Check a transfer or missing payment

Work out whether the problem is broadcasting, network confirmation, the destination or an internal service credit.

Suggested reading order · about 19 minutes in total

Your task checklist

Mark each check after you have done it. This is your own record; the website does not verify a payment or account.

0 of 4 checks marked

  1. Look up a transaction →
  2. Check the requested destination →
  3. Understand the stages →
  4. Keep a reconciliation record →

Only these check marks are saved in this browser. No addresses, balances or account details are stored.

  1. Step 1 · 4 min read

    Read the transaction record

    Find the public transaction ID and interpret confirmations, outputs and change.

    How to read a Litecoin block explorer: transactions, addresses, and blocks →
  2. Step 2 · 4 min read

    Check the network and address

    Compare the actual destination with the receiving service’s current instructions.

    Litecoin address formats explained: legacy, SegWit, Bech32, and MWEB →
  3. Step 3 · 4 min read

    Check the receiving policy

    Understand why a confirmed transaction may still await account credit.

    How to verify a Litecoin transaction is legitimate: a merchant checklist →
  4. Step 4 · 7 min read

    Do not assume a broadcast can be cancelled

    Check replacement policy, competing spends and confirmation before retrying.

    Can you cancel a Litecoin payment? What changes after broadcast →

What to take away

Do not infer a failed payment from an unavailable API or send a duplicate before establishing the status of the first transaction.

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