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POST
/
v1
/
wallets
/
{wallet_id}
/
transfer
/
quote
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.privy.io/v1/wallets/{wallet_id}/transfer/quote \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'privy-app-id: <privy-app-id>' \
  --data '{
  "source": {
    "asset": "usdc",
    "amount": "10.0",
    "chain": "base"
  },
  "destination": {
    "address": "0xRecipientAddress",
    "chain": "arbitrum"
  },
  "fee_configuration": {
    "type": "total_fee_bps",
    "value": 80
  }
}'

{
  "source": {
    "asset": "usdc",
    "amount": "10.0",
    "chain": "base"
  },
  "destination": {
    "address": "0xRecipientAddress",
    "chain": "arbitrum"
  },
  "estimated_output_amount": "9.94",
  "estimated_fees": [
    {
      "type": "relayer",
      "amount": "0.02"
    },
    {
      "type": "developer",
      "recipient": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
      "amount": "0.04"
    }
  ],
  "expires_at": 1715200000
}

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.privy.io/v1/wallets/{wallet_id}/transfer/quote \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'privy-app-id: <privy-app-id>' \
  --data '{
  "source": {
    "asset": "usdc",
    "amount": "10.0",
    "chain": "base"
  },
  "destination": {
    "address": "0xRecipientAddress",
    "chain": "arbitrum"
  },
  "fee_configuration": {
    "type": "total_fee_bps",
    "value": 80
  }
}'

{
  "source": {
    "asset": "usdc",
    "amount": "10.0",
    "chain": "base"
  },
  "destination": {
    "address": "0xRecipientAddress",
    "chain": "arbitrum"
  },
  "estimated_output_amount": "9.94",
  "estimated_fees": [
    {
      "type": "relayer",
      "amount": "0.02"
    },
    {
      "type": "developer",
      "recipient": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
      "amount": "0.04"
    }
  ],
  "expires_at": 1715200000
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Basic Auth header with your app ID as the username and your app secret as the password.

Headers

​
privy-app-id
string
required

ID of your Privy app.

​
privy-authorization-signature
string

Request authorization signature. If multiple signatures are required, they should be comma separated.

​
privy-request-expiry
string

Request expiry. Value is a Unix timestamp in milliseconds representing the deadline by which the request must be processed.

Path Parameters

​
wallet_id
string
required

ID of the wallet.

Body

application/json

Request body for requesting a quote for a cross-asset or cross-chain (DADC) transfer.

​
source
NamedTokenTransferSource · object
required

Source for a transfer identified by a named asset (e.g. "usdc", "eth"). Use this variant for first-class assets maintained by Privy.

Example:
{
  "asset": "usdc",
  "amount": "10.5",
  "chain": "base"
}
​
destination
TokenTransferDestination · object
required

The destination address for a token transfer. Optionally specify a different asset or chain for cross-asset or cross-chain transfers.

Example:
{
  "address": "0xB00F0759DbeeF5E543Cc3E3B07A6442F5f3928a2"
}
​
amount
string

Amount as a decimal string in the token's standard unit (e.g. "1.5" for 1.5 USDC). For exact_input, the amount to send. For exact_output, the exact amount to receive. Takes precedence over source.amount when both are provided.

Maximum string length: 100
​
amount_type
enum<string>

Whether the amount refers to the input token or output token.

Available options:
exact_input,
exact_output
​
slippage_bps
integer

Maximum allowed slippage in basis points (1 bps = 0.01%). Only applicable for cross-chain or cross-asset transfers; omit to use the provider default.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 10000
​
fee_configuration
FeeConfiguration · object

Optional fee configuration for the transfer. If omitted, cross-chain transfers will not charge additional fees.

Example:
{ "type": "total_fee_bps", "value": 50 }

Response

200 - application/json

Transfer quote retrieved successfully.

Response containing a quote for a cross-asset or cross-chain (DADC) transfer.

​
source
NamedTokenTransferSource · object
required

Source for a transfer identified by a named asset (e.g. "usdc", "eth"). Use this variant for first-class assets maintained by Privy.

Example:
{
  "asset": "usdc",
  "amount": "10.5",
  "chain": "base"
}
​
destination
TokenTransferDestination · object
required

The destination address for a token transfer. Optionally specify a different asset or chain for cross-asset or cross-chain transfers.

Example:
{
  "address": "0xB00F0759DbeeF5E543Cc3E3B07A6442F5f3928a2"
}
​
estimated_input_amount
string
required

Estimated input amount in decimals. For exact_input, this equals source.amount. For exact_output, this is the estimated amount the sender needs to provide.

​
estimated_output_amount
string
required

Estimated output amount in decimals. For exact_input, this is an estimate subject to slippage. For exact_output, this is the guaranteed exact amount to be received.

​
estimated_fees
(RelayerFee · object | PrivyFee · object | DeveloperFee · object)[]
required

Estimated fees in USD for the transfer. Only present for cross-chain transfers.

Estimated fee paid to the relayer.

Example:
{
  "type": "privy",
  "recipient": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
  "amount": "0.20"
}
​
expires_at
number
required

Quote expiry as Unix timestamp (seconds).

​
amount_type
enum<string>

Whether the amount refers to the input token or output token.

Available options:
exact_input,
exact_output
​
estimated_gas
Gas · object

Estimated source gas cost with full token metadata. Only present for cross-chain transfers.

Example:
{
  "base_amount": "100000000000000",
  "amount": "0.0001",
  "gas_asset": "ETH"
}