diff --git a/payjoin/src/send/error.rs b/payjoin/src/send/error.rs
index 94c13737..6a377b78 100644
--- a/payjoin/src/send/error.rs
+++ b/payjoin/src/send/error.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ use bitcoin::locktime::absolute::LockTime;
 use bitcoin::transaction::Version;
 use bitcoin::{AddressType, Sequence};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
+use crate::uri::error::ParseReceiverPubkeyError;
+
 /// Error that may occur when the response from receiver is malformed.
 ///
 /// This is currently opaque type because we aren't sure which variants will stay.
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ pub(crate) enum InternalCreateRequestError {
     #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
     OhttpEncapsulation(crate::ohttp::OhttpEncapsulationError),
     #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-    ParseSubdirectory(ParseSubdirectoryError),
+    ParseReceiverPubkey(ParseReceiverPubkeyError),
     #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
     MissingOhttpConfig,
     #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for CreateRequestError {
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
             OhttpEncapsulation(e) => write!(f, "v2 error: {}", e),
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-            ParseSubdirectory(e) => write!(f, "cannot parse subdirectory: {}", e),
+            ParseReceiverPubkey(e) => write!(f, "cannot parse receiver public key: {}", e),
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
             MissingOhttpConfig => write!(f, "no ohttp configuration with which to make a v2 request available"),
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for CreateRequestError {
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
             OhttpEncapsulation(error) => Some(error),
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-            ParseSubdirectory(error) => Some(error),
+            ParseReceiverPubkey(error) => Some(error),
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
             MissingOhttpConfig => None,
             #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
@@ -278,44 +281,9 @@ impl From<crate::psbt::AddressTypeError> for CreateRequestError {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-impl From<ParseSubdirectoryError> for CreateRequestError {
-    fn from(value: ParseSubdirectoryError) -> Self {
-        CreateRequestError(InternalCreateRequestError::ParseSubdirectory(value))
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum ParseSubdirectoryError {
-    MissingSubdirectory,
-    SubdirectoryNotBase64(bitcoin::base64::DecodeError),
-    SubdirectoryInvalidPubkey(crate::hpke::HpkeError),
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-impl std::fmt::Display for ParseSubdirectoryError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        use ParseSubdirectoryError::*;
-
-        match &self {
-            MissingSubdirectory => write!(f, "subdirectory is missing"),
-            SubdirectoryNotBase64(e) => write!(f, "subdirectory is not valid base64: {}", e),
-            SubdirectoryInvalidPubkey(e) =>
-                write!(f, "subdirectory does not represent a valid pubkey: {}", e),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-impl std::error::Error for ParseSubdirectoryError {
-    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-        use ParseSubdirectoryError::*;
-
-        match &self {
-            MissingSubdirectory => None,
-            SubdirectoryNotBase64(error) => Some(error),
-            SubdirectoryInvalidPubkey(error) => Some(error),
-        }
+impl From<ParseReceiverPubkeyError> for CreateRequestError {
+    fn from(value: ParseReceiverPubkeyError) -> Self {
+        CreateRequestError(InternalCreateRequestError::ParseReceiverPubkey(value))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/payjoin/src/send/mod.rs b/payjoin/src/send/mod.rs
index 494192e9..a0823a05 100644
--- a/payjoin/src/send/mod.rs
+++ b/payjoin/src/send/mod.rs
@@ -322,21 +322,11 @@ impl Sender {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "v2")]
-    fn extract_rs_pubkey(&self) -> Result<HpkePublicKey, error::ParseSubdirectoryError> {
-        use error::ParseSubdirectoryError;
-
-        let subdirectory = self
-            .endpoint
-            .path_segments()
-            .and_then(|mut segments| segments.next())
-            .ok_or(ParseSubdirectoryError::MissingSubdirectory)?;
-
-        let pubkey_bytes = BASE64_URL_SAFE_NO_PAD
-            .decode(subdirectory)
-            .map_err(ParseSubdirectoryError::SubdirectoryNotBase64)?;
-
-        HpkePublicKey::from_compressed_bytes(&pubkey_bytes)
-            .map_err(ParseSubdirectoryError::SubdirectoryInvalidPubkey)
+    fn extract_rs_pubkey(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<HpkePublicKey, crate::uri::error::ParseReceiverPubkeyError> {
+        use crate::uri::UrlExt;
+        self.endpoint.receiver_pubkey()
     }
 
