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# ⚡ Lightning Address Details Proxy

* Many lightning addresses don't support CORS, which means fetching the data directly in a browser environment will not always work.
* Two requests are required to retrieve LNURLp and Keysend data for a lightning address. The proxy will do these for you with a single request.

{% hint style="info" %}
This doesn't require any authorization and is separate from the OAuth Clients
{% endhint %}

**Endpoints**

* Get Info `https://api.getalby.com/lnurl/lightning-address-details` 
* Request Invoice `https://api.getalby.com/lnurl/generate-invoice`

## Get Info

Returns the passed lightning address' LNURLp, Keysend and Nostr information.

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.getalby.com/lnurl/lightning-address-details`

Returns the Lightning Address' LNURLp, Keysend and Nostr information.

#### Query Parameters

| Name                                 | Type   | Description       |
| ------------------------------------ | ------ | ----------------- |
| ln<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | lightning address |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}

```javascript
{
  "lnurlp": {
    "allowsNostr": true,
    "callback": "https://getalby.com/lnurlp/hello/callback",
    "commentAllowed": 255,
    "maxSendable": 11000000000,
    "metadata": "[[\"text/identifier\",\"hello@getalby.com\"],[\"text/plain\",\"Sats for Alby\"]]",
    "minSendable": 1000,
    "nostrPubkey": "79f00d3f5a19ec806189fcab03c1be4ff81d18ee4f653c88fac41fe03570f432",
    "payerData": {
      "email": {
        "mandatory": false
      },
      "name": {
        "mandatory": false
      },
      "pubkey": {
        "mandatory": false
      }
    },
    "status": "OK",
    "tag": "payRequest"
  },
  "keysend": {
    "customData": [
      {
        "customKey": "696969",
        "customValue": "017rsl75kNnSke4mMHYE"
      }
    ],
    "pubkey": "030a58b8653d32b99200a2334cfe913e51dc7d155aa0116c176657a4f1722677a3",
    "status": "OK",
    "tag": "keysend"
  },
  "nostr": {
    "names": {
      "hello": "4657dfe8965be8980a93072bcfb5e59a65124406db0f819215ee78ba47934b3e"
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request Invalid lightning address" %}

```javascript
{
  "lnurlp": null,
  "keysend": null,
  "nostr": null
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Request Invoice

Creates a new invoice to receive lightning payments.

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.getalby.com/lnurl/generate-invoice`

Creates a new invoice to receive lightning payments.\
\
Please refer to [https://github.com/lnurl/luds](https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-address-details-proxy/blob/master/LUDs) (LUD-06, LUD-12, LUD-18) and any other LUD that extends the functionality of LUD-06 for more information on what parameters can be passed.

#### Query Parameters

| Name                                     | Type   | Description           |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------- |
| ln<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>     | String | lightning address     |
| amount<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | amount (in millisats) |
| comment                                  | String | HTTP encoded comment  |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}

```javascript
{
  "invoice": {
    "pr": "lnbc10n1pj3u40ypp5uajs7ec28gdw6n0d5c8h7f9khnwsdhkvl95p5d2h89z9japgwlqshp50kncf9zk35xg4lxewt4974ry6mudygsztsz8qn3ar8pn3mtpe50scqzzsxqyz5vqsp50vmc02nhzdxnswh2hfyhyaau6ckj9zetdd0szhyvl5dan3mpcaes9qyyssqem3vggz969swqzml964wcppuj3m4zuth57t9j8c5j2k2pnreukpjhh70r8g6r3n3zyks0udyll8ccklj04f2f4mgkare6ph05rwvxdgq6rl2e7",
    "routes": [],
    "status": "OK",
    "successAction": {
      "message": "Thanks, sats received!",
      "tag": "message"
    },
    "verify": "https://getalby.com/lnurlp/hello/verify/SZ5P8D4rHjKXKczAiLW8ZaWZ"
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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