Import a wallet

Import wallets by specifying the importWalletType. We allow:

Importing using a private key
Importing using a keystore
Importing using a WIF
Importing using a WIF with a passphrase
Migration

Additionally, you can specify the userId in the request body to automatically import the wallet and link it to a user. Note that you need to provide a valid signing method in the header request.

Import Wallet Types

{
  "importWalletType": {
    "enum": [
      "AETERNITY_KEYSTORE",
      "AETERNITY_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "BSC_KEYSTORE",
      "BSC_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "AVAC_KEYSTORE",
      "AVAC_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "ETHEREUM_KEYSTORE",
      "MATIC_KEYSTORE",
      "ETHEREUM_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "MATIC_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "GOCHAIN_KEYSTORE",
      "GOCHAIN_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "HEDERA_KEYSTORE",
      "HEDERA_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "VECHAIN_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "VECHAIN_KEYSTORE",
      "BITCOIN_WIF",
      "BITCOIN_WIF_PASSPHRASE",
      "LITECOIN_WIF",
      "LITECOIN_WIF_PASSPHRASE",
      "NEO_KEYSTORE",
      "NEO_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "NEO_WIF",
      "IMX_KEYSTORE",
      "IMX_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "ARBITRUM_KEYSTORE",
      "ARBITRUM_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "MIGRATION"
    ]
  }
}

1. Import using private key

Request Endpoint: reference

POST /api/wallets/import

Parameter	Param Type	Value	Description
`Signing-Method`	Header	`id:value`	`id`: This is the ID of the signing method `value`: This is the value of the signing method

Parameter	Param Type	Description	Data Type	Mandatory
`importWalletType`	Body	The type of import (eg. MATIC_PRIVATE_KEY)	String	✅
`privateKey`	Body	The private key of the existing wallet	String	✅
`userId`	Body	The ID of the user you want to link this wallet to	String	❌
`pincode` (Deprecated)	Body	The pincode to encrypt the wallet	String	❌

2. Import using keystore

Request Endpoint: reference

POST /api/wallets/import

Parameter	Param Type	Value	Description
`Signing-Method`	Header	`id:value`	`id`: This is the ID of the signing method `value`: This is the value of the signing method

Parameter	Param Type	Description	Data Type	Mandatory
`importWalletType`	Body	The type of import (eg. MATIC_KEYSTORE)	String	✅
`keystore`	Body	JSON file that represents the wallet (warning: this is a string field so make sure the JSON body is escaped properly)	String	✅
`password`	Body	The password of the Keystore	String	✅
`userId`	Body	The ID of the user you want to link this wallet to	String	❌
`pincode` (Deprecated)	Body	The pincode to encrypt the wallet	String	❌

3. Import using WIF

Request Endpoint: reference

POST /api/wallets/import

Parameter	Param Type	Value	Description
`Signing-Method`	Header	`id:value`	`id`: This is the ID of the signing method `value`: This is the value of the signing method

Parameter	Param Type	Description	Data Type	Mandatory
`importWalletType`	Body	The type of import (eg. BITCOIN_WIF)	String	✅
`wif`	Body	The wif (wallet import format)	String	✅
`userId`	Body	The ID of the user you want to link this wallet to	String	❌
`pincode` (Deprecated)	Body	The pincode to encrypt the wallet	String	❌

4. Import using WIF with a passphrase

Request Endpoint: reference

POST /api/wallets/import

Parameter	Param Type	Value	Description
`Signing-Method`	Header	`id:value`	`id`: This is the ID of the signing method `value`: This is the value of the signing method

Parameter	Param Type	Description	Data Type	Mandatory
`importWalletType`	Body	The type of import (eg. LITECOIN_WIF_PASSPHRASE)	String	✅
`wif`	Body	The wif (wallet import format)	String	✅
`passphrase`	Body	The passphrase of the wallet	String	✅
`userId`	Body	The ID of the user you want to link this wallet to	String	❌
`pincode` (Deprecated)	Body	The pincode to encrypt the wallet	String	❌

5. Import from other secret types (blockchain)

Using this endpoint, it is possible to use the same wallet (address) for a different blockchain. Currently, it is only possible to import to/from these chains:

ETHEREUM<-> MATIC
BSC<-> ETHEREUM

Request Endpoint: reference

POST /api/wallets/import

Parameter	Param Type	Value	Description
`Signing-Method`	Header	`id:value`	`id`: This is the ID of the signing method `value`: This is the value of the signing method

Parameter	Param Type	Description	Data Type	Mandatory
`importWalletType`	Body	The type of import (eg. MIGRATION)	String	✅
`walletId`	Body	The ID of the wallet you want to import into another secret type	String	✅
`to`	Body	Destination SecretType (blockchain), ex: MATIC	Object	✅
`userId`	Body	The ID of the user you want to link this wallet to	String	❌
`pincode` (Deprecated)	Body	The pincode to encrypt the wallet	String	❌