_ Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top up vote down vote favorite 6 If I want to transfer an address from the satoshi client into a different client, how can I find its private key to do so?client bitcoin-core private-key up vote down vote To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client: launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right) click on 'debug window' select the 'console' tab type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600 type: dumpprivkey [your Bitcoin address here] this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards type: walletlock up vote 7 down vote Note: Recent versions of the satoshi client offer a 'debug window' which can be used to export private keys.

This is described in Miguel Moreno's answer to this question, and is easier than the steps I describe below.redeem bitcoin for cashTo export a private key from your satoshi client: you need to define a username and password in bitcoin.conf in the same folder as wallet.dat; this only needs doing once; you may have to create the file; add the following lines, changing the username and password to whatever you like: rpcuser=someusername rpcpassword=somepassword run: bitcoin-qt -server and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up if your wallet is encrypted, run: read -s x; bitcoind walletpassphrase "$x" 600; unset x to unlock it for 600 seconds (type your passphrase after hitting return, then hit return again; this 'read; ...; unset' prevents the password being written to your shell's history file on disk, and the '-s' in read prevents your password being displayed as you type it, and improves protection from screen-loggers and the shell log) run: bitcoind dumpprivkey 1my1bitcoin1addres11111 (replace 1my... with the bitcoin address of which you want the private key) if your wallet is encrypted and you want to re-lock your wallet, run bitcoind walletlock Your Answer Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest Name Email discard By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.bpm bitcoin

Browse other questions tagged client bitcoin-core private-key or ask your own question.ethereum wealth dailyClone this wiki locally To export a private key from your Bitcoin-QT / Bitcoin-core client: Launch your bitcoin client Click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right) Click on 'debug window' Select the 'console' tab If your wallet is protected by a passphrase (i.e you have to enter a passphrase before you can send) unlock it by typing walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600 dumpprivkey [your Bitcoin address here] This will return the private key which will start with the number 5 Once you have your private key if you had to unlock your wallet you can relock it by exiting or typing: walletlock and click 'Create a New Wallet' (or log into a wallet you already created).Once you have created and logged into your new wallet go to the 'My Address' page and click the 'Import Address with Private Key' Button.

Enter the private key you exported and in a few moments that address should be added to your wallet and displayed in the list below giving you access to your BTC and any Omni Protocol Properties on that address.You signed in with another tab or window.Reload to refresh your session.You signed out in another tab or window._ Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top up vote down vote favorite 10 Trying to use this posted method: To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client: launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right) click on 'debug window' select the 'console' tab type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600 type: dumpprivkey [your public key here] this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards type: walletlock I do not understand what "your walletpassphrase here" means.

I do not have a wallet pass phrase to the best of my knowledge.Also, I am a bit of an amateur at this and I still don't understand the "your public key here"..... is that the address that corresponds to your wallet?Trying to export the private key to another wallet because the bitcoin wallet has taken 2 days to synch and is still not done.Any help would be very appreciated.private-key-export up vote down vote I believe that listreceivedbyaddress 0 true does not list the change addresses that are created as part of the normal client operation.Starting from bitcoin 0.7, you should use bitcoind listaddressgroupings to get all the addresses, and then follow up as usual with dumpprivkey.up vote 9 down vote If you never encrypted your wallet, then you don't need to do the "walletpassphrase" command.That's only needed to unlock the wallet if it is protected with passphrase encryption.As far as the public key for dumpprivkey, that is asking what Bitcoin address you want the private key for.

To get the list of Bitcoin addresses in your wallet, you can use: listreceivedbyaddress 0 true up vote 1 down vote After you use the console command to export your private key you'll also need to execute another console command to import it.Both commands are listed below.Command to export your private key: dumpprivkey YourBitCoinPublicAddress Command to import your private key: importprivkey YourBitCoinPrivateKey When I was trying to figure this out I found a list of all Bitcoin console commands.It's below for your reference.All of the console commands can be executed by opening up your Bitcoin wallet software, click on help, then Console.https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list Your Answer Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest Name Email discard By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.Browse other questions tagged private-key-export or ask your own question.