yes correct, that's what tools like this are for. There are many other, not sure why this got funding despite being 1y without any further commit. Probably simply because they ask for it!

Don't forget to support devs, most of the tools below have LN and btc1 addresses that welcome donations.

**Alternatives:**
- www.github.com/nbd-wtf/bolt11 → www.bolt11.org
- www.github.com/andrerfneves/lightning-decoder → www.lightningdecoder.com → [Learn more](https://medium.com/lightwork/development-tooling-for-invoices-in-lightning-network-applications-cf3d194dc2bb)
- www.github.com/Xtrimmer/lndecode → www.lndecode.com
- www.github.com/blinkbitcoin/dev.blink.sv → www.dev.blink.sv/decode


And for devs: `npm i light-bolt11-decoder`
https://www.npmjs.com/package/light-bolt11-decoder

supratic

lightning

Invoice Detective: Rust library to deduce the recipient of a lightning payment

i read it and got confused....thought it was talking about the payor.  I don't know why this is special...if you have the bolt 11 invoice can't you see who the recipient node is ?