The Request Colossus main demo feature and 1st version of Request, built on Ethereum and working on a testnet is live at https://app.request.network.

Please note that this is an MVP. What we call MVP is the first version of the website which will allow anyone to interact with the Request Network smart contracts on the testnet. We will keep on improving this first version and continuously add new features in the coming months.

Discover and explore Colossus features

This is what you can do with the first version of Request on the testnet:

Connect to your wallet with MetaMask

Create and send a request in ETH

Pay a request in ETH

Pay a request multiple times

Update a request (add a subtract as the payee or an additional as the payer)

Check your requests associated with an ETH address

Note: This version is not available on mobile yet.

With this test version, we’d like to give you the opportunity to discover and explore Colossus features.

We are looking forward to your feedback. Feel free to use our Reddit thread or our contact form to share your thoughts about Colossus.

Many functionalities will be added in the coming weeks and months. We’ll keep communicating about the upcoming features and our development progress.

Also, be aware that the website to create, send, and interact with request is a demo (as you won’t pay with real ETH). In the future, mobile apps and websites will use Request Network smart contracts on the back-end. On this matter , we’ll soon release the JS library to create, read, and update requests.

What after Colossus?

In Q1 2018, the first iteration of Request built on Ethereum and working on the mainnet will be released and you’ll be able to:

Connect to your wallet with a LedgerNano S, a private key, or a json file

Create, send, and pay a request in BTC

Create, send, and pay a request in any ERC-20 token

Also:

REQ fees conversion through Kyber Network

A request where the creator is the payer

Detect payment even before appearance on the blockchain

Offline transactions that are not broadcasted (needed for online payment)

Be alerted by email of a new invoice

Add metadata to Request to send formal invoices

How to use Request Colossus?

Here is the step-by-step test guide about how to create and share your first request.

How to get started: Metamask is necessary for this first version

For this first test version, you need to activate Metamask.

In the future, you will be able to connect with the same means you use on MyEtherWallet such as your Ledger Nano S or your private key.

Download Metamask at Metamask.io

Connect to your Metamask account

Select Rinkeby test network: You won’t make real transactions (Request will be available on the mainnet in Q1 2018)

Go to https://faucet.rinkeby.io/ and follow the steps to get ETH on Rinkeby

You are now able to use your testnet ETH address on https://app.request.network

How to create and share a request

Go to https://app.request.network

Once you are connected to your Metamask account, fill in:

The amount

The payer’s ETH address

The reason of payment (optional)

Next steps are:

Click on “Create a Request”

Metamask will ask you to confirm the transaction. You will be able to verify the fees of your request.

Click on Submit

You will be directed to your request which will be broadcasted in a few seconds/minutes and appear on the blockchain.

Here is how your request will look like once created:

You now can copy your request URL at the top left corner and send it to the payer.

As the payee, you also can:

Update the request

Cancel the request

How to pay a request

The payer needs to connect with Metamask. He will see a screen such as this one:

The payer can:

Decline the request

Accept & pay later

Update the request

Accept & pay now

The payer’s account will be the Metamask ETH address s/he is connected with.

How to check your requests

Use the search box, paste your ETH address and press enter.

You will be directed to the list of requests associated with this ETH address, and will be able to view the details of every request you have sent and received.

You can also search for a request by a request ID.

That's it! Your feedback is super important to us — don’t hesitate to reach out on our Reddit thread to share your thoughts!

Note: Today is also the day of the release of Olympia from the Gnosis Project, they will release 10 questions and one among them is about Request, feel free to have a look and participate !