Learn how to send Bitcoin payments in Arkade to other wallets
Arkade makes sending Arkade payments simple and efficient. The SDK automatically determines whether to use onchain or offchain (Ark) transactions based on the destination address, optimizing for speed and cost.
Prepare Payment Details
Gather the recipient’s address and the amount you want to send in satoshis.
Call sendBitcoin
Use the sendBitcoin
method with the recipient’s address and amount.
Automatic Routing
Arkade automatically determines whether to use onchain or offchain transactions based on the address type.
Payment Confirmation
Receive a transaction ID that can be used to track the payment status.
The sendBitcoin
is used to send an Arkade payment. It automatically detects the address type and routes the payment accordingly.
When sending to onchain Bitcoin addresses, standard Bitcoin network fees will apply. Sending to Ark addresses (starting with ark1
or tark1
) will have near-zero fees.
For Lightning Network payments, Arkade provides seamless integration through submarine swaps. This allows you to send payments from your Arkade wallet to any Lightning invoice.
Learn how to integrate Lightning Network with Arkade using submarine swaps to send and receive Lightning payments.