# NWC HTTP API

This NWC HTTP API is designed to bridge the gap between the decentralized Nostr protocol and traditional HTTP endpoints with the NWC specification ([NIP-47](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/47.md)) in mind. It offers seamless integration, allowing for real-time interaction with the Nostr network through a well-defined HTTP API.\
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It helps Developers/Nostr clients to fetch NWC info, publish NWC requests, or subscribe to events based on filters to create client side applications with in-app payments and much more without worrying about websockets.

For subscriptions/NWC requests, this API accepts a webhook URL to notify about the new events/response event.


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