Bitcoin RPC
Overview
The validateaddress is a Bitcoin RPC method that enables users to verify if a given Bitcoin address is valid. This method provides important information about the address, such as its type and whether it's a spendable or watch-only address. It can be particularly useful in applications where address validation is necessary before performing transactions or when dealing with user-generated addresses to ensure their validity.
Parameters
The validateaddress method accepts one required parameter:
address : The Bitcoin address to be validated.
Returns
The validateaddress method returns an object with the following fields:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| isvalid | Indicates if the supplied address is valid. |
| address | The validated Bitcoin address. |
| scriptPubKey | The hex-encoded scriptPubKey generated by the address. |
| isscript | Indicates if the address is a script address (P2SH). |
| iswitness | Indicates if the address is a witness address (P2WPKH or P2WSH). |
| witness_version | The version number of the witness program, if applicable. |
| witness_program | The hex value of the witness program, if applicable. |
| isspendable | Indicates if the address is spendable (has the private key). |
| iswatchonly | Indicates if the address is watch-only (wallet has the public key but not the private key). |
| iscompressed | Indicates if the associated public key is compressed. |
| account | DEPRECATED. The account associated with the address, if any. |
Request Example
curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/bitcoin-mainnet/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
--data '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "validateaddress",
"params": [
"1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa"
]
}'
// yarn add @tatumio/tatum
import { TatumSDK, Bitcoin, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'
const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<Bitcoin>({ network: Network.BITCOIN })
const result = await tatum.rpc.validateAddress('1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa')
await tatum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs