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DEPRECATED: This endpoint is deprecated and is not recommended for new integrations. It is scheduled for removal by the end of February 2026. Please do not build new features using this endpoint.

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Send Bitcoin to Email API

To send Bitcoin to a given email, all you need to do is call the Pay to Email API with a POST call providing the following properties:
PropertyDescription
emailRecipient email to send payment to.
amountTotal amount of satoshis to send (in millisatoshis).
commentcomment to be sent with the payment (max 150 characters).
Example: If you wish to reward 20 satoshis to a user for their completion of a challenge, and you have the user’s email, you can use the information below to send it in 1 API call.

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Details

  • If the email is associated with an existing ZBD App account, then that user account will be credited the sats.
  • Otherwise, the sats will be issued to the email in the form of a valid ZBD Voucher that the recipient can redeem in the ZBD Mobile App.

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API Response

Response payloads will look like this: 
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "amount": "1000",
        "code": "CB6A2DC5",
        "createdAt": "2023-08-29T22:07:25.736Z",
        "createTransactionId": "a3742c93-be3b-49aa-9414-79deb04137b9",
        "description": "Sending to an email!",
        "fee": "1000",
        "id": "bdd0ee12-5231-4759-88aa-bb3634ed99e4",
        "unit": "msats",
        "walletId": "0701cf1b-059b-4b88-854e-3362d9b96aab"
    },
    "message": "Voucher was sent to email address."
}
Wow that’s easy. Welcome to email payments!
There are no Lightning Network Fees for this endpoint.