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/accounts/{accountId}/convert REST API Endpoint

Returns the SS58 prefix, the network address format, the SS58 address, and the AccountId that was given as input parameter, the scheme that was used and if it is a public key or not (boolean).

Updated on
Sep 02, 2024

Path Parameters

accountId
string
REQUIRED

The accountId or Public Key encoded in hexadecimal format.

Query Parameters

scheme
string

The cryptographic scheme to be used in order to convert the AccountId to an SS58 address. It can take one of three values [sr25519, ed25519, ecdsa]. The default scheme that is used is sr25519 (if it is not set in the query parameter).

prefix
integer

The address prefix which can be one of the values found in the SS58-registry.

publicKey
boolean

Defines if the given value in the path parameter is a Public Key (hex) or not (hence AccountId).

Returns

ss58Prefix
number | string

The SS58 prefix used to identify the network and format of the address

network
string

The network to which the account belongs

address
string

The public address of the account, which can be used to receive funds or interact with the blockchain

accountId
string

The unique identifier for the account, represented in hexadecimal format.

scheme
string

The cryptographic scheme used by the account for signing transactions

publicKey
boolean

Indicates whether the public key is available

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