SRNs
System Resource Names - Referencing objects within Wyre's platform
System Resource Name (SRN)
SRN stands for System Resource Name. It is a typed identifier that may reference any object within the Wyre platform. Many of our API calls and data schemas leverage SRNs in order to add flexibility and decouple services. All SRNs follow the same URI-like format:
type:identifier
Some common types you are likely to encounter from our API
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
contact: | A contact id, eg. contact:567a93fb |
paymentmethod: | A payment method such as a bank account, e.g. paymentmethod:PA_XXXXXXXX |
email: | An email address, e.g. email:[email protected] |
cellphone: | A cellphone number, e.g. cellphone:+15555555555 |
bitcoin: | Bitcoin blockchain addresses. e.g. bitcoin:1BvBMSEYstWetqTFn5Au4m4GFg7xJaNVN2NOTE: TestWyre expects a Bitcoin testnet address i.e. bitcoin:n4VQ5YdHf7hLQ2gWQYYrcxoE5B7nWuDFNF |
ethereum: | Ethereum blockchain address. e.g.ethereum:0xBB9bc244D798123fDe783fCc1C72d3Bb8C189413NOTE: Transfers of ERC-20 tokens use the "ethereum:" SRN . |
avalanche: | Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain address. e.g.avalanche:X-fuji159ney792ctzweqfhuc39rkp0h8fsmzjhu4fjk4NOTE: This is an X-Chain address |
stellar: | Stellar (XLM) blockchain address. e.g.stellar:GD7WXI7AOAK2CIPZVBEFYLS2NQZI2J4WN4HFYQQ4A2OMFVWGWAL3IW7K:LEMNM383ACXNOTE: Transfers from an external stellar address will require the User ID in the memo (LEMNM383ACX) |
matic: | Polygon (MATIC) blockchain address. |
flow: | Flow blockchain address. e.g.flow:0xead892083b3e2c6c |
account: | A Wyre account, e.g. account:AC_XXXXXXXX |
user: | A Wyre user, e.g. user:US_XXXXXXXX |
wallet: | A single wallet that can hold cryptocurrency, e.g. wallet:WA_XXXXXXXX |
transfer: | A transfer (possibly including a conversion) of currency |
:ach | This is attached as a suffix to the payment method when pulling funds into an account via ACH. Example: "source": "paymentmethod:PA-W7YN28ABCHT:ach" |
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