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A protocol for requests, payments, and 100% automated reconciliation. Requests add business context to payments, eliminating manual accounting with cryptographic certainty.

Blockchain Payment Detection Methods Compared

Other methods require manual reconciliation or sacrifice implementation simplicity or user experience
Method
Automated Reconciliation
Implementation
Lines of Code
User Experience
Notes
Request Network
100%
Easy
~10
Good
Built-in payment metadata
Transfers API Webhook
< 100%
Hard
~50
Compromised
Requires amount and currency matching
Blockchain Node RPC Polling
< 100%
Very Hard
~150
Compromised
Poor performance, requires polling
New wallet address per payment
100%
Very Hard
~100
Poor
Requires gas, many addresses, often custodial

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The only solution that combines 100% automated reconciliation with easy implementation and great user experience. Built-in payment metadata eliminates guesswork entirely.

Alternative Trade-offs

Other methods sacrifice automated reconciliation (requiring manual review), burden users with poor UX, or require complex implementations.

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  1. Get API Keys (2 minutes)
  2. Create your first request (1 minute)
  3. Test payment flow (2 minutes)
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