> ## Documentation Index
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# Payments

### Definition

A payment is a record of money collected from a customer through the payment provider. It includes the amount, currency, payment method, and status.

### Purpose

Payments represent the inflow of money. Each payment corresponds to a customer paying for a product or service.

### Relationships

* A payment is part of the transaction history.
* It can have one or more associated refunds.

### Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint                                                                        | Description                                     |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| GET    | [Retrieve all payments](/api-reference/endpoints/payment/retrieve-all-payments) | Retrieve all payments from the payment provider |