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# PayAllocFee

> Pay the allocation fee required before Allocate

Pay the allocation fee for a DvP settlement. Required before [`Allocate`](/agentic-api/dvp/allocate) can be invoked on the same proposal.

Invoked through the two-phase [transaction flow](/agentic-api/transaction-flow) with:

* `operation = TRANSACTION_OPERATION_PAY_ALLOC_FEE`
* `params.pay_fee = PayFeeParams { fee_type = "alloc", … }`

## Params

Uses the shared `PayFeeParams` message (see [`PayDvpFee`](/agentic-api/dvp/pay-dvp-fee)). Set `fee_type = "alloc"`.

```proto theme={null}
message PayFeeParams {
  string proposal_id = 1;
  string fee_type    = 2;
  repeated string amulet_cids = 3;
}
```

## Next step

With the allocation fee paid, call [`Allocate`](/agentic-api/dvp/allocate) with the `dvp_cid` to execute settlement.

**Full sequence**: [PayDvpFee](/agentic-api/dvp/pay-dvp-fee) → [ProposeDvp](/agentic-api/dvp/propose-dvp) → [AcceptDvp](/agentic-api/dvp/accept-dvp) → **PayAllocFee** → [Allocate](/agentic-api/dvp/allocate).