     pub fn endpoint(&self) -> &Url { &self.endpoint }
diff --git a/payjoin/src/uri/error.rs b/payjoin/src/uri/error.rs
index f1f6ed9c..7bd94281 100644
--- a/payjoin/src/uri/error.rs
+++ b/payjoin/src/uri/error.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,41 @@ pub(crate) enum InternalPjParseError {
     UnsecureEndpoint,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum ParseReceiverPubkeyError {
+    MissingPubkey,
+    PubkeyNotBase64(bitcoin::base64::DecodeError),
+    InvalidPubkey(crate::hpke::HpkeError),
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
+impl std::fmt::Display for ParseReceiverPubkeyError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        use ParseReceiverPubkeyError::*;
+
+        match &self {
+            MissingPubkey => write!(f, "receiver public key is missing"),
+            PubkeyNotBase64(e) => write!(f, "receiver public is not valid base64: {}", e),
+            InvalidPubkey(e) =>
+                write!(f, "receiver public key does not represent a valid pubkey: {}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "v2")]
+impl std::error::Error for ParseReceiverPubkeyError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        use ParseReceiverPubkeyError::*;
+
+        match &self {
+            MissingPubkey => None,
+            PubkeyNotBase64(error) => Some(error),
+            InvalidPubkey(error) => Some(error),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<InternalPjParseError> for PjParseError {
     fn from(value: InternalPjParseError) -> Self { PjParseError(value) }
 }
diff --git a/payjoin/src/uri/url_ext.rs b/payjoin/src/uri/url_ext.rs
index 73d191ef..824be1a2 100644
--- a/payjoin/src/uri/url_ext.rs
+++ b/payjoin/src/uri/url_ext.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ use bitcoin::base64::prelude::BASE64_URL_SAFE_NO_PAD;
 use bitcoin::base64::Engine;
 use url::Url;
 
+use super::error::ParseReceiverPubkeyError;
 use crate::hpke::HpkePublicKey;
 use crate::OhttpKeys;
 
 /// Parse and set fragment parameters from `&pj=` URI parameter URLs
 pub(crate) trait UrlExt {
+    fn receiver_pubkey(&self) -> Result<HpkePublicKey, ParseReceiverPubkeyError>;
     fn set_receiver_pubkey(&mut self, exp: Option<HpkePublicKey>);
     fn ohttp(&self) -> Option<OhttpKeys>;
     fn set_ohttp(&mut self, ohttp: Option<OhttpKeys>);
@@ -17,6 +19,19 @@ pub(crate) trait UrlExt {
 }
 
 impl UrlExt for Url {
+    /// Retrieve the receiver's public key from the URL fragment
+    fn receiver_pubkey(&self) -> Result<HpkePublicKey, ParseReceiverPubkeyError> {
+        let value = get_param(self, "rk=", |v| Some(v.to_owned()))
+            .ok_or(ParseReceiverPubkeyError::MissingPubkey)?;
+
+        let decoded = BASE64_URL_SAFE_NO_PAD
+            .decode(&value)
+            .map_err(ParseReceiverPubkeyError::PubkeyNotBase64)?;
+
+        HpkePublicKey::from_compressed_bytes(&decoded)
+            .map_err(ParseReceiverPubkeyError::InvalidPubkey)
+    }
+
     /// Set the receiver's public key in the URL fragment
     fn set_receiver_pubkey(&mut self, pubkey: Option<HpkePublicKey>) {
         set_param(