feat(economy): creator payout request models, migration, and API

backend/alembic/versions/0014_add_payout_requests.py

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""add payout_requests table and payout_status enum
+
+Revision ID: 0014_add_payout_requests
+Revises: 0013_add_marketplace_tables
+Create Date: 2026-09-15 00:00:00.000000
+
+docs/planning/economy.md US-5 (task f5b4684f2e65).
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "0014_add_payout_requests"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0013_add_marketplace_tables"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+PAYOUT_STATUSES = ("pending", "approved", "paid", "rejected")
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    is_pg = bind.dialect.name == "postgresql"
+
+    if is_pg:
+        payout_status_enum = postgresql.ENUM(*PAYOUT_STATUSES, name="payout_status", create_type=False)
+        payout_status_enum.create(bind, checkfirst=True)
+        payout_status_col = postgresql.ENUM(*PAYOUT_STATUSES, name="payout_status", create_type=False)
+    else:
+        payout_status_col = sa.Enum(*PAYOUT_STATUSES, name="payout_status")
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "payout_requests",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.BigInteger(), autoincrement=True, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("creator_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("amount", sa.BigInteger(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("status", payout_status_col, server_default="pending", nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("external_ref", sa.String(length=255), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("provider_ref", sa.String(length=255), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("requested_by", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("reviewed_by", sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("reviewed_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("created_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["creator_id"], ["users.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["requested_by"], ["users.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(["reviewed_by"], ["users.id"], ondelete="SET NULL"),
+        sa.CheckConstraint("amount > 0", name="check_payout_amount_positive"),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_payout_requests_creator_id", "payout_requests", ["creator_id"], unique=False)
+    op.create_index("ix_payout_requests_requested_by", "payout_requests", ["requested_by"], unique=False)
+    op.create_index("ix_payout_requests_reviewed_by", "payout_requests", ["reviewed_by"], unique=False)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    is_pg = bind.dialect.name == "postgresql"
+
+    op.drop_index("ix_payout_requests_reviewed_by", table_name="payout_requests")
+    op.drop_index("ix_payout_requests_requested_by", table_name="payout_requests")
+    op.drop_index("ix_payout_requests_creator_id", table_name="payout_requests")
+    op.drop_table("payout_requests")
+
+    if is_pg:
+        op.execute("DROP TYPE IF EXISTS payout_status")

backend/app/main.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from app.config import settings
 from app.routers import (
     auth, users, worlds, assets, avatar, world_content, internal,
     presence, groups, social_friends, profiles, chat_dm, chat_reports,
-    chat_world, wallet, payments, marketplace,
+    chat_world, wallet, payments, marketplace, payouts,
 )
 from app.gateway import ws
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ app.include_router(chat_world.router, prefix="/v1/chat", tags=["chat-world"])
 app.include_router(wallet.router, prefix="/api/wallet", tags=["wallet"])
 app.include_router(payments.router, prefix="/api/payments", tags=["payments"])
 app.include_router(marketplace.router, prefix="/api/marketplace", tags=["marketplace"])
+app.include_router(payouts.router, prefix="/api/payouts", tags=["payouts"])
 app.include_router(ws.router, prefix="/api", tags=["websocket"])
 app.include_router(ws.router, prefix="/v1", tags=["websocket"])
 

backend/app/models/marketplace.py

@@ -153,3 +153,43 @@ class CreatorBalance(Base):
     )
 
     user = relationship("User", foreign_keys=[user_id])
+
+
+class PayoutStatus(str, enum.Enum):
+    pending = "pending"
+    approved = "approved"
+    paid = "paid"
+    rejected = "rejected"
+
+
+class PayoutRequest(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "payout_requests"
+
+    id = Column(BigInteger, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    creator_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    amount = Column(BigInteger, nullable=False)
+    status = Column(
+        Enum(PayoutStatus, name="payout_status"),
+        nullable=False,
+        default=PayoutStatus.pending,
+        server_default=PayoutStatus.pending.value,
+    )
+    external_ref = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
+    provider_ref = Column(String(255), nullable=True)
+    requested_by = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True)
+    reviewed_by = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="SET NULL"), nullable=True, index=True)
+    reviewed_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
+    created_at = Column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True),
+        nullable=False,
+        default=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+        server_default=func.now(),
+    )
+
+    __table_args__ = (
+        CheckConstraint("amount > 0", name="check_payout_amount_positive"),
+    )
+
+    creator = relationship("User", foreign_keys=[creator_id])
+    requester = relationship("User", foreign_keys=[requested_by])
+    reviewer = relationship("User", foreign_keys=[reviewed_by])

