diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 72ce72165..541367879 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func GetPaginationParams(r *http.Request) (int, int, string, string, string) {
@@ -65,7 +66,14 @@ func BuildKeysendBodyData(amount uint, receiver_pubkey string, route_hint string
 }
 
 func BuildV2KeysendBodyData(amount uint, receiver_pubkey string, route_hint string, memo string) string {
+	// convert amount to msat
 	amountMsat := amount * 1000
+
+	// trim the memo
+	memo = strings.TrimSpace(memo)
+	// trim the route hint
+	route_hint = strings.TrimSpace(route_hint)
+
 	var bodyData string
 	if route_hint != "" {
 		bodyData = fmt.Sprintf(`{"amt_msat": %d, "dest": "%s", "route_hint": "%s", "data": "%s", "wait": true}`, amountMsat, receiver_pubkey, route_hint, memo)
diff --git a/utils/utils_test.go b/utils/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f5cb74dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestBuildV2KeysendBodyData(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		amount         uint
+		receiverPubkey string
+		routeHint      string
+		memo           string
+		expected       string
+		expectError    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "Standard Input with Route Hint",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: "abcdef123456",
+			routeHint:      "hint123",
+			memo:           "Test transaction",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "abcdef123456", "route_hint": "hint123", "data": "Test transaction", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Standard Input without Route Hint",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: "abcdef123456",
+			routeHint:      "",
+			memo:           "Test transaction",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "abcdef123456", "route_hint": "", "data": "Test transaction", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Minimum Amount",
+			amount:         0,
+			receiverPubkey: "abcdef123456",
+			routeHint:      "hint123",
+			memo:           "Test transaction",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 0, "dest": "abcdef123456", "route_hint": "hint123", "data": "Test transaction", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Empty Strings for All String Parameters",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: "",
+			routeHint:      "",
+			memo:           "",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "", "route_hint": "", "data": "", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Large Amount",
+			amount:         4294967295,
+			receiverPubkey: "abcdef123456",
+			routeHint:      "hint123",
+			memo:           "Test transaction",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 4294967295000, "dest": "abcdef123456", "route_hint": "hint123", "data": "Test transaction", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Long Strings",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: strings.Repeat("a", 1000),
+			routeHint:      strings.Repeat("b", 1000),
+			memo:           strings.Repeat("c", 1000),
+			expected:       fmt.Sprintf(`{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "%s", "route_hint": "%s", "data": "%s", "wait": true}`, strings.Repeat("a", 1000), strings.Repeat("b", 1000), strings.Repeat("c", 1000)),
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Special Characters in Strings",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: "abc!@#123",
+			routeHint:      "hint$%^",
+			memo:           "Test &*() transaction",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "abc!@#123", "route_hint": "hint$%^", "data": "Test &*() transaction", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Whitespace in Strings",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: "abcdef123456",
+			routeHint:      "hint123  ",
+			memo:           "  Test transaction  ",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "abcdef123456", "route_hint": "hint123", "data": "Test transaction", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Non-ASCII Characters in Strings",
+			amount:         100,
+			receiverPubkey: "abcñ123",
+			routeHint:      "hintü123",
+			memo:           "Test transaction with emoji 😊",
+			expected:       `{"amt_msat": 100000, "dest": "abcñ123", "route_hint": "hintü123", "data": "Test transaction with emoji 😊", "wait": true}`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := BuildV2KeysendBodyData(tt.amount, tt.receiverPubkey, tt.routeHint, tt.memo)
+			assert.JSONEq(t, tt.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}