> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.platform.chipper.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get a crypto address

> To see the deposits into it, list collections with `cryptoAddressId`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/crypto-addresses/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Chipper Platform API
  version: '2026-02-20'
  description: >-
    Payouts, collections, and FX across African rails — bank, mobile money, and
    stablecoins — through one API.
servers:
  - url: https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Sandbox (sk_test_ keys — simulated rails, no real money)
  - url: https://api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Production (sk_live_ keys)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/crypto-addresses/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Crypto addresses
      summary: Get a crypto address
      description: To see the deposits into it, list collections with `cryptoAddressId`.
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Crypto address id.
            example: addr_m4p8xq2kw9zt6vbn3hdj
          required: true
          name: id
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The crypto address.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  address:
                    allOf:
                      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CryptoAddress'
                      - type: object
                        properties:
                          metadata:
                            type: object
                            additionalProperties: {}
                          updatedAt:
                            type: string
                            format: date-time
                        required:
                          - metadata
                          - updatedAt
                required:
                  - address
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: unauthorized
                message: Invalid API key
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
        '404':
          description: No such resource in this organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: not_found
                message: Crypto address not found
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CryptoAddress:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: addr_m4p8xq2kw9zt6vbn3hdj
        currency:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The asset this address accepts. Sending anything else to it is not
            recoverable.
          example: USDC
        chain:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Bitcoin
            - Ethereum
            - Dogecoin
            - Litecoin
            - Polygon
            - Solana
            - Tron
            - Base
            - Ripple
            - Stellar
            - Lightning
            - BSC
          example: Solana
        address:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          example: 7xKXtg2CW87d97TXJSDpbD5jBkheTqA83TZRuJosgAsU
        tag:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: >-
            Memo/tag the sender MUST include on Stellar and Ripple — deposits
            without it cannot be matched. Null on other chains.
          example: null
        externalReference:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Your reference, e.g. the customer id this address belongs to.
          example: customer-8841
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-08-01T09:12:44.000Z'
      required:
        - id
        - currency
        - chain
        - address
        - tag
        - externalReference
        - createdAt
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation.
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Echoed in the x-request-id response header — quote it to support.
      required:
        - error
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Your API key: `sk_test_…` (sandbox) or `sk_live_…` (production).'

````