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title: Find a payment
slug: tutorials/cos-explorer/cos-card-payments/find-a-payment
description: Discover how to effectively use COS Explorer to track Instant Payments with our comprehensive tutorial, detailing prerequisites, search methods, and payment insights.
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createdAt: 2025-09-01T08:53:09.889Z
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## What you will learn

✅ For Card Payments, how to find a specific payment in COS Explorer

✅ How to drill down to see details about that payment 

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Learn about [Card Payments (CCP)](docId\:y_2uVmzGOChmtEPEO4IPy).
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## Before you begin

Make sure you have:

- [COS Explorer access](docId\:JwSEUG3ELF_gXLhy6T9KI) 
- Identifying information about the payment, such as the:
  - Partner name
  - Account product name
  - Transaction status
  - Card brand
  - Payment type
  - Date sent

## Process overview

After sending a payment, you can view its status and details by using the COS filters to locate the specific payment. Click on it to access detailed information.

## To find a payment

To find a payment go to **Payments** under **Card Payments**.

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Change the date in the **From** field to some date before when the payment was sent.
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Add information in any other fields that will help you find the payment.
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At the very bottom of the filter pane, click **Apply**. A list of results appears. If there are too many payments in the list to identify the one you want, use more details in the filter to refine your search.

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If you get no results, verify the date span is big enough to include the payment you are looking for.

If you still get no results, verify that the other information is correct.
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## To view payment details

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In the search results, click the payment you are interested in. The **Payment Details** screen opens.

Scroll down the page to see specific information about the payment such as:

- Amount
- Card details
- Entity information
- Transaction information
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## What happens next

The **Payment Tasks** menu on the side of the **Payment Details** screen offers options for viewing various information surrounding the payment:

- Tags
- Webhooks
- History
- Notes