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channel_opened

channel_opened -- Notification for channel opening

DESCRIPTION

The channel_opened notification is sent whenever the channel opened successfully.

NOTIFICATION PAYLOAD

  • id (pubkey): The id of the peer which opened the channel
  • funding_msat (msat): The amount of the funding transaction
  • funding_txid (txid): The transaction id of the funding transaction
  • channel_ready (boolean): true if the channel is ready

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