `event_id` — in the transactions, disputes and settlement reports. Every other
  report uses `event_id` for its own event, not for the payment.
</Note>

## Creation does not imply processing

A row in this report means a payment record exists. It does not mean money
moved. A payment may be created and never processed, processed days later, or
processed across several attempts.

Expect this report to contain more rows than the transactions report for the
same period, and do not treat the difference as a reconciliation break. See the
[reconciliation guide](/reporting/reconciliation) for how to age unprocessed
payments correctly.

## Example

```csv report_payments_created-my_merchant-20260801_to_20260810.csv theme={null}
event_id,event_created_at,event_type,merchant_name,store_id,merchant_reference,event_amount,currency,consumer_first_name,consumer_last_name,consumer_email,card_brand,card_bin,card_last_4_digits
PAYM_7bQ2xKmR4v,2026-08-01 09:14:02.000000 UTC,PAYMENT_CREATION,my_merchant,store_abc,ORD-88213,49.00,USD,Priya,Raman,priya.raman@example.com,VISA,411111,4242
PAYM_Nc9wTdLs3E,2026-08-01 11:47:55.000000 UTC,PAYMENT_CREATION,my_merchant,store_123,ORD-88214,129.50,USD,Tomas,Lindqvist,t.lindqvist@example.com,MASTERCARD,555555,8081
PAYM_Hj4zVpQa8M,2026-08-02 16:02:19.000000 UTC,PAYMENT_CREATION,my_merchant,store_abc,,49.00,USD,Awa,Diallo,awa.diallo@example.com,VISA,400005,1907
PAYM_Ry6kBnXu2W,2026-08-03 03:31:40.000000 UTC,PAYMENT_CREATION,my_merchant,store_123,ORD-88219,24.95,USD,Hannah,Byrne,hbyrne@example.com,AMEX,371449,6003
```