l402-kit

Add Bitcoin Lightning pay-per-call to any API. 3 lines of code.

▶ Watch end-to-end demo — install → 402 → pay → 200 OK

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SDK	Version	Downloads
📦 TypeScript · npmjs.com/package/l402-kit
🐍 Python · pypi.org/project/l402kit
🦀 Rust · crates.io/crates/l402kit
🔌 VS Code Extension · marketplace
🦫 Go · pkg.go.dev

npm install l402-kit        # TypeScript / Node.js / Express
pip install l402kit         # Python / FastAPI / Flask
go get github.com/shinydapps/l402-kit/go@v1.10.0   # Go / net/http / Chi / Gin
cargo add l402kit           # Rust / axum

You have access to paid APIs via the L402 protocol.
When you call an API that returns HTTP 402, use the L402Client from l402-kit
to pay automatically with Bitcoin Lightning.
Budget limit: {BUDGET_SATS} sats per session. Never exceed this limit.

import { l402Client, buildWallet } from "l402-kit/agent";

const client = l402Client({
  wallet: buildWallet(process.env), // auto-detects BLINK_API_KEY or ALBY_TOKEN
  budgetSats: 1000,
});

const data = await client.fetch("https://api.example.com/paid-endpoint");

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "l402-kit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["l402-kit-mcp"],
      "env": { "BLINK_API_KEY": "your-key" }
    }
  }
}

1. Client calls your API
       ↓
2. API returns  HTTP 402 + BOLT11 invoice + macaroon
       ↓
3. Client pays  (any Lightning wallet, < 1 second, any country)
       ↓
4. Client sends Authorization: L402 <macaroon>:<preimage>
       ↓
5. API verifies SHA256(preimage) == paymentHash  ✓
       ↓
6. HTTP 200 OK + your data

── Fee flow (managed mode) ─────────────────────────────────
   Payment → 99.7% → your Lightning Address  (instant)
           →  0.3% → ShinyDapps

import express from "express";
import { l402, AlbyProvider } from "l402-kit";

const app = express();

const lightning = new AlbyProvider(process.env.ALBY_TOKEN!);

app.get("/premium", l402({ priceSats: 100, lightning }), (_req, res) => {
  res.json({ data: "Payment confirmed." });
});

app.listen(3000);

from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
from l402kit import l402_required

app = FastAPI()

@app.get("/premium")
@l402_required(price_sats=100, owner_lightning_address="you@yourdomain.com")
async def premium(request: Request):
    return {"data": "Payment confirmed."}

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    l402kit "github.com/shinydapps/l402-kit/go"
)

func main() {
    http.Handle("/premium", l402kit.Middleware(l402kit.Options{
        PriceSats:             100,
        OwnerLightningAddress: "you@yourdomain.com",
    }, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
        fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"data": "Payment confirmed."}`)
    })))
    http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
}

use axum::{middleware, routing::get, Router};
use l402kit::{l402_middleware, Options};
use std::sync::Arc;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let opts = Arc::new(Options::new(100).with_address("you@yourdomain.com"));

    let app = Router::new()
        .route("/premium", get(|| async { "Payment confirmed." }))
        .route_layer(middleware::from_fn_with_state(opts, l402_middleware));

    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:8080").await.unwrap();
    axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
}

# Step 1 — triggers 402 + returns invoice
curl http://localhost:3000/premium
# ← { "error": "Payment Required", "invoice": "lnbc1u...", "macaroon": "eyJ..." }

# Step 2 — pay the invoice with any Lightning wallet, then:
curl http://localhost:3000/premium \
  -H "Authorization: L402 <macaroon>:<preimage>"
# ← { "data": "Payment confirmed." }

import { BlinkProvider, OpenNodeProvider, LNbitsProvider } from "l402-kit";

// Blink (recommended — free, instant setup)
const provider = new BlinkProvider(process.env.BLINK_API_KEY!, process.env.BLINK_WALLET_ID!);

// OpenNode (production, custodial)
const provider = new OpenNodeProvider(process.env.OPENNODE_KEY!);

// LNbits (self-hosted)
const provider = new LNbitsProvider(process.env.LNBITS_KEY!, "https://your.lnbits.host");

import type { LightningProvider } from "l402-kit";

class MyNode implements LightningProvider {
  async createInvoice(amountSats: number) { /* return Invoice */ }
  async checkPayment(paymentHash: string) { /* return boolean */ }
}

Invoice creation:  paymentHash = SHA256(preimage)
Client payment:    Lightning Network releases preimage to payer
API verification:  SHA256(preimage) == paymentHash  ✓
Replay protection: each preimage is marked used — works exactly once
Token expiry:      macaroons expire after 1 hour

MIT — use freely, build freely.

Bitcoin has no borders.

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