# POST /credit/api/releasePendingInstallment

**Resource:** [Instalments](../resources/Instalments.md)
**Service that closes pending installments**
**Operation ID:** `releasePendingInstallment`

Releases a pending installment for a credit card transaction. Accepts a UTID, early release type, and fee amount, and invokes the transaction management service to process the early release. Returns the ER log record ID and the associated ShadowCardNumber.

**Part of:**

- <a href="https://apiportal.dgpays.com/journeys/capabilities#s-epp-credit" target="_parent">Journey 03 · Enabling additional capabilities</a> — step 4, Early settlement

## Request Body

Release Pending Installment Request

**Required:** Yes

**Content Types:** `application/json`

**Schema:** [ReleasePendingInstallmentRequest](../schemas/Release/ReleasePendingInstallmentRequest.md)

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 200 | Success |
| 400 | (reference) |
| 404 | (reference) |
| 500 | (reference) |

**Success Response Schema:**

[ReleasePendingInstallmentResponse](../schemas/Release/ReleasePendingInstallmentResponse.md)

