Derive

Derive an AccountIdentifier from a PublicKey

Derive returns the AccountIdentifier associated with a public key. Blockchains that require an on-chain action to create an account should not implement this method.

POST/construction/derive

Body

application/json

network_identifier*NetworkIdentifier (object)

The network_identifier specifies which network a particular object is associated with.

public_key*PublicKey (object)

PublicKey contains a public key byte array for a particular CurveType encoded in hex. Note that there is no PrivateKey struct as this is NEVER the concern of an implementation.

metadataobject

Response

200500

Expected response to a valid request

Body

application/json

addressstring

[DEPRECATED by account_identifier in v1.4.4] Address in network-specific format.

account_identifierAccountIdentifier (object)

The account_identifier uniquely identifies an account within a network. All fields in the account_identifier are utilized to determine this uniqueness (including the metadata field, if populated).

metadataobject

Request

JavaScriptCurlPython

const response = await fetch('/construction/derive', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "network_identifier": {
        "blockchain": "bitcoin",
        "network": "mainnet"
      },
      "public_key": {
        "hex_bytes": "text",
        "curve_type": "secp256k1"
      }
    }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Response

200500

{
  "address": "text",
  "account_identifier": {
    "address": "0x3a065000ab4183c6bf581dc1e55a605455fc6d61",
    "sub_account": {
      "address": "0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f"
    }
  }
}