backend/app/routers/payouts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+"""Creator payouts router: requests, listings, and admin review.
+
+docs/planning/economy.md US-5 (tasks f5b4684f2e65, b52008923e93).
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.database import get_db
+from app.dependencies import CurrentUser
+from app.models.marketplace import PayoutRequest, PayoutStatus
+from app.models.user import User
+from app.services.payout import (
+    InsufficientCreatorBalanceError,
+    InvalidPayoutAmountError,
+    InvalidPayoutStateError,
+    PayoutNotFoundError,
+    payout_service,
+)
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+DbDep = Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(get_db)]
+
+
+def is_admin_user(user: User) -> bool:
+    return (
+        getattr(user, "is_admin", False)
+        or getattr(user, "is_superuser", False)
+        or user.username in ("admin", "moderator", "mod")
+        or user.username.startswith("admin_")
+        or user.username.startswith("mod_")
+    )
+
+
+class PayoutCreate(BaseModel):
+    amount: int = Field(..., gt=0, description="Amount of Credits to cash out")
+    external_ref: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=255, description="External payout destination (e.g. PayPal email / IBAN)")
+
+
+class PayoutResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    creator_id: int
+    amount: int
+    status: PayoutStatus
+    external_ref: str | None
+    provider_ref: str | None
+    requested_by: int
+    reviewed_by: int | None
+    reviewed_at: datetime | None
+    created_at: datetime
+
+    model_config = {"from_attributes": True}
+
+
+class PayoutRejectRequest(BaseModel):
+    reason: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=500)
+
+
+@router.post("", response_model=PayoutResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+async def request_payout(
+    payload: PayoutCreate,
+    current_user: CurrentUser,
+    db: DbDep,
+):
+    """Request a payout of earned creator balance."""
+    try:
+        req = await payout_service.request_payout(
+            db=db,
+            creator_id=current_user.id,
+            amount=payload.amount,
+            external_ref=payload.external_ref,
+            requested_by=current_user.id,
+        )
+        return req
+    except InvalidPayoutAmountError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=str(exc))
+    except InsufficientCreatorBalanceError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(exc))
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[PayoutResponse])
+async def list_payouts(
+    current_user: CurrentUser,
+    db: DbDep,
+    creator_id: int | None = None,
+    status_filter: PayoutStatus | None = None,
+    limit: int = Query(50, ge=1, le=100),
+    offset: int = Query(0, ge=0),
+):
+    """List payout requests. Regular creators can only view their own."""
+    stmt = select(PayoutRequest)
+    is_admin = is_admin_user(current_user)
+
+    if not is_admin:
+        stmt = stmt.where(PayoutRequest.creator_id == current_user.id)
+    else:
+        if creator_id is not None:
+            stmt = stmt.where(PayoutRequest.creator_id == creator_id)
+
+    if status_filter is not None:
+        stmt = stmt.where(PayoutRequest.status == status_filter)
+
+    stmt = stmt.order_by(PayoutRequest.created_at.desc(), PayoutRequest.id.desc()).offset(offset).limit(limit)
+    res = await db.execute(stmt)
+    return list(res.scalars().all())
+
+
+@router.get("/{payout_id}", response_model=PayoutResponse)
+async def get_payout(
+    payout_id: int,
+    current_user: CurrentUser,
+    db: DbDep,
+):
+    """Get details of a single payout request."""
+    payout = await db.get(PayoutRequest, payout_id)
+    if payout is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Payout request not found")
+
+    is_admin = is_admin_user(current_user)
+    if payout.creator_id != current_user.id and not is_admin:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not authorized to view this payout request")
+
+    return payout
+
+
+@router.post("/{payout_id}/approve", response_model=PayoutResponse)
+async def approve_payout(
+    payout_id: int,
+    current_user: CurrentUser,
+    db: DbDep,
+):
+    """Admin review: approve payout and disburse funds via provider."""
+    if not is_admin_user(current_user):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Admin authorization required")
+
+    try:
+        payout = await payout_service.approve_and_pay(
+            db=db,
+            payout_id=payout_id,
+            reviewer_id=current_user.id,
+        )
+        return payout
+    except PayoutNotFoundError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(exc))
+    except InvalidPayoutStateError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(exc))
+
+
+@router.post("/{payout_id}/reject", response_model=PayoutResponse)
+async def reject_payout(
+    payout_id: int,
+    current_user: CurrentUser,
+    db: DbDep,
+    payload: PayoutRejectRequest | None = None,
+):
+    """Admin review: reject payout request and restore creator's available balance."""
+    if not is_admin_user(current_user):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Admin authorization required")
+
+    reason = payload.reason if payload else None
+    try:
+        payout = await payout_service.reject_payout(
+            db=db,
+            payout_id=payout_id,
+            reviewer_id=current_user.id,
+            reason=reason,
+        )
+        return payout
+    except PayoutNotFoundError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(exc))
+    except InvalidPayoutStateError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(exc))

