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POST
/
swap
/
initiate
Initiate
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-service-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "amount": 100,
  "from_asset": "base:usdc",
  "to_asset": "solana:usdt",
  "beneficiary": {
    "wallet_address": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a"
  },
  "exact_output": false,
  "callback_url": "https://your-app.com/webhook",
  "reference": "a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90",
  "developer_fee": 0.5,
  "developer_recipient": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a",
  "refund_address": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate"

payload = {
"amount": 100,
"from_asset": "base:usdc",
"to_asset": "solana:usdt",
"beneficiary": { "wallet_address": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a" },
"exact_output": False,
"callback_url": "https://your-app.com/webhook",
"reference": "a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90",
"developer_fee": 0.5,
"developer_recipient": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a",
"refund_address": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a"
}
headers = {
"x-service-key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-service-key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
amount: 100,
from_asset: 'base:usdc',
to_asset: 'solana:usdt',
beneficiary: {wallet_address: '0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a'},
exact_output: false,
callback_url: 'https://your-app.com/webhook',
reference: 'a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90',
developer_fee: 0.5,
developer_recipient: '0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a',
refund_address: '0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a'
})
};

fetch('https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'amount' => 100,
'from_asset' => 'base:usdc',
'to_asset' => 'solana:usdt',
'beneficiary' => [
'wallet_address' => '0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a'
],
'exact_output' => false,
'callback_url' => 'https://your-app.com/webhook',
'reference' => 'a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90',
'developer_fee' => 0.5,
'developer_recipient' => '0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a',
'refund_address' => '0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-service-key: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"from_asset\": \"base:usdc\",\n \"to_asset\": \"solana:usdt\",\n \"beneficiary\": {\n \"wallet_address\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\"\n },\n \"exact_output\": false,\n \"callback_url\": \"https://your-app.com/webhook\",\n \"reference\": \"a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90\",\n \"developer_fee\": 0.5,\n \"developer_recipient\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\",\n \"refund_address\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("x-service-key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate")
.header("x-service-key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"from_asset\": \"base:usdc\",\n \"to_asset\": \"solana:usdt\",\n \"beneficiary\": {\n \"wallet_address\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\"\n },\n \"exact_output\": false,\n \"callback_url\": \"https://your-app.com/webhook\",\n \"reference\": \"a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90\",\n \"developer_fee\": 0.5,\n \"developer_recipient\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\",\n \"refund_address\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.onswitch.xyz/swap/initiate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-service-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"from_asset\": \"base:usdc\",\n \"to_asset\": \"solana:usdt\",\n \"beneficiary\": {\n \"wallet_address\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\"\n },\n \"exact_output\": false,\n \"callback_url\": \"https://your-app.com/webhook\",\n \"reference\": \"a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90\",\n \"developer_fee\": 0.5,\n \"developer_recipient\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\",\n \"refund_address\": \"0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Swap initiated successfully",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-18T14:22:08.631Z",
  "data": {
    "status": "AWAITING_DEPOSIT",
    "type": "SWAP",
    "reference": "a3f9c2e1-7b4d-4a8e-9c62-1d8f4e6b2a90",
    "rate": 1,
    "fee": {
      "total": 0.5,
      "platform": 0.45,
      "developer": 0.05,
      "currency": "USDC"
    },
    "source": {
      "amount": 100,
      "currency": "USDC"
    },
    "destination": {
      "amount": 99.5,
      "currency": "USDT"
    },
    "deposit": {
      "amount": 100,
      "address": "0x8F3aC91d2B741E59f064E9053a4d2E8F1c0b6D93a",
      "asset": "base:usdc",
      "note": [
        "Kindly send the exact amount to the wallet address to complete the transaction.",
        "This dynamic wallet address has a 30 minutes expiry window and can only be used once."
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
"success": false,
"message": "amount must be greater than 0 for the selected corridor",
"timestamp": "2026-04-18T14:22:08.631Z",
"data": null
}

Authorizations

x-service-key
string
header
required

Service key for API authentication

Body

application/json
amount
number
required
Required range: x >= 0
from_asset
enum<string>
required
Available options:
base:usdc,
solana:usdc,
solana:usdt,
ethereum:usdc,
ethereum:usdt,
polygon:usdc,
polygon:usdt,
bsc:usdc,
bsc:usdt,
arbitrum:usdc,
optimism:usdc,
gnosis:usdc,
gnosis:usdt,
arbitrum:usdt,
avalanche:usdc,
monad:usdc,
optimism:usdt,
monad:usdt,
plasma:usdt,
avalanche:usdt,
tron:usdt,
linea:usdt,
mantle:usdt,
hyperevm:usdt,
berachain:usdt,
linea:usdc,
berachain:usdc,
sonic:usdc,
base:cngn,
bsc:cngn
to_asset
enum<string>
required
Available options:
base:usdc,
solana:usdc,
solana:usdt,
ethereum:usdc,
ethereum:usdt,
polygon:usdc,
polygon:usdt,
bsc:usdc,
bsc:usdt,
arbitrum:usdc,
optimism:usdc,
gnosis:usdc,
gnosis:usdt,
arbitrum:usdt,
avalanche:usdc,
monad:usdc,
optimism:usdt,
monad:usdt,
plasma:usdt,
avalanche:usdt,
tron:usdt,
linea:usdt,
mantle:usdt,
hyperevm:usdt,
berachain:usdt,
linea:usdc,
berachain:usdc,
sonic:usdc,
base:cngn,
bsc:cngn
beneficiary
Receive to saved beneficiary · object
required

The recipient of the swap transaction.

exact_output
boolean
default:false
callback_url
string<uri>

Webhook URL to receive transaction status updates.

reference
string<uuid>
developer_fee
number

Optional developer fee percentage (0-100)

Required range: 0 <= x <= 100
developer_recipient
string

Optional wallet address to receive developer fee.

refund_address
string

Optional wallet address to receive refunds for failed/expired deposits. The refund address must be on the same blockchain specified for the payment.

Response

Successfully initiated swap transaction

success
boolean
required
message
string
required
timestamp
string<date-time>
required
data
object | null
required

Response data