The \fBinvoice\fR RPC command creates the expectation of a payment of a given amount of milli\-satoshi: it returns a unique token which another lightning daemon can use to pay this invoice\&.
The \fBinvoice\fR RPC command creates the expectation of a payment of a given amount of milli\-satoshi: it returns a unique token which another lightning daemon can use to pay this invoice\&. This token includes a \fIroute hint\fR description of an incoming channel with capacity to pay the invoice, if any exists\&.
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The \fImsatoshi\fR can be the string "any", which creates an invoice that can be paid with any amount\&.
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The \fIfallbacks\fR array is one or more fallback addresses to include in the invoice (in order from most\-preferred to least): note that these arrays are not currently tracked to fulfill the invoice\&.
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The \fIpreimage\fR is a 64\-digit hex string to be used as payment preimage for the created invoice\&. By default, if unspecified, lightningd will generate a secure pseudorandom preimage seeded from an appropriate entropy source on your system\&. \fBIMPORTANT\fR: if you specify the \fIpreimage\fR, you are responsible, to ensure appropriate care for generating using a secure pseudorandom generator seeded with sufficient entropy, and keeping the preimage secret\&. This parameter is an advanced feature intended for use with cutting\-edge cryptographic protocols and should not be used unless explicitly needed\&.
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The \fIexposeprivatechannels\fR includes unpublished channels in the selection of channels for the route hint; by default they are excluded\&.
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On success, a hash is returned as \fIpayment_hash\fR to be given to the payer, and the \fIexpiry_time\fR as a UNIX timestamp\&. It also returns a BOLT11 invoice as \fIbolt11\fR to be given to the payer\&.