The identity layer for Bitcoin payments

Send and receive Bitcoin like you do emails — to any wallet, over any rail. Made for humans and agents alike. ⚡

Cash App

user@cash.app

Built for the modern payments era

Lightning Address extends LNURL-pay with powerful capabilities for commerce, verification, and multi-rail payments.

Comments

Attach a message to a payment

Success Actions

Trigger content, messages, or URLs after payment

Payment Verification

Cryptographic proof of settlement, non-custodial

Sender Identity

Self-declared payer info (name, email, Lightning Address)

Currency Denomination

Express payment amounts in any unit of account

Reusable Requests

Persistent vs disposable payment links

Payment Rail Discovery

Multi-protocol destinations: BOLT12, Ark, Spark, Liquid, onchain BTC

What's in your Lightning Address?

Enter any Lightning Address to discover its capabilities.

The payment layer for the agentic web

Lightning Address is the simplest way for AI agents to send and receive Bitcoin — static, human-readable, and fully programmable.

Machine-Addressable

One HTTP call to pay anyone or any agent. No complex setup, no invoice exchange — just a simple address.

Transaction Context

Comments enable agents to include intent and context with every payment for better coordination.

Agent Attribution

Sender Identity (LUD-18) allows agents to identify themselves for accountability and trust.

Settlement Proof

Payment Verification (LUD-21) provides cryptographic proof of payment for autonomous verification.

/llms.txt available for LLMs to consume the protocol directly