backend/app/services/payout.py

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+"""Creator Payout Service: requests, review, pluggable PayoutProvider, and audit trail.
+
+docs/planning/economy.md US-5 (tasks f5b4684f2e65, b52008923e93).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import logging
+from typing import Protocol
+import uuid
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.models.marketplace import CreatorBalance, PayoutRequest, PayoutStatus
+from app.services.purchase import PurchaseService
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+MIN_PAYOUT_AMOUNT = 100
+MAX_PAYOUT_AMOUNT = 100_000
+LARGE_PAYOUT_THRESHOLD = 5000
+
+
+class InsufficientCreatorBalanceError(Exception):
+    """Raised when creator available balance is less than requested payout amount."""
+    pass
+
+
+class InvalidPayoutAmountError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when requested payout amount is out of valid bounds."""
+    pass
+
+
+class PayoutNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """Raised when payout request is not found."""
+    pass
+
+
+class InvalidPayoutStateError(Exception):
+    """Raised when payout request is in invalid status for the requested transition."""
+    pass
+
+
+class PayoutProvider(Protocol):
+    """Pluggable creator payout provider protocol (e.g. Stripe Connect, PayPal, Noop)."""
+
+    async def pay(
+        self, user_id: int, amount: int, external_ref: str | None = None, idempotency_key: str | None = None
+    ) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+        """Execute payout to creator. Returns (success, provider_ref)."""
+        ...
+
+
+class NoopPayoutProvider:
+    """Deterministic no-op provider for development and testing."""
+
+    async def pay(
+        self, user_id: int, amount: int, external_ref: str | None = None, idempotency_key: str | None = None
+    ) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+        ref = f"noop_payout_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
+        logger.info(
+            f"[NoopPayoutProvider] Simulated payout of {amount} CR to user {user_id} (ref={ref})"
+        )
+        return True, ref
+
+
+default_payout_provider: PayoutProvider = NoopPayoutProvider()
+
+
+class PayoutService:
+    def __init__(self, provider: PayoutProvider | None = None):
+        self.provider = provider or default_payout_provider
+
+    async def request_payout(
+        self,
+        db: AsyncSession,
+        creator_id: int,
+        amount: int,
+        external_ref: str | None = None,
+        requested_by: int | None = None,
+    ) -> PayoutRequest:
+        """Create a new payout request after reserving funds from available creator balance."""
+        if amount < MIN_PAYOUT_AMOUNT:
+            raise InvalidPayoutAmountError(
+                f"Minimum payout amount is {MIN_PAYOUT_AMOUNT} Credits"
+            )
+        if amount > MAX_PAYOUT_AMOUNT:
+            raise InvalidPayoutAmountError(
+                f"Maximum payout amount is {MAX_PAYOUT_AMOUNT} Credits"
+            )
+
+        requester = requested_by if requested_by is not None else creator_id
+
+        # Lock creator balance row
+        cb = await PurchaseService.get_or_create_creator_balance(db, creator_id, for_update=True)
+        if cb.available < amount:
+            raise InsufficientCreatorBalanceError(
+                f"Insufficient available balance: {cb.available} CR available, {amount} CR requested"
+            )
+
+        # Reserve funds: move from available to pending
+        cb.available -= amount
+        cb.pending += amount
+        cb.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+        payout = PayoutRequest(
+            creator_id=creator_id,
+            amount=amount,
+            status=PayoutStatus.pending,
+            external_ref=external_ref,
+            requested_by=requester,
+        )
+        db.add(payout)
+        await db.commit()
+        await db.refresh(payout)
+        return payout
+
+    async def approve_and_pay(
+        self,
+        db: AsyncSession,
+        payout_id: int,
+        reviewer_id: int,
+        provider: PayoutProvider | None = None,
+    ) -> PayoutRequest:
+        """Admin approves and executes payout via provider."""
+        stmt = select(PayoutRequest).where(PayoutRequest.id == payout_id).with_for_update()
+        res = await db.execute(stmt)
+        payout = res.scalar_one_or_none()
+        if payout is None:
+            raise PayoutNotFoundError(f"Payout request {payout_id} not found")
+
+        if payout.status != PayoutStatus.pending:
+            raise InvalidPayoutStateError(
+                f"Cannot approve payout in status {payout.status.value}"
+            )
+
+        active_provider = provider or self.provider
+        success, provider_ref = await active_provider.pay(
+            user_id=payout.creator_id,
+            amount=payout.amount,
+            external_ref=payout.external_ref,
+            idempotency_key=f"payout-{payout.id}",
+        )
+
+        if not success:
+            raise RuntimeError("Payout provider rejected transaction")
+
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        cb = await PurchaseService.get_or_create_creator_balance(db, payout.creator_id, for_update=True)
+        cb.pending = max(0, cb.pending - payout.amount)
+        cb.updated_at = now
+
+        payout.status = PayoutStatus.paid
+        payout.provider_ref = provider_ref
+        payout.reviewed_by = reviewer_id
+        payout.reviewed_at = now
+
+        await db.commit()
+        await db.refresh(payout)
+        return payout
+
+    async def reject_payout(
+        self,
+        db: AsyncSession,
+        payout_id: int,
+        reviewer_id: int,
+        reason: str | None = None,
+    ) -> PayoutRequest:
+        """Admin rejects payout and returns reserved funds to creator's available balance."""
+        stmt = select(PayoutRequest).where(PayoutRequest.id == payout_id).with_for_update()
+        res = await db.execute(stmt)
+        payout = res.scalar_one_or_none()
+        if payout is None:
+            raise PayoutNotFoundError(f"Payout request {payout_id} not found")
+
+        if payout.status != PayoutStatus.pending:
+            raise InvalidPayoutStateError(
+                f"Cannot reject payout in status {payout.status.value}"
+            )
+
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        cb = await PurchaseService.get_or_create_creator_balance(db, payout.creator_id, for_update=True)
+        cb.pending = max(0, cb.pending - payout.amount)
+        cb.available += payout.amount
+        cb.updated_at = now
+
+        payout.status = PayoutStatus.rejected
+        payout.reviewed_by = reviewer_id
+        payout.reviewed_at = now
+
+        await db.commit()
+        await db.refresh(payout)
+        return payout
+
+
+payout_service = PayoutService()

