# Welcome to the Flash Documentation!

Flash is a Bitcoin Lightning payments gateway that ensures every payment is processed in a **self-custodial** and **peer-to-peer (P2P)** manner. Here's how it works: when you receive a payment through Flash, the funds are sent **directly to your wallet**, maintaining your full control and ownership.

To simplify operations, Flash's fees are handled automatically. Once a payment is completed, your wallet will initiate a small transaction to pay Flash its fee. This happens transparently in the background, ensuring you can focus entirely on growing your business without worrying about manual processes or hidden charges.

Our platform offers tools like **Flashes**, **subscriptions**, and **public APIs** to power your monetization needs. This documentation will guide you through integrating these features into your projects with ease, helping you create seamless and secure payment experiences while keeping full custody of your funds.

### Jump right in

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