I've tried: bitcoin-cli sethdseed 'word1 word2 ...' but i got invalid private key. please help me getting my 24 word seed using bitcoin core
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How to get my 24 word seed using bitcoin-cli
You write about getting but your commands are about setting. This is confusing.
You can't get a seed-phrase from Bitcoin-core.
You can use the sethdseed function to "Set or generate a new HD wallet seed." this marks any existing private keys as inactive (which may or may not be what you want).
Note that an HD seed and a (24 word) seed phrase are different things.
I've tried: bitcoin-cli sethdseed 'word1 word2 ...' but i got invalid private key.
I think that may be because the second argument is not a seed phrase but a WIF key.
- "seed" (string, optional) The WIF private key to use as the new HD seed;
Related questions with useful answers (assuming you're trying to get seed-words out of Bitcoin Core because you think thats whats needed to transfer to another wallet that uses them)
answered Aug 31, 2020 at 10:42
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Sorry Asking dumb questions but how can i convert my hdseed to a mnemonic phrase.– ErfanCommented Sep 4, 2020 at 11:12
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@Erfan. There's no need. Instead people changing from Bitcoin core to another wallet usually export the private key and tell the new wallet to sweep the key. Commented Sep 4, 2020 at 11:38
You can't.
Bitcoin Core is not BIP39 compliant.
answered Aug 31, 2020 at 9:50
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To note, this is not a bad thing. Bitcoin Core is also not compliant with regulations on PPE, but that doesn't not taint it as a software product.– ClarisCommented Sep 2, 2020 at 13:03
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One still get and store the hd seed key of a wallet in it's WIF encoding. Use
dumpwalletand then check the file forhdseed=1.– treadCommented Dec 10, 2023 at 1:20