diff --git a/cashu/core/base.py b/cashu/core/base.py
index c2694ec9..072d2a8e 100644
--- a/cashu/core/base.py
+++ b/cashu/core/base.py
@@ -535,6 +535,12 @@ class CheckFeesResponse_deprecated(BaseModel):
 # ------- API: RESTORE -------
 
 
+class PostRestoreRequest(BaseModel):
+    outputs: List[BlindedMessage] = Field(
+        ..., max_items=settings.mint_max_request_length
+    )
+
+
 class PostRestoreResponse(BaseModel):
     outputs: List[BlindedMessage] = []
     signatures: List[BlindedSignature] = []
diff --git a/cashu/mint/ledger.py b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
index 3bb0cb8a..cff10b4d 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/ledger.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/ledger.py
@@ -325,8 +325,11 @@ async def mint_quote(self, quote_request: PostMintQuoteRequest) -> MintQuote:
             )
         if settings.mint_peg_out_only:
             raise NotAllowedError("Mint does not allow minting new tokens.")
-        unit = Unit[quote_request.unit]
-        method = Method.bolt11
+
+        unit, method = self._verify_and_get_unit_method(
+            quote_request.unit, Method.bolt11.name
+        )
+
         if settings.mint_max_balance:
             balance = await self.get_balance()
             if balance + quote_request.amount > settings.mint_max_balance:
@@ -387,10 +390,10 @@ async def get_mint_quote(self, quote_id: str) -> MintQuote:
             MintQuote: Mint quote object.
         """
         quote = await self.crud.get_mint_quote(quote_id=quote_id, db=self.db)
-        assert quote, "quote not found"
-        assert quote.method == Method.bolt11.name, "only bolt11 supported"
-        unit = Unit[quote.unit]
-        method = Method[quote.method]
+        if not quote:
+            raise Exception("quote not found")
+
+        unit, method = self._verify_and_get_unit_method(quote.unit, quote.method)
 
         if not quote.paid:
             assert quote.checking_id, "quote has no checking id"
@@ -471,8 +474,10 @@ async def melt_quote(
         Returns:
             PostMeltQuoteResponse: Melt quote response.
         """
-        unit = Unit[melt_quote.unit]
-        method = Method.bolt11
+        unit, method = self._verify_and_get_unit_method(
+            melt_quote.unit, Method.bolt11.name
+        )
+
         # NOTE: we normalize the request to lowercase to avoid case sensitivity
         # This works with Lightning but might not work with other methods
         request = melt_quote.request.lower()
@@ -557,10 +562,12 @@ async def get_melt_quote(
             MeltQuote: Melt quote object.
         """
         melt_quote = await self.crud.get_melt_quote(quote_id=quote_id, db=self.db)
-        assert melt_quote, "quote not found"
-        assert melt_quote.method == Method.bolt11.name, "only bolt11 supported"
-        unit = Unit[melt_quote.unit]
-        method = Method[melt_quote.method]
+        if not melt_quote:
+            raise Exception("quote not found")
+
+        unit, method = self._verify_and_get_unit_method(
+            melt_quote.unit, melt_quote.method
+        )
 
         # we only check the state with the backend if there is no associated internal
         # mint quote for this melt quote
@@ -664,8 +671,11 @@ async def melt(
         """
         # get melt quote and check if it was already paid
         melt_quote = await self.get_melt_quote(quote_id=quote)
-        method = Method[melt_quote.method]
-        unit = Unit[melt_quote.unit]
+
+        unit, method = self._verify_and_get_unit_method(
+            melt_quote.unit, melt_quote.method
+        )
+
         assert not melt_quote.paid, "melt quote already paid"
 
         # make sure that the outputs (for fee return) are in the same unit as the quote
diff --git a/cashu/mint/protocols.py b/cashu/mint/protocols.py
index 47bf618e..04d24c0c 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/protocols.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/protocols.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from typing import Dict, Protocol
+from typing import Dict, Mapping, Protocol
 
-from ..core.base import MintKeyset, Unit
+from ..core.base import Method, MintKeyset, Unit
 from ..core.db import Database
 from ..lightning.base import LightningBackend
 from ..mint.crud import LedgerCrud
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class SupportsKeysets(Protocol):
     keysets: Dict[str, MintKeyset]
 
 
-class SupportLightning(Protocol):
-    lightning: Dict[Unit, LightningBackend]
+class SupportsBackends(Protocol):
+    backends: Mapping[Method, Mapping[Unit, LightningBackend]] = {}
 
