diff --git a/src/CashuWallet.ts b/src/CashuWallet.ts
index 890e4e7c..8953ab8d 100644
--- a/src/CashuWallet.ts
+++ b/src/CashuWallet.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 	SerializedBlindedMessage,
 	SerializedBlindedSignature,
 	SplitPayload,
+	Token,
 	TokenEntry
 } from './model/types/index.js';
 import {
@@ -163,22 +164,27 @@ class CashuWallet {
 		return this.payLnInvoice(invoice, proofs, undefined, counter);
 	}
 	/**
-	 * Receive an encoded Cashu token
-	 * @param encodedToken Cashu token
+	 * Receive an encoded or raw Cashu token
+	 * @param {(string|Token)} token - Cashu token
 	 * @param preference optional preference for splitting proofs into specific amounts
 	 * @param counter? optionally set counter to derive secret deterministically. CashuWallet class must be initialized with seed phrase to take effect
 	 * @returns New token with newly created proofs, token entries that had errors, and newKeys if they have changed
 	 */
 	async receive(
-		encodedToken: string,
+		token: string | Token,
 		preference?: Array<AmountPreference>,
 		counter?: number
 	): Promise<ReceiveResponse> {
-		const { token } = cleanToken(getDecodedToken(encodedToken));
+		let decodedToken: Array<TokenEntry>;
+		if (typeof token === 'string') {
+			decodedToken = cleanToken(getDecodedToken(token)).token;
+		} else {
+			decodedToken = token.token;
+		}
 		const tokenEntries: Array<TokenEntry> = [];
 		const tokenEntriesWithError: Array<TokenEntry> = [];
 		let newKeys: MintKeys | undefined;
-		for (const tokenEntry of token) {
+		for (const tokenEntry of decodedToken) {
 			if (!tokenEntry?.proofs?.length) {
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index afe3b8a7..a321c040 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { CashuWallet } from './CashuWallet.js';
 import { setGlobalRequestOptions } from './request.js';
 import { generateNewMnemonic, deriveSeedFromMnemonic } from './secrets.js';
 import { getEncodedToken, getDecodedToken, deriveKeysetId, decodeInvoice } from './utils.js';
-import { decode} from '@gandlaf21/bolt11-decode';
+import { decode } from '@gandlaf21/bolt11-decode';
 
 export * from './model/types/index.js';
 
diff --git a/test/wallet.test.ts b/test/wallet.test.ts
index 6bd0873d..7f0d0599 100644
--- a/test/wallet.test.ts
+++ b/test/wallet.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { decode } from '@gandlaf21/bolt11-decode';
 import nock from 'nock';
 import { CashuMint } from '../src/CashuMint.js';
 import { CashuWallet } from '../src/CashuWallet.js';
+import { cleanToken, getDecodedToken } from '../src/utils.js';
 
 const dummyKeysResp = { 1: '02f970b6ee058705c0dddc4313721cffb7efd3d142d96ea8e01d31c2b2ff09f181' };
 const mintUrl = 'https://legend.lnbits.com/cashu/api/v1/4gr9Xcmz3XEkUNwiBiQGoC';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ describe('test fees', () => {
 describe('receive', () => {
 	const tokenInput =
 		'eyJwcm9vZnMiOlt7ImlkIjoiL3VZQi82d1duWWtVIiwiYW1vdW50IjoxLCJzZWNyZXQiOiJBZmtRYlJYQUc1UU1tT3ArbG9vRzQ2OXBZWTdiaStqbEcxRXRDT2tIa2hZPSIsIkMiOiIwMmY4NWRkODRiMGY4NDE4NDM2NmNiNjkxNDYxMDZhZjdjMGYyNmYyZWUwYWQyODdhM2U1ZmE4NTI1MjhiYjI5ZGYifV0sIm1pbnRzIjpbeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xlZ2VuZC5sbmJpdHMuY29tL2Nhc2h1L2FwaS92MS80Z3I5WGNtejNYRWtVTndpQmlRR29DIiwiaWRzIjpbIi91WUIvNndXbllrVSJdfV19';
-	test('test receive', async () => {
+	test('test receive encoded token', async () => {
 		nock(mintUrl)
 			.post('/split')
 			.reply(200, {
@@ -61,6 +62,35 @@ describe('receive', () => {
 		expect(/[A-Za-z0-9+/]{43}=/.test(t.token[0].proofs[0].secret)).toBe(true);
 		expect(tokensWithErrors).toBe(undefined);
 	});
+
+	test('test receive raw token', async () => {
+		const decodedInput = cleanToken(getDecodedToken(tokenInput));
+
+		nock(mintUrl)
+			.post('/split')
+			.reply(200, {
+				promises: [
+					{
+						id: 'z32vUtKgNCm1',
+						amount: 1,
+						C_: '021179b095a67380ab3285424b563b7aab9818bd38068e1930641b3dceb364d422'
+					}
+				]
+			});
+		const wallet = new CashuWallet(mint);
+
+		const { token: t, tokensWithErrors } = await wallet.receive(decodedInput);
+
+		expect(t.token).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(t.token[0].proofs).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(t.token[0]).toMatchObject({
+			proofs: [{ amount: 1, id: 'z32vUtKgNCm1' }],
+			mint: 'https://legend.lnbits.com/cashu/api/v1/4gr9Xcmz3XEkUNwiBiQGoC'
+		});
+		expect(/[0-9a-f]{64}/.test(t.token[0].proofs[0].C)).toBe(true);
+		expect(/[A-Za-z0-9+/]{43}=/.test(t.token[0].proofs[0].secret)).toBe(true);
+		expect(tokensWithErrors).toBe(undefined);
+	});
 	test('test receive custom split', async () => {
 		nock(mintUrl)
 			.post('/split')