> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cleff.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to Cleff

> Payout orchestration for businesses that pay at volume.

Cleff is a payout orchestration platform for businesses that pay **payees**,
whether people or businesses, at volume. You register your payees, fund an
account, and issue payout instructions; Cleff validates, routes, and tracks
each payout through disbursement. In the API, a payee is a
[**Beneficiary**](/api-reference/beneficiaries).

There are two ways to operate Cleff, and they share every concept in these docs:

* **The API**, REST + JSON over HTTPS at `https://api.usecleff.com`, scoped to
  your Business by API key. Built for integrating payouts into your own systems.
* **The dashboard** at [app.usecleff.com](https://app.usecleff.com), where your
  operations team creates and tracks payouts, invites payees, and manages
  settings without writing code.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Send your first sandbox payout in about ten minutes, entirely self-serve.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Using the dashboard" icon="layout-dashboard" href="/dashboard">
    What your operations team can do without touching the API.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How money moves" icon="arrow-right-left" href="/concepts/how-money-moves">
    The funding account, the payout lifecycle, and the approval gate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="code" href="/authentication">
    Every endpoint, request shape, and error code.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Start in sandbox

Every Business operates in two parallel environments. **Sandbox** routes
provider calls to mock implementations: no money moves, no fees, and it is
open the moment you verify your email. **Production** moves real money and
unlocks after your business completes verification. The
[Environments](/concepts/environments) page covers how the two are kept apart.