sendpay_failure

sendpay_failure -- Notification for failed sendpay completion

DESCRIPTION

The sendpay_failure notification informs whenever a payment attempt completes with failed status.

NOTIFICATION PAYLOAD

  • code (integer): The JSON-RPC error code for the payment failure.
  • message (string): The human-readable payment failure message.
  • data (object): The structured payment failure details.:
    • created_index (u64, optional): 1-based index indicating order this payment was created in. (added v23.11)
    • id (u64, optional): Old synonym for created_index.
    • payment_hash (hash, optional): The hash of the payment preimage.
    • groupid (u64, optional): Grouping key for multiple attempts on the same payment.
    • updated_index (u64, optional): 1-based index indicating order this payment was updated in. (added v23.11)
    • partid (u64, optional): Part number for a multi-part payment.
    • destination (pubkey, optional): The final destination of the payment, if known.
    • amount_msat (msat, optional): The amount intended for the destination, if known.
    • amount_sent_msat (msat, optional): The total amount sent including fees.
    • created_at (u64, optional): The UNIX timestamp when this payment was initiated.
    • completed_at (u64, optional): The UNIX timestamp when this payment completed.
    • status (string, optional) (one of "failed", "pending", "complete"): The terminal status for a failed sendpay notification.
    • payment_preimage (secret, optional): The payment preimage, if the payment later completed through another path.
    • label (string, optional): The optional label associated with the payment.
    • bolt11 (string, optional): The bolt11 invoice string, if present.
    • bolt12 (string, optional): The bolt12 invoice or offer string, if present. (added v24.02)
    • description (string, optional): The description associated with the payment, if present.
    • erroronion (hex, optional): The raw error onion if one was retained for the payment.
    • onionreply (hex, optional): The onion reply for an unparseable onion failure.
    • erring_index (u32, optional): The position in the route where the failure occurred.
    • failcode (u32, optional): The BOLT 4 failcode.
    • failcodename (string, optional): The symbolic name for the failcode, if known.
    • erring_node (pubkey, optional): The node that produced the failure, if known.
    • erring_channel (short_channel_id, optional): The channel that produced the failure, if known.
    • erring_direction (u32, optional): The direction within the erring channel.
    • raw_message (hex, optional): The raw failure message payload, if present.

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