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BTCPay Server

BTCPay Server Lightning (Internal Node) API

Lightning (Internal Node) operations

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BTCPay Server Lightning (Internal Node) API is one of 31 APIs that BTCPay Server publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Lightning (Internal Node). The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, a GitHub repository, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 13 operations across 11 paths, and defines 19 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{btcpay-host}.

13 operations 11 paths 19 schemas 8 GET5 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://{btcpay-host}/api/v1
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Basic
Contact
BTCPay Server
License
MIT
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

BTCPay Server Lightning (Internal Node) API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (API_Key). It accepts HTTP basic authentication (Basic). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • API_Key — BTCPay Server API key. Format: 'token {apiKey}'
  • Basic — HTTP Basic Authentication with email and password

Paths & Operations 13

Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 8 GET, 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Lightning (Internal Node) 13

Lightning (Internal Node) operations

GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/info
Get node information
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetInfo 1 param → 200503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/balance
Get node balance
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetBalance 1 param → 200503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/histogram
Get node balance histogram
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetHistogram 1 param → 200503404
POST
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/connect
Connect to lightning node
InternalLightningNodeApi_ConnectToNode 1 param body → 200422400503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/channels
Get channels
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetChannels 1 param → 200404
POST
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/channels
Open channel
InternalLightningNodeApi_OpenChannel 1 param body → 200422400404
POST
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/address
Get deposit address
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetDepositAddress 1 param → 200503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/payments/{paymentHash}
Get payment
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetPayment 2 params → 200503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/invoices/{id}
Get invoice
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetInvoice 2 params → 200503404
POST
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/invoices/pay
Pay Lightning Invoice
InternalLightningNodeApi_PayInvoice 1 param body → 200202422400503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/invoices
Get invoices
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetInvoices 3 params → 200401503default
POST
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/invoices
Create lightning invoice
InternalLightningNodeApi_CreateInvoice 1 param body → 200400503404
GET
/api/v1/server/lightning/{cryptoCode}/payments
Get payments
InternalLightningNodeApi_GetPayments 3 params → 200401503default

Schemas 19

The contract defines 19 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LightningInvoiceData (10 properties), LightningNodeInformationData (9 properties), LightningPaymentData (8 properties), LightningChannelData (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LightningInvoiceStatus
string
LightningPaymentStatus
string
LightningPaymentData
object
8 properties
LightningInvoiceData
object
10 properties
ConnectToNodeRequest
object
1 property
TimeSpanSeconds
A span of times in seconds
LightningNodeInformationData
object
9 properties
LightningChannelData
object
6 properties
CreateLightningInvoiceRequest
object
5 properties
OffchainBalanceData
object
4 properties
LightningNodeBalanceData
object
2 properties
UnixTimestamp
number
A unix timestamp in seconds
PayLightningInvoiceRequest
object
5 properties
ProblemDetails
object
Description of an error happening during processing of the request
2 properties
TimeSpan
number
OpenLightningChannelRequest
object
3 properties
OnchainBalanceData
object
3 properties
HistogramData
object
Histogram data for wallet balances over time
4 properties
ValidationProblemDetails
array
An array of validation errors of the request

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

btcpay-lightning-internal-node-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs BTCPay Server publishes across the network.

BTCPay Server API Keys API
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BTCPay Server Apps API
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BTCPay Server Authorization API
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BTCPay Server Crowdfund API
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BTCPay Server Files API
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BTCPay Server Health API
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BTCPay Server Invoices API
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BTCPay Server Lightning address API
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BTCPay Server Lightning (Store) API
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BTCPay Server Miscelleneous API
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BTCPay Server Notifications (Current User) API
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BTCPay Server Payment Requests API
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API Details
ID
btcpay:btcpay-lightning-internal-node-api
Base URL
https://{btcpay-host}/api/v1
Docs
https://docs.btcpayserver.org/API/Greenfield/v1/
Provider
BTCPay Server
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