Import

Command

cleos wallet import [OPTIONS]

Where

• [OPTIONS] = See Options in Command Usage section below.

Note: The arguments and options enclosed in square brackets are optional.

Description

Imports private key into wallet. This command will launch keosd if it is not already running.

Command Usage

The following information shows the different positionals and options you can use with the cleos wallet import command:

Positionals:

• none

Options

• -h,--help - Print this help message and exit
• -n, --name TEXT - The name of the wallet to import key into.
• --private-key TEXT - Private key in WIF format to import.

Requirements

• Install the currently supported version of cleos and keosd. [[info | Note]] | Cleos and keosd are bundled with the EOSIO software. Installing EOSIO will also install the cleos and keosd command line tools.

Examples

1. Import a private key to the default wallet. The wallet must be open and unlocked.

cleos wallet import

The command asks for the private key. Enter it.

5KDNWQvY2seBPVUz7MiiaEDGTwACfuXu78bwZu7w2UDM9A3u3Fs

Example Output

private key: imported private key for: EOS5zG7PsdtzQ9achTdRtXwHieL7yyigBFiJDRAQonqBsfKyL3XhC

2. Import a private key to a named wallet. The wallet must be open and unlocked.

cleos wallet import --name my_wallet --private-key 5KDNWQvY2seBPVUz7MiiaEDGTwACfuXu78bwZu7w2UDM9A3u3Fs

Where --name my_wallet = Tells the cleos wallet import command to import the key to my_wallet --private-key 5KDNWQvY2seBPVUz7MiiaEDGTwACfuXu78bwZu7w2UDM9A3u3Fs = Tells the cleos wallet import command the private key to import

Example Output

imported private key for: EOS5zG7PsdtzQ9achTdRtXwHieL7yyigBFiJDRAQonqBsfKyL3XhC