validateaddress RPC Method

Parameters

address

string

REQUIRED

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Returns

result

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isvalid

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address

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scriptPubKey

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isscript

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iswitness

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witness_version

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witness_program

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error

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Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "validateaddress",
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  "params": [
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    "bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "validateaddress",
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  "params": [
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    "bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'validateaddress',
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    params: ["bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'validateaddress',
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    params: ["bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "validateaddress",
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  "params": [
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    "bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "validateaddress",
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  "params": [
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    "bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "validateaddress",
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  params: ["bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"]
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "validateaddress",
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  params: ["bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"]
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

Response

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "isvalid": true,
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    "address": "bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl",
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    "scriptPubKey": "0014a5c8a4ec03f73afee872d4319b2202c2cdbfae07",
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    "isscript": false,
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    "iswitness": true,
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    "witness_version": 0,
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    "witness_program": "a5c8a4ec03f73afee872d4319b2202c2cdbfae07"
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "isvalid": true,
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    "address": "bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl",
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    "scriptPubKey": "0014a5c8a4ec03f73afee872d4319b2202c2cdbfae07",
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    "isscript": false,
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    "iswitness": true,
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    "witness_version": 0,
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    "witness_program": "a5c8a4ec03f73afee872d4319b2202c2cdbfae07"
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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