resolve_alias
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Resolve a human-readable financial alias (pay: address) to payment endpoints and routing metadata. Call this before initiating any payment to a pay: address. Returns the preferred rail, fallback endpoints, an ISO 20022 hint, and a compliance signal. Anonymous calls return status only; a free API key (no credit card) unlocks the endpoint set — which rails and currencies the alias accepts — via POST /api/v1/access-requests. You do NOT need a key to pay: get_payment_requirements returns a payable address to any caller. Example: resolve_alias('pay:acme.user').
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| alias_uri | string | yes | The pay: address to resolve. E.g. 'pay:acme.user'. |
| amount | string | no | Optional payment amount (decimal string) — refines rail scoring. |
| currency | string | no | Optional ISO 4217 currency code. Defaults to USD. |
| preferred_rail | string | no | Optional rail hint (e.g. 'xrpl', 'fednow'). Advisory only. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"alias_uri": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The pay: address to resolve. E.g. 'pay:acme.user'."
},
"amount": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional payment amount (decimal string) — refines rail scoring."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional ISO 4217 currency code. Defaults to USD."
},
"preferred_rail": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional rail hint (e.g. 'xrpl', 'fednow'). Advisory only."
}
},
"required": [
"alias_uri"
]
}