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.SH "NAME"
lightning-waitinvoice \- Command for waiting for specific payment\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBwaitinvoice\fR \fIlabel\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBwaitinvoice\fR RPC command waits until a specific invoice is paid, then returns that single entry as per \fBlistinvoice\fR\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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On success, an invoice description will be returned as per lightning\-listinvoice(7)\&. The \fIstatus\fR field will be \fIpaid\fR\&.
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If the invoice is deleted while unpaid, or the invoice does not exist, this command will return with an error with code \-1\&.
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If the invoice expires before being pad, or is already expired, this command will return with an error with code \-2, with the data being the invoice data as per \fBlistinvoice\fR\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Christian Decker <decker\&.christian@gmail\&.com> is mainly responsible\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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lightning\-waitanyinvoice(7), lightning\-listinvoice(7), lightning\-delinvoice(7), lightning\-invoice(7)
.SH "RESOURCES"
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Main web site: https://github\&.com/ElementsProject/lightning