# Overview

Instructions on how to use [ordinalsbot.com](https://ordinalsbot.com) API to generate inscription orders from anywhere, pay with Lightning or onchain Bitcoin and receive the inscriptions to the provided address.

**Contact**

OrdinalsBot Discord: <https://discord.ordinalsbot.com>&#x20;

Twitter: <https://twitter.com/ordinalsbot>

### API Info

API root is at: <https://api.ordinalsbot.com>

You can use <https://api.ordinalsbot.com/status> to check for API status and availability.

Note: The API root is currently in the process of being migrated to <https://api.ordinalsbot.com> - Please double check API root for a particular endpoint.

### Status

You can check status of OrdinalsBot services at [https://status.ordinalsbot.com](https://status.ordinalsbot.com/).

{% hint style="warning" %}
This service takes some files as input, inscribes them on the bitcoin blockchain as explained on [https://docs.ordinals.com](https://docs.ordinals.com/) and sends the inscribed UTXO to the provided bitcoin address.

No guarantees are made on the quality or speed of the inscription.
{% endhint %}


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```
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```

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Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.