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Lightning Network Invoice (BOLT-11)

Matches a Bitcoin Lightning Network payment invoice in BOLT-11 format — starts with lnbc, lntb, or lnbcrt.

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Test String
2 matches
ll'l' — literal character
nn'n' — literal character
(…)Group #1Capturing group — captures matched text for reuse or extraction
bb'b' — literal character
cc'c' — literal character
||| — alternation: matches expression on left OR right
tt't' — literal character
bb'b' — literal character
||| — alternation: matches expression on left OR right
bb'b' — literal character
cc'c' — literal character
rr'r' — literal character
tt't' — literal character
\d*digit\d — digit (0–9) — repeated zero or more times (greedy) · * — zero or more times (greedy)
[…]?Character class […]Matches any single character listed in this set — repeated zero or one time (optional) · ? — zero or one time (optional)
mm'm' — literal character
uu'u' — literal character
nn'n' — literal character
pp'p' — literal character
[…]+Character class […]Matches any single character listed in this set — repeated one or more times (greedy) · + — one or more times (greedy)
a-za-za-z — range from 'a' to 'z'
0-90-90-9 — range from '0' to '9'
Pattern: 33 charsInput: 188 chars
100% client-side · private

Valid Examples

  • lnbc1pvjluezpp5qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqypqdpl2pkx2ctnv5sxxmmwwd5kgetjypeh2ursdae8g6twvus8g6rfwvs8qun0dfjkxaqfppnqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqppnqqq
  • lntb100n1...

Invalid Examples

  • bc1qar0srrr7xfkvy5l643lydnw9re59gtzzwf5mdq
  • not-an-invoice
  • lnxx123

Usage & Integration

Validate Lightning Network Invoice (BOLT-11) natively in your backend or frontend without copying regex strings.

Node / Edge

import { validate } from '@regexto/validators';

validate('lightning-invoice', '...');

Python

from regexto_validators import validate

validate("lightning-invoice", "...")

Go

import "github.com/regex-to/validators-go"

valid, err := validators.Validate("lightning-invoice", "...")

PHP

use RegexTo\Validators\Validator;

Validator::validate('lightning-invoice', '...');

Rust

use regexto_validators::validate;

let is_valid = validate("lightning-invoice", "...").unwrap();