name: BTCPay Server
description: >-
  BTCPay Server is a self-hosted, open-source Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment
  processor with a comprehensive REST API (Greenfield API v1) for managing
  stores, invoices, wallets, Lightning Network nodes, payment requests, pull
  payments, webhooks, users, and server configuration. It operates with zero
  fees, no third-party dependency, and is released under the MIT license.
image: https://btcpayserver.org/images/btcpay-logo.svg
tags:
  - Bitcoin
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Payments
  - Lightning Network
  - Open Source
  - Self-Hosted
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: "0.19"
apis:
  - name: BTCPay Server Greenfield API
    description: >-
      The Greenfield API is BTCPay Server's primary REST API, providing
      programmatic access to stores, invoices, wallets, Lightning Network nodes,
      payment requests, pull payments, payouts, webhooks, notifications, users,
      API keys, apps, files, reports, server health, and server configuration.
      Authentication is via API keys or HTTP Basic Auth. The OpenAPI 3.0
      specification is served at /swagger/v1/swagger.json on any BTCPay Server
      instance.
    image: https://btcpayserver.org/images/btcpay-logo.svg
    humanURL: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/API/Greenfield/v1/
    baseURL: https://{btcpay-host}/api/v1
    tags:
      - Bitcoin
      - Cryptocurrency
      - Payments
      - Lightning Network
      - Invoices
      - Wallets
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/API/Greenfield/v1/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.json
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://{btcpay-host}/swagger/v1/swagger.json
      - type: JSONLd
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/json-ld/api.json
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.json
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/BTCPayServer/greenfield-authorization/
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/btcpay/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
    contact:
      - FN: BTCPay Server Community
        url: https://chat.btcpayserver.org/
        email: ""
    meta:
      - key: license
        value: MIT
      - key: openSource
        value: "true"
      - key: selfHosted
        value: "true"
      - key: specFormat
        value: OpenAPI 3.0
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://btcpayserver.org
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.btcpayserver.org
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/btcpayserver
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.btcpayserver.org
  - type: Mattermost
    url: https://chat.btcpayserver.org/
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/btcpayserver
  - type: YouTube
    url: https://www.youtube.com/c/BTCPayServer
  - type: Changelog
    url: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.btcpayserver.org
  - type: Support
    url: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Support/
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/blob/master/LICENSE
  - type: Contributing
    url: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Integrations/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://btcpayserver.org/privacy-policy/
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com
    email: kin@apievangelist.com