# Receiving assets

Receiving assets starts when Ripple Custody detects assets arriving at one of your account addresses. The system creates transaction and transfer records for the incoming movement. Incoming assets are quarantined until you release the relevant transfers.

## Receiving actions

| Action | UI procedure | API procedure |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| Receive assets | [Receive assets in the UI](/products/custody/transactions/send-and-receive/receive-assets-ui) | [Receive assets with the API](/products/custody/transactions/send-and-receive/receive-assets-api) |
| Release quarantined assets | [Release quarantined assets in the UI](/products/custody/transactions/send-and-receive/receive-assets-ui#release-quarantined-assets) | [Release quarantined assets with the API](/products/custody/transactions/send-and-receive/receive-assets-api#release-quarantined-assets) |


For the objects created during incoming transfers, see [Transaction workflow](/products/custody/transactions/initiation#incoming-transactions).