Create channel
Create new reusable deposit channel for one of your end users in one crypto currency.
The channel's addresses are permanently bound to that end user, so a channel that already exists for the combination of endUser.reference, currency and wallet returns 409. Converted funds are credited to the wallet identified by walletId.
Authorization
Bearer OAuth access token.
In: header
Header Parameters
It helps prevent duplicates in your POST requests.
We recommend using a UUID for the key, however you may use any other unique identifier you choose.
1 <= length <= 64Version of the API used. Currently, version 1 is the only version.
Value in
- 1
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
application/json
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curl -X POST "https://example.com/channels" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: 85136c79cbf9fe36bb9d05d0639c70c265c18d37" \ -H "X-Volt-Api-Version: 1" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "currency": "USDC", "walletId": "6a4f0c9e-2d1b-4c8a-9f3e-b7d2a1c4e5f6", "endUser": { "type": "INDIVIDUAL", "reference": "user-8841", "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Doe", "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-15", "country": "DE" }, "device": { "ip": "203.0.113.7" }, "communication": { "notifications": { "url": "https://example.com/webhooks/channels" } } }'{ "id": "9c2e6b4a-8f1d-4c3a-b5e7-d0a2c4e6f8b1", "endUser": { "type": "INDIVIDUAL", "reference": "user-8841", "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Doe", "organisationName": null, "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-15", "country": "DE" }, "currency": "USDC", "walletId": "6a4f0c9e-2d1b-4c8a-9f3e-b7d2a1c4e5f6", "status": "OPEN", "addresses": [ { "network": "ETHEREUM", "address": "0x7b686317f8ed2c2bc3bbd060464f1939359a00e3", "tag": null, "uri": "ethereum:0x7b686317f8ed2c2bc3bbd060464f1939359a00e3", "qrCode": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA...", "isPrimary": true }, { "network": "SOLANA", "address": "5Q544fKrFoe6tsEbD7S8EmxGTJYAKtTVhAW5Q5pge4j1", "tag": null, "uri": "solana:5Q544fKrFoe6tsEbD7S8EmxGTJYAKtTVhAW5Q5pge4j1", "qrCode": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA...", "isPrimary": false } ], "createdAt": "2026-08-24T09:15:42+00:00", "updatedAt": "2026-08-24T09:15:42+00:00"}