---
title: shops.transfers | Doing Work API
description: Hand-offs of a shop, newest first. The owner sees all of them; a worker sees only the ones naming them. Without shop_id: every hand-off naming you.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/shops-transfers/
---

# shops.transfers

Hand-offs of a shop, newest first. The owner sees all of them; a worker sees only the ones naming them. Without shop_id: every hand-off naming you.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `GET /v1/shops/transfers` |
| MCP tool | `shops_transfers` |
| Writes | no |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Hand-offs of a shop, newest first. The owner sees all of them; a worker sees only the ones naming them.

## What to tell the owner

Tell them what you found in plain words. Don't read back raw fields.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | no |

## Example

```http
GET https://doingwork.work/v1/shops/transfers?shop_id=00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
```

## Output

| Field | Type | Always there |
|---|---|---|
| `transfers` | array | yes |
| `transfers[].transfer_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `transfers[].shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `transfers[].shop` | string | yes |
| `transfers[].from_person_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `transfers[].from_name` | ['string', 'null'] | yes |
| `transfers[].to_person_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `transfers[].to_name` | ['string', 'null'] | yes |
| `transfers[].status` | string | yes |
| `transfers[].old_owner_stays_as_office` | boolean | yes |
| `transfers[].started_at` | string (date-time) | yes |
| `transfers[].expires_at` | string (date-time) | yes |
| `transfers[].completed_at` | ['string', 'null', ' ', '(', 'd', 'a', 't', 'e', '-', 't', 'i', 'm', 'e', ')'] | yes |
| `transfers[].cancelled_at` | ['string', 'null', ' ', '(', 'd', 'a', 't', 'e', '-', 't', 'i', 'm', 'e', ')'] | yes |
| `transfers[].processor_reverify_status` | string | yes |
| `transfers[].you_are` | string | yes |

```json
{
  "transfers": [
    {
      "transfer_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "shop": "...",
      "from_person_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "from_name": "...",
      "to_person_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "to_name": "...",
      "status": "...",
      "old_owner_stays_as_office": true,
      "started_at": "...",
      "expires_at": "...",
      "completed_at": "...",
      "cancelled_at": "...",
      "processor_reverify_status": "...",
      "you_are": "..."
    }
  ]
}
```

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |