POST /user/btp

Generate a BTP token for a user

A bilateral transfer protocol (BTP) token allows an Interledger Protocol (ILP) stream to be opened on behalf of the Coil user. Generate a token for all users, even if they aren't a paying Coil user. The presence of a BTP token is not an indication that a payment will be attempted.

POST https://api.coil.com/user/btp

Request headers

No encoded information is required in the body.

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Authorization Bearer	Bearer access_token, where access_token is the JWT-format access token granted to your app through /oauth/token.

Example request

curl -X POST  \
  'https://api.coil.com/user/btp' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOi...JSUzI1NfsQ' \
  -d ''

Response parameters

The response is a JSON object containing the BTP token.

Parameter	Type	Scope	Description
btpToken	string	simple_wm	A short-lived token (about 30 minutes) for authenticating to Coil's connector so that Coil can make payments to a site on behalf of the Coil user. If you expect users to be on a monetized site for more than 30 minutes, you should set a timeout and fetch a new BTP token from your backend.

Example response

{
  "btpToken": "eyJhbGciOiJCchQ8...SeOz98I2Sqyf1LrVM"
}