---
issue: 037
title: "Frontend initiateRequestNetworkPayout, confirmRequestNetworkPayout, confirmRequestNetworkRelease, confirmRequestNetworkRefund call non-existent backend routes"
severity: major
domain: Payment
labels: [missing-feature, bug, frontend, major, payment, request-network]
status: open
created: 2026-05-29
source: Doc vs Code Audit 2026-05-29
---

# 🟠 Frontend initiateRequestNetworkPayout, confirmRequestNetworkPayout, confirmRequestNetworkRelease, confirmRequestNetworkRefund call non-existent backend routes

**Severity:** major
**Domain:** Payment
**Labels:** missing-feature, bug, frontend, major, payment, request-network

## Description

Four frontend actions in src/actions/payment.ts call /api/payment/request-network/:id/payout/initiate, /payout/confirm, /release/confirm, and /refund/confirm. None of these sub-paths exist in the backend. Admin Request Network payout/release/refund operations are completely broken.

## Current Behavior

All four RN admin payout/release/refund actions return 404.

## Expected Behavior

Backend should implement the four Request Network admin payout/release/refund endpoints, or the frontend actions should be updated to match existing backend routes.

## Affected Files

- `frontend/src/actions/payment.ts`

## References

- [Doc vs Code Audit Report](../09%20-%20Audits/Doc%20vs%20Code%20Audit%20Report%20-%202026-05-29.md)