convertaddress

convertaddress coin from to_address_format

The convertaddress method converts an input address to a specified address format.

For example, this method can be used to convert a BCH address from legacy to cash address format and vice versa.

Or this can be used to convert an ETH address from single to mixed case checksum format.

Arguments

Structure	Type	Description
coin	string	the name of the coin address context
from	string	input address
to_address_format	object	address format to which the input address should be converted
to_address_format.format	string (enum)	address format to which the input address should be converted, possible values: mixedcase for ETH/ERC20 coins; cashaddress or standard for UTXO coins
to_address_format.network	string (enum)	network prefix for cashaddress format. Possible values: bitcoincash for BCH mainnet; bchtest for BCH testnet; bchreg for BCH regtest

Response

Structure	Type	Description
result.address	string	the result of address conversion

📌 Examples

Command (ETH single case address to mixed checksum)

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783/" --data "{
  \"userpass\":\"$userpass\",
  \"method\":\"convertaddress\",
  \"coin\":\"ETH\",
  \"from\":\"0xfb6916095ca1df60bb79ce92ce3ea74c37c5d359\",
  \"to_address_format\":{
    \"format\":\"mixedcase\"
  }
}"

Response

{
  "result":{
    "address":"0xfB6916095ca1df60bB79Ce92cE3Ea74c37c5d359"
  }
}

Command (BCH legacy to cash address)

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783/" --data "{
  \"userpass\":\"$userpass\",
  \"method\":\"convertaddress\",
  \"coin\":\"BCH\",
  \"from\":\"1DmFp16U73RrVZtYUbo2Ectt8mAnYScpqM\",
  \"to_address_format\":{
    \"format\":\"cashaddress\",
    \"network\":\"bitcoincash\"
  }
}"

Response

{
  "result":{
    "address":"bitcoincash:qzxqqt9lh4feptf0mplnk58gnajfepzwcq9f2rxk55"
  }
}

Command (BCH cash address to legacy)

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783/" --data "{
  \"userpass\":\"$userpass\",
  \"method\":\"convertaddress\",
  \"coin\":\"BCH\",
  \"from\":\"bitcoincash:qzxqqt9lh4feptf0mplnk58gnajfepzwcq9f2rxk55\",
  \"to_address_format\":{
    \"format\":\"standard\"
  }
}"

Response:

{
  "result":{
    "address":"1DmFp16U73RrVZtYUbo2Ectt8mAnYScpqM"
  }
}

Command (Qtum wallet address to QRC20 contract address)

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783/" --data "{
  \"userpass\":\"$userpass\",
  \"method\":\"convertaddress\",
  \"coin\":\"QRC20\",
  \"from\":\"qKVvtDqpnFGDxsDzck5jmLwdnD2jRH6aM8\",
  \"to_address_format\":{
    \"format\":\"contract\"
  }
}"

Response

{
  "result":{
    "address":"0x1549128bbfb33b997949b4105b6a6371c998e212"
  }
}

Command (QRC20 contract address to Qtum wallet address)

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783/" --data "{
  \"userpass\":\"$userpass\",
  \"method\":\"convertaddress\",
  \"coin\":\"QRC20\",
  \"from\":\"0x1549128bbfb33b997949b4105b6a6371c998e212\",
  \"to_address_format\":{
    \"format\":\"wallet\"
  }
}"

Response

{
  "result":{
    "address":"qKVvtDqpnFGDxsDzck5jmLwdnD2jRH6aM8"
  }
}