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# tipAddress

## checkTipAddress — Is this pubkey accepted as a tip destination?

> Returns whether \`pubkey\` is currently accepted as a Lightspeed tip destination.\
> \
> \- \`valid: true\` and \`is\_static: false\` → dynamic address with a known \`expires\_at\`.\
> \- \`valid: true\` and \`is\_static: true\` → permanent static address; \`expires\_at\` is \`null\`.\
> \- \`valid: false\` → not accepted right now (never issued, expired, or unknown).<br>

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Lightspeed: /lightspeed/tipaddress/{pubkey}","version":"1.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Lightspeed","description":"Low-latency transaction landing via the SVS Lightspeed engine."}],"servers":[{"url":"https://basic.rpc.solanavibestation.com","description":"Basic tier with Lightspeed"},{"url":"https://ultra.rpc.solanavibestation.com","description":"Ultra tier with Lightspeed"},{"url":"https://elite.rpc.solanavibestation.com","description":"Elite tier with Lightspeed"},{"url":"https://epic.rpc.solanavibestation.com","description":"Epic tier with Lightspeed"},{"url":"https://basic.swqos.solanavibestation.com","description":"Basic SWQoS tier with Lightspeed"},{"url":"https://ultra.swqos.solanavibestation.com","description":"Ultra SWQoS tier with Lightspeed"},{"url":"https://elite.swqos.solanavibestation.com","description":"Elite SWQoS tier with Lightspeed"}],"security":[{},{"AuthHeader":[]},{"URLParameter":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"AuthHeader":{"type":"apiKey","in":"header","name":"Authorization","description":"Pass `Authorization: <api-key>` on each request."},"URLParameter":{"type":"apiKey","in":"query","name":"api_key","description":"Pass `?api_key=<api-key>` on the URL."}},"schemas":{"TipAddressResponse":{"type":"object","required":["address","valid"],"properties":{"address":{"type":"string","description":"Echoed back from the path."},"valid":{"type":"boolean","description":"Whether this address is currently accepted as a Lightspeed tip destination."},"is_static":{"type":"boolean","description":"Only present when `valid` is `true`. `true` for a permanent operator-configured address, `false` for a dynamic address."},"expires_at":{"type":"integer","format":"int64","nullable":true,"description":"Absolute Unix-seconds expiry for dynamic addresses. `null` for static addresses. Only present when `valid` is `true`."}}}}},"paths":{"/lightspeed/tipaddress/{pubkey}":{"get":{"operationId":"lightspeedCheckTipAddress","summary":"checkTipAddress — Is this pubkey accepted as a tip destination?","tags":["Lightspeed"],"description":"Returns whether `pubkey` is currently accepted as a Lightspeed tip destination.\n\n- `valid: true` and `is_static: false` → dynamic address with a known `expires_at`.\n- `valid: true` and `is_static: true` → permanent static address; `expires_at` is `null`.\n- `valid: false` → not accepted right now (never issued, expired, or unknown).\n","parameters":[{"name":"pubkey","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Base58 Solana pubkey to check.","schema":{"type":"string","pattern":"^[1-9A-HJ-NP-Za-km-z]{32,44}$"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Address status.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/TipAddressResponse"}}}},"400":{"description":"Malformed pubkey.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string"}}}}}}}}}}}
```