# GetPayments

Use this method to retrieve either one or many payments for invoices and credit notes.

### Properties <a href="#properties" id="properties"></a>

**Authentication**

Authentication values used to connect to the Xero server.

**Payment id**

You can retrieve an individual record by specifying the PaymentID.

**Modified after**

A UTC timestamp (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss) . Only records created or modified since this timestamp will be returned e.g. 2009-11-12T00:00:00.

**Where**

Restrict the returned items using the specified criteria. See Where filter.

**Order by**

Return items in a specific order. See Order by filter.

**Return options**

Select how the data is to be returned.

Possible values are:

* Only the first item.
* The first item or an empty item.
* All the items one by one.
* All of the items at once.

### Output <a href="#output" id="output"></a>

**Return type of Payments**

A list of payments or a single payment depending on the selected *Return option* (see above).

### Links <a href="#links" id="links"></a>