BOLT11 Invoice Decoder
Decode Lightning Network payment requests to understand what you're paying for
Intermediate
Paste Your Lightning Invoice
Try Example Invoices
Simple Payment
Basic Lightning invoice with amount and description
📝 Detailed Invoice
Invoice with metadata and expiry time
Time-Sensitive
Invoice with short expiration period
Decoded Invoice Details
Network
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Amount
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Created At
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Expires At
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Description
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Payment Hash
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Destination Node
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What is BOLT11?
- BOLT11 is the standard format for Lightning Network payment requests
- The invoice encodes all payment details: amount, recipient, expiry, and more
- Lightning invoices start with "lnbc" (mainnet) or "lntb" (testnet)
- They're human-readable but use bech32 encoding for compact transmission
- Every invoice contains a payment hash - a cryptographic commitment to the payment
- Invoices can include metadata like descriptions, expiry times, and routing hints