<p>The Lightning <strong>Network</strong> is a network of routed payment channels. You can transfer funds from one channel to another by finding a route and adjusting the balances of the channel participants along the route. This only changes how the fixed capacity of channels is distributed in a channel.</p>
<p>You can not at the moment increase or decrease the capacity of a payment channel on the fly. This is technically feasible though, and is being worked on as part of the BOLT specifications effort. This is called splicing.</p>

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Antoine Poinsot
<p>Is it possible, without closing it, to transfer funds from one existing channel to another?</p>

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Can we send fund from one channel to another in Lightning?
Arjun Reddy
# Can we send fund from one channel to another in Lightning?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-29)

Is it possible, without closing it, to transfer funds from one existing channel to another?

**Tags:** lightning-network, channels


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-07-29. Score: 2

The Lightning **Network** is a network of routed payment channels. You can transfer funds from one channel to another by finding a route and adjusting the balances of the channel participants along the route. This only changes how the fixed capacity of channels is distributed in a channel.

You can not at the moment increase or decrease the capacity of a payment channel on the fly. This is technically feasible though, and is being worked on as part of the BOLT specifications effort. This is called splicing.


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