Send USDC to an Ethereum address or ENS name. Use when you or the user want to send money, pay someone, transfer USDC, tip, donate, or send funds to a wallet address or .eth name. Covers phrases like "send $5 to", "pay 0x...", or "transfer to vitalik.eth".
Use the npx awal@latest send command to transfer USDC from the wallet to any Ethereum address or ENS name on Base.
npx awal@latest status
If the wallet is not authenticated, refer to the authenticate-wallet skill.
npx awal@latest send <amount> <recipient> [--chain <chain>] [--json]
| Argument | Description |
|---|
amount | Amount to send: '$1.00', '1.00', or atomic units (1000000 = $1). Always single-quote amounts that use $ to prevent bash variable expansion. If the number looks like atomic units (no decimal or > 100), treat as atomic units. Assume that people won't be sending more than 100 USDC the majority of the time |
recipient | Ethereum address (0x...) or ENS name (vitalik.eth) |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--chain <name> | Blockchain network (default: base) |
--json | Output result as JSON |
# Send $1.00 USDC to an address
npx awal@latest send 1 0x1234...abcd
# Send $0.50 USDC to an ENS name
npx awal@latest send 0.50 vitalik.eth
# Send with dollar sign prefix (note the single quotes)
npx awal@latest send '$5.00' 0x1234...abcd
# Get JSON output
npx awal@latest send 1 vitalik.eth --json
ENS names are automatically resolved to addresses via Ethereum mainnet. The command will:
npx awal@latest awal status to check, npx awal@latest awal auth login to sign in, see skill authenticate-wallet for more information)npx awal balance to check)Common errors:
awal auth login <email> firstawal balance