## JSON-RPC API

 :warning: Note this interface is being deprecated.

 method        |  params                                                                                | description
 ------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
  getinfo      |                                                                                        | return basic node information (id, chain hash, current block height)
  connect      | nodeId, host, port                                                                     | open a secure connection to a lightning node
  connect      | uri                                                                                    | open a secure connection to a lightning node
  open         | nodeId, fundingSatoshis, pushMsat = 0, feerateSatPerByte = ?, channelFlags = 0x01      | open a channel with another lightning node, by default push = 0, feerate for the funding tx targets 6 blocks, and channel is announced
  updaterelayfee | channelId, feeBaseMsat, feeProportionalMillionths                                    | update relay fee for payments going through this channel
  peers        |                                                                                        | list existing local peers
  channels     |                                                                                        | list existing local channels
  channels     | nodeId                                                                                 | list existing local channels opened with a particular nodeId
  channel      | channelId                                                                              | retrieve detailed information about a given channel
  channelstats |                                                                                        | retrieves statistics about channel usage (fees, number and average amount of payments)
  allnodes     |                                                                                        | list all known nodes
  allchannels  |                                                                                        | list all known channels
  allupdates   |                                                                                        | list all channels updates
  allupdates   | nodeId                                                                                 | list all channels updates for this nodeId
  receive      | description                                                                            | generate a payment request without a required amount (can be useful for donations)
  receive      | amountMsat, description                                                                | generate a payment request for a given amount
  receive      | amountMsat, description, expirySeconds                                                 | generate a payment request for a given amount that expires after given number of seconds
  parseinvoice | paymentRequest                                                                         | returns node, amount and payment hash in a payment request
  findroute    | paymentRequest                                                                         | returns nodes and channels of the route for this payment request if there is any
  findroute    | paymentRequest, amountMsat                                                             | returns nodes and channels of the route for this payment request and amount, if there is any
  findroute    | nodeId, amountMsat                                                                     | returns nodes and channels of the route to the nodeId, if there is any
  send         | amountMsat, paymentHash, nodeId                                                        | send a payment to a lightning node
  send         | paymentRequest                                                                         | send a payment to a lightning node using a BOLT11 payment request
  send         | paymentRequest, amountMsat                                                             | send a payment to a lightning node using a BOLT11 payment request and a custom amount
  checkpayment | paymentHash                                                                            | returns true if the payment has been received, false otherwise
  checkpayment | paymentRequest                                                                         | returns true if the payment has been received, false otherwise
  close        | channelId                                                                              | close a channel
  close        | channelId, scriptPubKey                                                                | close a channel and send the funds to the given scriptPubKey
  forceclose   | channelId                                                                              | force-close a channel by publishing the local commitment tx (careful: this is more expensive than a regular close and will incur a delay before funds are spendable)"
  audit        |                                                                                        | list all send/received/relayed payments
  audit        | from, to                                                                               | list send/received/relayed payments in that interval (from <= timestamp < to)
  networkfees  |                                                                                        | list all network fees paid to the miners, by transaction
  networkfees  |from, to                                                                                | list network fees paid to the miners, by transaction, in that interval (from <= timestamp < to)
  help         |                                                                                        | display available methods