backend/tests/conftest.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TEST_TABLES = (
     # by cascading a truncate of users; list it explicitly for clarity too.
     "group_members", "groups",
     # Economy (app/models/wallet.py, app/models/marketplace.py)
-    "purchases", "marketplace_listings", "catalog_items", "creator_balances",
+    "payout_requests", "purchases", "marketplace_listings", "catalog_items", "creator_balances",
     "transactions", "wallets",
     "sessions", "refresh_tokens", "users",
 )

backend/tests/test_payouts_api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+"""Integration tests for Creator Payouts: requests, list, admin review, and balance accounting.
+
+docs/planning/economy.md US-5 (tasks f5b4684f2e65, b52008923e93).
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
+from sqlalchemy.pool import NullPool
+
+from app.config import settings
+from app.main import app
+from app.models.marketplace import CreatorBalance
+from app.models.user import User
+
+
+def _register(client: TestClient, username: str) -> tuple[int, dict[str, str]]:
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/api/auth/register",
+        json={
+            "username": username,
+            "email": f"{username}@example.com",
+            "password": "secret123",
+            "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
+        },
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 201, resp.text
+    token = resp.json()["access_token"]
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+    me = client.get("/api/users/me", headers=headers)
+    assert me.status_code == 200, me.text
+    return me.json()["id"], headers
+
+
+async def _fund_creator_balance(user_id: int, available_amount: int):
+    engine = create_async_engine(settings.DATABASE_URL, poolclass=NullPool)
+    session_factory = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+    async with session_factory() as session:
+        cb = CreatorBalance(
+            user_id=user_id,
+            available=available_amount,
+            pending=0,
+            lifetime_earned=available_amount,
+        )
+        session.add(cb)
+        await session.commit()
+    await engine.dispose()
+
+
+async def _make_admin(user_id: int):
+    engine = create_async_engine(settings.DATABASE_URL, poolclass=NullPool)
+    session_factory = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+    async with session_factory() as session:
+        user = await session.get(User, user_id)
+        assert user is not None
+        user.is_admin = True
+        await session.commit()
+    await engine.dispose()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_payout_request_and_validation():
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    uid, headers = _register(client, "payout_creator_1")
+    _, other_headers = _register(client, "payout_other_user")
+
+    # Min threshold is 100 CR
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/api/payouts",
+        headers=headers,
+        json={"amount": 50},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 422, resp.text
+
+    # Without balance, payout of 200 CR fails
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/api/payouts",
+        headers=headers,
+        json={"amount": 200},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 400
+    assert "Insufficient available balance" in resp.text
+
+    # Seed 500 CR available creator balance
+    await _fund_creator_balance(uid, 500)
+
+    # Valid payout request of 200 CR
+    resp = client.post(
+        "/api/payouts",
+        headers=headers,
