Error codes
INVALID_RECIPIENT
The payment cannot go to this recipient.
Exit code: 6 · Who acts: You: correct the request or the environment · From: the CLI, the SDK and the backend
What it means
The payment cannot go to this recipient.
Common causes
- The address or handle is wrong, or the recipient cannot receive this asset.
Fix it
- Check the recipient, then send again. Nothing was sent.
In JSON and the SDK
With --json, the CLI prints:
{
"outcome": "refused",
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_RECIPIENT",
"message": "…"
}
}In the SDK, a failed result has result.error.code === "INVALID_RECIPIENT". Branch on the code, not on the message: the message is written for people and can change.