How to Export Payment Accounting from Adyen (2026 Guide)

Open your browser and go to ca-live.adyen.com. Sign in with your Adyen credentials and switch to the merchant account for which you want to generate the report. You need the 'Merchant Report' user role to access this report type.

In the left navigation menu, click 'Reports'. You will see the Report overview page listing all available report types. You can use the dropdown menu to filter by report category or search for 'Payment accounting report' in the search bar.

From the report list, find and click on 'Payment accounting report' under the Name column. This report provides an event-based view of the payment lifecycle, showing each event (authorization, capture, refund, chargeback) as a separate row. This is useful for accrual-based accounting.

Click 'Manage report' and then select 'Manual (generate once)'. Enter the date range or specific settlement batch you want to include. Choose which merchant accounts to include in the report. Click 'Generate report' to start processing.

Tip: The Payment Accounting Report is ideal for tracking the full lifecycle of each payment. Use it alongside the Settlement Details Report if you need both event-level and settlement-level reconciliation.

Once the report is generated, it will appear in the 'Generated reports' list. Click on the file name or the download icon to save it. The default file format is CSV. The report includes PSP Reference, Merchant Reference, Payment Method, Booking Date, Event Code, Amount, Currency, Fee Amount, and Fee Currency.

Open the CSV in a spreadsheet and review the Event Code column, which indicates the type of event for each row (AUTHORISATION, CAPTURE, REFUND, CHARGEBACK, etc.). Confirm that the Booking Date range matches your request and that Amount and Fee Amount columns are correctly populated.

Warning: This report shows events, not settlements. A single payment may have multiple rows (authorization, capture, refund). Do not sum amounts without first filtering by Event Code to avoid double-counting.