validateaddress

validateaddress coin address

The validateaddress method checks if an input string is a valid address of the specified coin.

Arguments

Structure	Type	Description
coin	string	the coin to validate address for
address	string	the input string to validate

Response

Structure	Type	Description
result.is_valid	bool	whether input string is a valid coin address
result.reason	string (optional)	the reason why input string is not a valid address

📌 Examples

Command

curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7783/" --data "{
  \"userpass\":\"$userpass\",
  \"method\":\"validateaddress\",
  \"coin\":\"RICK\",
  \"address\":\"RRnMcSeKiLrNdbp91qNVQwwXx5azD4S4CD\"
}"

Response (valid address)

{
  "result":{
    "is_valid":true
  }
}

Response (invalid cash address)

{
  "result":{
    "is_valid":false,
    "reason":"utxo:415] Checksum verification failed"
  }
}

Response (invalid ETH address)

{
  "result":{
    "is_valid":false,
    "reason":"eth:360] eth:2522] Invalid address checksum"
  }
}