Accounts & Addresses

Learn how to get an address from an account.

Stacks uses the concept of an "account" to represent a user's identity on the blockchain. An account is identified by a unique address. The address is derived from the account's public key, which is derived from the account's private key.

A normal mainnet address starts with SP, and a testnet address starts with ST. For example:

Mainnet: SP3FGQ8Z7JY9BWYZ5WM53E0M9NK7WHJF0691NZ159

Testnet: ST2F4BK4GZH6YFBNHYDDGN4T1RKBA7DA1BJZPJEJJ

Getting an address

Using Stacks Connect

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import { showConnect } from '@stacks/connect';

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showConnect({

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  appDetails,

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  userSession,

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  onFinish: () => {

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    const user = userSession.loadUserData();

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    const address = user.profile.stxAddress.mainnet;

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    // 'SP1MXSZF4NFC8JQ1TTYGEC2WADMC7Y3GHVZYRX6RF'

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  },

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});

Using a seed phrase / mnemonic / private key

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import { randomSeedPhrase, generateWallet } from "@stacks/wallet-sdk";

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import { privateKeyToAddress } from "@stacks/transactions";

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const seed = randomSeedPhrase();

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const wallet = await generateWallet({

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  secretKey: seed,

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  password: 'secret',

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});

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const address = privateKeyToAddress(wallet.accounts[0].stxPrivateKey, 'mainnet');

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// 'SP1MXSZF4NFC8JQ1TTYGEC2WADMC7Y3GHVZYRX6RF'

Using a public key

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import { publicKeyToAddress } from '@stacks/transactions';

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const address = publicKeyToAddress(publicKey, 'mainnet');

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// 'SP1MXSZF4NFC8JQ1TTYGEC2WADMC7Y3GHVZYRX6RF'

Networks

Transactions

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Getting an addressUsing Stacks ConnectUsing a seed phrase / mnemonic / private keyUsing a public key