# TxEscrowTransfers

#### Blockchain operations

* escrow\_transfer

#### Columns

| Name                   | Description                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| from                   | account sending assets                                                                                                                               |
| to                     | account receiving assets                                                                                                                             |
| hbd\_amount            | amount of HBD sent                                                                                                                                   |
| hive\_amount           | amount of HIVE sent                                                                                                                                  |
| escrow\_id             | a unique identifier assigned by the sender to this transaction                                                                                       |
| agent                  | the name of the agent who will have authority to resolve disputes                                                                                    |
| fee                    | the fee that goes to the agent regardless of any dispute                                                                                             |
| fee\_symbol            | the fee asset symbol                                                                                                                                 |
| json\_meta             | extra meta-information that is not part of the consensus                                                                                             |
| ratification\_deadline | the time before which the receiver and the escrow must agree to commit the transaction. If no action is taken, the funds are returned to the sender. |
| escrow\_expiration     | the time at which the funds will go to the receiver if no other action is taken                                                                      |

#### Description

This table store transfers initiated just like any other transfer that requires the approval of a third party. Unlike a normal transfer, an escrow transfer specifies some additional fields.

An escrow payment facilitates trade among two or more parties with the potential for dispute resolution. When a user makes a payment via escrow the escrow agent receives a fee regardless of whether or not a dispute was raised.