Receive BTC on Lightning
The GraphQL endpoint to connect to:
A valid authentication token is required in the header as a bearer token:
Get the wallet IDs and check the balances
Can run this query at any stage to confirm the change in the balances.
The "BTC" wallet balance is denominated in satoshis.
The "USD" wallet balance is in cents.
The body of the GraphQL request
query Me {
me {
defaultAccount {
wallets {
id
walletCurrency
balance
}
}
}
}
curl command to get the BTC wallet ID
Generate a lightning invoice
Receive satoshis to your BTC balance.
Use the paymentRequest
from the response and pay it with a lightning wallet.
The body of the GraphQL request
mutation LnInvoiceCreate($input: LnInvoiceCreateInput!) {
lnInvoiceCreate(input: $input) {
invoice {
paymentRequest
paymentHash
paymentSecret
satoshis
}
errors {
message
}
}
}
Set the variables
curl command to generate an invoice
Once paid check the balance again
The body of the GraphQL request
query Me {
me {
defaultAccount {
wallets {
walletCurrency
balance
}
}
}
}
curl command to check the balance of your wallets
tip
To test the GraphQL requests further use the GraphQL playground at api.blink.sv/graphql for mainnet or api.staging.blink.sv/graphql for staging.
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