{
  "$schema": "../rpc-schema-draft.json",
  "type": "object",
  "rpc": "openchannel_abort",
  "title": "Command to abort a channel to a peer",
  "description": [
    "`openchannel_abort` is a low level RPC command which initiates an abort for specified channel. It uses the openchannel protocol which allows for interactive transaction construction."
  ],
  "request": {
    "required": [
      "channel_id"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "channel_id": {
        "type": "hash",
        "description": [
          "Channel id of the channel to be aborted."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "required": [
      "channel_id",
      "channel_canceled",
      "reason"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "channel_id": {
        "type": "hash",
        "description": [
          "The channel id of the aborted channel."
        ]
      },
      "channel_canceled": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": [
          "Whether this is completely canceled (there may be remaining in-flight transactions)."
        ]
      },
      "reason": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": [
          "Usually \"Abort requested\", but if it happened to fail at the same time it could be different."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "errors": [
    "On error the returned object will contain `code` and `message` properties, with `code` being one of the following:",
    "",
    "- -32602: If the given parameters are wrong.",
    "- -1: Catchall nonspecific error.",
    "- 305: Peer is not connected.",
    "- 311: Unknown channel id.",
    "- 312: Channel in an invalid state"
  ],
  "author": [
    "Lisa Neigut [niftynei@gmail.com](mailto:niftynei@gmail.com) is mainly responsible."
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "lightning-openchannel_init(7)",
    "lightning-openchannel_update(7)",
    "lightning-openchannel_signed(7)",
    "lightning-openchannel_bump(7)",
    "lightning-fundchannel_start(7)",
    "lightning-fundchannel_complete(7)",
    "lightning-fundchannel(7)",
    "lightning-fundpsbt(7)",
    "lightning-utxopsbt(7)",
    "lightning-multifundchannel(7)"
  ],
  "resources": [
    "Main web site: [https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning)"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "request": {
        "id": "example:openchannel_abort#1",
        "method": "openchannel_abort",
        "params": {
          "channel_id": "channelid0111200111200111200111200111200111200111200111200111200"
        }
      },
      "response": {
        "channel_id": "channelid0111200111200111200111200111200111200111200111200111200",
        "channel_canceled": false,
        "reason": "Abort requested"
      }
    }
  ]
}
