Channel-Based Bridging

In crypto, bridging has traditionally not been a straightforward process. It requires installing dependency-riddled SDKs, or perform complex onchain interactions on a wide variety of networks (Solana, EVM, TRON, Bitcoin).

What is Channel-Based Bridging?

Swivell allows you to move into another network by simply sending to a dedicated address. Think of it like a portal that knows exactly where you want to go. Any tokens you send to the channel will be bridged to the destination network in real-time.

How It Works (2 steps)

1. Create a Channel

Create a dedicated channel with specific forwarding rules.

curl -X POST https://api.swivell.com/v1/channels \
    -H "X-API-KEY: your-api-key" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "id": "base-bridge-1",
      "forward_network": "base",
      "forward_asset": "USDC",
      "forward_recipient": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e"
    }'

The API will provide a list of dedicated addresses.

{
 "id": "base-bridge-1",
 "addresses": [
   {
     "network": "mainnet",
     "address": "0x5A6d87BB8BE80A0bD1c31125c76FfA247a73cbc6"
   },
   {
     "network": "solana",
     "address": "23BvUE2F8nLDP1qjfWhGM7ehgdPsVYkgKoMvH3Dko7BJ"
   },
   {
     "network": "base",
     "address": "0x5A6d87BB8BE80A0bD1c31125c76FfA247a73cbc6"
   },
   {
     "network": "arbitrum",
     "address": "0x5A6d87BB8BE80A0bD1c31125c76FfA247a73cbc6"
   }
 ],
 "forward_network": "solana",
 "forward_asset_symbol": "USDC",
 "forward_recipient": "EAGkHiMuuD7jXDchXF5MfWCcQ3xGaL9zZv9LnyZUcSa9"
}

2. Send to Channel

Send any token to these addresses.

3. Receive on Destination 🎉

Receive tokens on destination network. Most transfers are instant and Swivell's streamlined Webhooks allow you to track the entire process without polling.