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# Instant Sell

You can sell your crypto for fiat which gets instantly paid to bank accounts. To do this, Make a **POST** request to the following endpoint.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```url
https://api.localramp.co/v1/transaction/sell/initiate
```

{% endcode %}

Please find below the request body for the endpoint.

<table><thead><tr><th width="201">Field</th><th width="109">Data Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>tx_ext_reference</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Required</strong> - your unique reference for the transaction</td></tr><tr><td>email</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Required</strong> -  e.g "dinesh@piedpiper.xyz"</td></tr><tr><td>from_currency</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Required</strong> -  e.g "BTC"</td></tr><tr><td>to_currency</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Required</strong> e.g "NGN", "GHS"</td></tr><tr><td>country_code</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Required</strong> e.g "NG", "GH"</td></tr><tr><td>from_amount</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Optionally Required</strong> - amount of from_currency to be sold e.g "0.235".<br><br>Required if to_amount is not provided.</td></tr><tr><td>to_amount</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Optionally Required</strong> - amount of to_currency to be received e.g "2000.56".<br><br>Required if from_amount is not provided.</td></tr><tr><td>destination_type</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Required</strong> - "bank_account" or "mobile_money"</td></tr><tr><td>account_number</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Optionally Required</strong> - required for destination_type of bank_account<br>e.g "012345678"</td></tr><tr><td>bank_code</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Optionally Required</strong> - required for destination_type of bank_account. Check <a href="/pages/IEmABvMshmjGm579WScH">Get Supported Banks</a><br>e.g "012"</td></tr><tr><td>phone_number</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Optionally Required</strong> - required for destination_type of mobile_money<br>e.g "+23312345677"</td></tr><tr><td>phone_network</td><td>String</td><td><strong>Optionally Required</strong> - required for destination_type of mobile_money.<br>Check <a href="/pages/iNON2ILQPoCTov1papJC">Get Supported Payment Methods</a><br>e.g "mobile_money_mtn"</td></tr></tbody></table>

With the following header

```
x-auth-token: <SECRET_KEY>
```

If the API call is successful, LocalRamp returns the following response:

```javascript
{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "tx_ext_reference": "youReference",
        "reference": "SELL_hDUkDSE36MHkds79",
        "account_name": "RAJI JOHNSON",
        "bank_name": "UNITED BANK"
    }
}
```

Store the `tx_ext_reference` returned which would be used to verify the transaction.\ <br>

{% hint style="danger" %}
If this request fails (including 5xx errors), always [**verify**](/crypto-off-ramp/direct-api-sell/get-transaction-state.md) that the transaction has not been created before giving any value. Use `tx_ext_reference`
{% endhint %}