<p>Yes, once you have generated an address, you can have people send any number of transactions to that address from then on.  I just tried it with Copay on testnet and it works fine.  </p>

<p>It automatically generates a new address when a transaction arrives, just to encourage you to use fresh ones if possible, for privacy.  But previous ones continue to work indefinitely.</p>

<p>(Interestingly, it generates a new address whenever a transaction is received, even if that transaction was sent to an older address and the previously displayed address hadn't been used at all.)</p>

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Thank you Nate, tried it over testnet too. I was trying to see whether the address generation can be applied irrespective of payment received yet...thanks for the feedback
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<p>I am a bit confused as to whether copay wallet accepts multiple payments to a single address based on the phrasing "wallet generates new addresses automatically once you use a bitcoin address once"...if tracking is not an issue I suppose the same address can be sent out to several payees right?</p>

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Does copay accepts multiple payments?
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# Does copay accepts multiple payments?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-23)

I am a bit confused as to whether copay wallet accepts multiple payments to a single address based on the phrasing "wallet generates new addresses automatically once you use a bitcoin address once"...if tracking is not an issue I suppose the same address can be sent out to several payees right?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes, once you have generated an address, you can have people send any number of transactions to that address from then on. I just tried it with Copay on testnet and it works fine.

It automatically generates a new address when a transaction arrives, just to encourage you to use fresh ones if possible, for privacy. But previous ones continue to work indefinitely.

(Interestingly, it generates a new address whenever a transaction is received, even if that transaction was sent to an older address and the previously displayed address hadn't been used at all.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you Nate, tried it over testnet too. I was trying to see whether the address generation can be applied irrespective of payment received yet...thanks for the feedback  

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