@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ $750 USD
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((("payment requests")))((("QR codes", "payment requests")))Bob's
e-commerce system will automatically create a QR code containing a
_payment request_ (see <<payment-request -QR>>).
e-commerce system will automatically create a QR code containing an
_invoice_ (see <<invoice -QR>>).
Unlike a QR code that simply contains a destination Bitcoin address, a
payment request is a QR-encoded URL that contains a destination address,
a payment amount, and a generic description such as "Bob's Store - Order
Unlike a QR code that simply contains a destination Bitcoin address, this
invoice is a QR-encoded URI that contains a destination address,
a payment amount, and a description such as "Bob's Store - Order
512". This allows a bitcoin wallet application to prefill the
information used to send the payment while showing a human-readable
description to the user. You can scan the QR code with a bitcoin wallet
@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ application to see what Alice would see.
TODO: Replace QR code with test-BTC address
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[[payment-request -QR]]
.Payment request QR code
[[invoice -QR]]
.Invoice QR code
image::images/mbc2_0202.png["payment-request"]
[TIP]
@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ and cautions")))((("warnings and cautions", "avoid sending money to
addresses appearing in book")))Try to scan this with your wallet to see
the address and amount but DO NOT SEND MONEY.
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[[payment-request-URL ]]
.The payment request QR code encodes the following URL, defined in BIP- 21:
[[invoice-URI ]]
.The invoice QR code encodes the following URI, defined in BIP 21:
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bitcoin:bc1qk2g6u8p4qm2s2lh3gts5cpt2mrv5skcuu7u3e4?amount=0.01577764&
label=Bob%27s%20Store&
message=Purchase%20at%20Bob%27s%20Store
Components of the URL
Components of the URI
A Bitcoin address: "bc1qk2g6u8p4qm2s2lh3gts5cpt2mrv5skcuu7u3e4"
The payment amount: "0.01577764"