# Token Transfer

**`POST /api/v1/tokens/{tokenId}/transfer`**

Transfers tokens to a target account. Provide `amount` for fungible tokens or `serialNumbers` for NFTs (not both required). Only users with the Installer (User) role are allowed to make the request.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.TOKENS_TOKEN_EXECUTE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                                       |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `tokenId` | string | Yes      | The internal database ID of the token to transfer |

### Request Body

```json
{
  "targetAccount": "0.0.12345",
  "amount": 10,
  "memo": "Optional memo"
}
```

| Field           | Type      | Required    | Description                                                                                     |
| --------------- | --------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `targetAccount` | string    | Yes         | Hedera account ID to receive the tokens                                                         |
| `amount`        | number    | Conditional | Fungible token amount; required if `serialNumbers` is absent; must be > 0                       |
| `serialNumbers` | number\[] | Conditional | NFT serial numbers to transfer; required if `amount` is absent; each must be a positive integer |
| `memo`          | string    | No          | Optional transaction memo                                                                       |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "status": true,
  "serials": [1, 2, 3]
}
```

| Field     | Type      | Description                                                            |
| --------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `status`  | boolean   | `true` if all requested serials transferred successfully               |
| `serials` | number\[] | Serial numbers that were transferred (empty array for fungible tokens) |

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                                                                                                                   |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token                                                                                                      |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions                                                                                                      |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | User is not registered, or body validation failed (missing `targetAccount`, or neither `amount` nor `serialNumbers` provided) |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure                                                                                                     |


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