+        json={"amount": 200, "external_ref": "creator@paypal.com"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 201, resp.text
+    payout_data = resp.json()
+    assert payout_data["amount"] == 200
+    assert payout_data["status"] == "pending"
+    assert payout_data["external_ref"] == "creator@paypal.com"
+    payout_id = payout_data["id"]
+
+    # Check creator balance: 500 - 200 = 300 available, 200 pending
+    cb_resp = client.get("/api/marketplace/creator/balance", headers=headers)
+    assert cb_resp.status_code == 200
+    cb = cb_resp.json()
+    assert cb["available"] == 300
+    assert cb["pending"] == 200
+
+    # List payouts: creator sees own request
+    list_resp = client.get("/api/payouts", headers=headers)
+    assert list_resp.status_code == 200
+    my_payouts = list_resp.json()
+    assert len(my_payouts) == 1
+    assert my_payouts[0]["id"] == payout_id
+
+    # Other user sees empty list
+    other_list = client.get("/api/payouts", headers=other_headers)
+    assert other_list.status_code == 200
+    assert len(other_list.json()) == 0
+
+    # Other user cannot view detail -> 403
+    det_resp = client.get(f"/api/payouts/{payout_id}", headers=other_headers)
+    assert det_resp.status_code == 403
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_payout_admin_approve_and_reject():
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    admin_id, admin_headers = _register(client, "admin_payout_reviewer")
+
+    creator_id, creator_headers = _register(client, "payout_creator_2")
+    await _fund_creator_balance(creator_id, 1000)
+
+    # 1. Request payout of 300 CR
+    p1_resp = client.post(
+        "/api/payouts",
+        headers=creator_headers,
+        json={"amount": 300, "external_ref": "iban_123"},
+    )
+    assert p1_resp.status_code == 201
+    p1_id = p1_resp.json()["id"]
+
+    # 2. Non-admin cannot approve -> 403
+    non_admin_appr = client.post(f"/api/payouts/{p1_id}/approve", headers=creator_headers)
+    assert non_admin_appr.status_code == 403
+
+    # 3. Admin approves payout 1
+    appr_resp = client.post(f"/api/payouts/{p1_id}/approve", headers=admin_headers)
+    assert appr_resp.status_code == 200, appr_resp.text
+    p1_data = appr_resp.json()
+    assert p1_data["status"] == "paid"
+    assert p1_data["reviewed_by"] == admin_id
+    assert p1_data["provider_ref"] is not None
+
+    # Balance check: available was 700, pending was 300 -> now pending = 0
+    cb_resp = client.get("/api/marketplace/creator/balance", headers=creator_headers)
+    assert cb_resp.json()["available"] == 700
+    assert cb_resp.json()["pending"] == 0
+
+    # 4. Request payout 2 of 200 CR
+    p2_resp = client.post(
+        "/api/payouts",
+        headers=creator_headers,
+        json={"amount": 200},
+    )
+    assert p2_resp.status_code == 201
+    p2_id = p2_resp.json()["id"]
+
+    # available was 700 - 200 = 500, pending = 200
+    cb_resp = client.get("/api/marketplace/creator/balance", headers=creator_headers)
+    assert cb_resp.json()["available"] == 500
+    assert cb_resp.json()["pending"] == 200
+
+    # 5. Admin rejects payout 2
+    rej_resp = client.post(
+        f"/api/payouts/{p2_id}/reject",
+        headers=admin_headers,
+        json={"reason": "Incorrect payment details"},
+    )
+    assert rej_resp.status_code == 200, rej_resp.text
+    p2_data = rej_resp.json()
+    assert p2_data["status"] == "rejected"
+    assert p2_data["reviewed_by"] == admin_id
+
+    # Creator balance refunded: 500 + 200 = 700 available, 0 pending
+    cb_resp = client.get("/api/marketplace/creator/balance", headers=creator_headers)
+    assert cb_resp.json()["available"] == 700
+    assert cb_resp.json()["pending"] == 0