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# Initialize Split Payment

Once you’ve created a sub-account, you can attach it to a **Payment Intent** so that a portion of the transaction is automatically routed to the sub-account during settlement.

### Example Usage

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript nodejs theme={null}
  const paymentIntent = await modempay.paymentIntents.create({
    amount: 450,
    sub_account: "5bfcc08....810b" // Attach the sub-account ID here
  });
  console.log(paymentIntent);
  ```

  ```python python theme={null}
  payment_intent = modem_pay.payment_intents.create(params={
      "amount": 450,
      "sub_account": "5bfcc08....810b"  # Attach the sub-account ID here
  })
  print(payment_intent)
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  cURL -X POST "https://api.modempay.com/v1/payments" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>" \
    -d '{
      "data": {
        "amount": 450,
        "sub_account": "5bfcc08....810b",
        "from_sdk": false
      }
    }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

**Notes:**

* `sub_account` should be the ID of an existing sub-account you’ve created.
* The `percentage` defined on the sub-account determines how much of the payment is routed to that account.
* The remaining portion automatically goes to your main business account.
* Currently, each Payment Intent supports **one sub-account**. Future updates will allow multiple sub-accounts per transaction.

**Example Flow:**

1. Create a sub-account: `Moca`, 10% of transactions.
2. Create a Payment Intent for 450 GMD and attach `Moca` as the sub-account.
3. After the payment is processed:

   * Main account receives 405 GMD
   * Sub-account receives 45 GMD

This setup ensures **automatic, transparent revenue sharing** without manual calculations.