Dumping delayed payout transactions

On this page

• Commands to dump delayed payout transactions
• Where to find the delayed payout files
• Next steps

If you or a mediator require additional information on failed, pending, or closed transactions, run Bisq with the --dumpDelayedPayoutTxs=true command line argument.

The instructions below contain specific commands for each of the major desktop operating systems you can copy and paste into a terminal.

Commands to dump delayed payout transactions

Windows

Open PowerShell (search the Start menu for PowerShell).

Then from PowerShell, run the following command to switch to your Bisq application directory:

cd $home\AppData\Local\Bisq

Then run the following command to run Bisq:

start Bisq.exe --dumpDelayedPayoutTxs=true

macOS

Open a terminal window by searching for Terminal with Spotlight, and then press Enter.

Then run the following command:

/Applications/Bisq.app/Contents/MacOS/Bisq --dumpDelayedPayoutTxs=true

Linux

In a new terminal window, run the following command:

/opt/bisq/bin/Bisq --dumpDelayedPayoutTxs=true

Historical template from the 14 October 2026 archive · source

Where to find the delayed payout files

Shortly after running one of the commands above, you will find 3 newly-created files in your Bisq data directory:

1. delayed_payout_txs_closed.json
2. delayed_payout_txs_pending.json
3. delayed_payout_txs_failed.json

The location of your data directory depends on what operating system you're using:

Windows

Using PowerShell:

$home\AppData\Roaming\Bisq\

Using cmd:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Bisq\

macOS

/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Bisq/

This folder could be hidden and not normally accessible on Macs, check the documentation by Apple to see how to be able to work with it.

Linux

/home/<username>/.local/share/Bisq/

Historical template from the 14 October 2026 archive · source

Next steps

You can broadcast the DPT through any online tx broadcaster service, like that of mempool.space.

Publishing the DPT will enable the arbitration process, where communication with RefundAgent will be necessary in order to manage the dispute. Chances are that if you need to manually broadcast the DPT, you cannot communicate with RefundAgent through the normal arbitration chat, so you will have to contact him through matrix, Finding your arbitrator