 
 class SupportsDb(Protocol):
diff --git a/cashu/mint/router.py b/cashu/mint/router.py
index 50c41c7f..19e6f46b 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/router.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/router.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     PostMintQuoteResponse,
     PostMintRequest,
     PostMintResponse,
+    PostRestoreRequest,
     PostRestoreResponse,
     PostSplitRequest,
     PostSplitResponse,
@@ -358,14 +359,14 @@ async def check_state(
 @router.post(
     "/v1/restore",
     name="Restore",
-    summary="Restores a blinded signature from a secret",
+    summary="Restores blind signature for a set of outputs.",
     response_model=PostRestoreResponse,
     response_description=(
         "Two lists with the first being the list of the provided outputs that "
         "have an associated blinded signature which is given in the second list."
     ),
 )
-async def restore(payload: PostMintRequest) -> PostRestoreResponse:
+async def restore(payload: PostRestoreRequest) -> PostRestoreResponse:
     assert payload.outputs, Exception("no outputs provided.")
     outputs, signatures = await ledger.restore(payload.outputs)
     return PostRestoreResponse(outputs=outputs, signatures=signatures)
diff --git a/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py b/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py
index f71a8a34..e1901d7b 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/router_deprecated.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     PostMintQuoteRequest,
     PostMintRequest_deprecated,
     PostMintResponse_deprecated,
+    PostRestoreRequest,
     PostRestoreResponse,
     PostSplitRequest_Deprecated,
     PostSplitResponse_Deprecated,
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ async def check_spendable_deprecated(
     ),
     deprecated=True,
 )
-async def restore(payload: PostMintRequest_deprecated) -> PostRestoreResponse:
+async def restore(payload: PostRestoreRequest) -> PostRestoreResponse:
     assert payload.outputs, Exception("no outputs provided.")
     outputs, promises = await ledger.restore(payload.outputs)
     return PostRestoreResponse(outputs=outputs, signatures=promises)
diff --git a/cashu/mint/verification.py b/cashu/mint/verification.py
index 754c8b1c..de38dca3 100644
--- a/cashu/mint/verification.py
+++ b/cashu/mint/verification.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-from typing import Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from loguru import logger
 
 from ..core.base import (
     BlindedMessage,
     BlindedSignature,
+    Method,
     MintKeyset,
     Proof,
+    Unit,
 )
 from ..core.crypto import b_dhke
 from ..core.crypto.secp import PublicKey
@@ -19,12 +21,15 @@
     TransactionError,
 )
 from ..core.settings import settings
+from ..lightning.base import LightningBackend
 from ..mint.crud import LedgerCrud
 from .conditions import LedgerSpendingConditions
-from .protocols import SupportsDb, SupportsKeysets
+from .protocols import SupportsBackends, SupportsDb, SupportsKeysets
 
 
-class LedgerVerification(LedgerSpendingConditions, SupportsKeysets, SupportsDb):
+class LedgerVerification(
+    LedgerSpendingConditions, SupportsKeysets, SupportsDb, SupportsBackends
+):
     """Verification functions for the ledger."""
 
     keyset: MintKeyset
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ class LedgerVerification(LedgerSpendingConditions, SupportsKeysets, SupportsDb):
     spent_proofs: Dict[str, Proof]
     crud: LedgerCrud
     db: Database
+    lightning: Dict[Unit, LightningBackend]
 
     async def verify_inputs_and_outputs(
         self, *, proofs: List[Proof], outputs: Optional[List[BlindedMessage]] = None
@@ -240,6 +246,22 @@ def _verify_equation_balanced(
         """
         sum_inputs = sum(self._verify_amount(p.amount) for p in proofs)
         sum_outputs = sum(self._verify_amount(p.amount) for p in outs)
-        assert sum_outputs - sum_inputs == 0, TransactionError(
-            "inputs do not have same amount as outputs."
-        )
+        if not sum_outputs - sum_inputs == 0:
+            raise TransactionError("inputs do not have same amount as outputs.")
+
+    def _verify_and_get_unit_method(
+        self, unit_str: str, method_str: str
+    ) -> Tuple[Unit, Method]:
+        """Verify that the unit is supported by the ledger."""
+        method = Method[method_str]
+        unit = Unit[unit_str]
+
+        if not any([unit == k.unit for k in self.keysets.values()]):
+            raise NotAllowedError(f"unit '{unit.name}' not supported in any keyset.")
+
+        if not self.backends.get(method) or unit not in self.backends[method]:
+            raise NotAllowedError(
+                f"no support for method '{method.name}' with unit '{unit.name}'."
+            )
+
+        return unit, method
diff --git a/tests/test_mint_api.py b/tests/test_mint_api.py
index fab370a6..3a7acbd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_mint_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_mint_api.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     MintMeltMethodSetting,
     PostCheckStateRequest,
     PostCheckStateResponse,
-    PostMintRequest,
+    PostRestoreRequest,
     PostRestoreResponse,
     SpentState,
 )
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ async def test_api_restore(ledger: Ledger, wallet: Wallet):
     )
     outputs, rs = wallet._construct_outputs([64], secrets, rs)
 
-    payload = PostMintRequest(outputs=outputs, quote="placeholder")
+    payload = PostRestoreRequest(outputs=outputs)
     response = httpx.post(
         f"{BASE_URL}/v1/restore",
         json=payload.dict(),
diff --git a/tests/test_mint_api_deprecated.py b/tests/test_mint_api_deprecated.py
index 478b5ba4..fc40589c 100644
--- a/tests/test_mint_api_deprecated.py
+++ b/tests/test_mint_api_deprecated.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from cashu.core.base import (
     CheckSpendableRequest_deprecated,
     CheckSpendableResponse_deprecated,
-    PostMintRequest,
+    PostRestoreRequest,
     PostRestoreResponse,
     Proof,
 )
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ async def test_api_restore(ledger: Ledger, wallet: Wallet):
     )
     outputs, rs = wallet._construct_outputs([64], secrets, rs)
 
-    payload = PostMintRequest(outputs=outputs, quote="placeholder")
+    payload = PostRestoreRequest(outputs=outputs)
     response = httpx.post(
         f"{BASE_URL}/restore",
         json=payload.dict(),