/accounts/{address}/validate REST API Endpoint

Returns whether the given address is valid ss58 format, the ss58 prefix if the address has one, the network address format, and what the account ID is for this address.

Updated on

Sep 2, 2024

/accounts/{address}/validate REST API Endpoint

Path Parameters

address

string

REQUIRED

The SS58 or hex address of the account

Returns

isValid

boolean

Indicates whether the provided address is valid

ss58Prefix

string

The SS58 prefix associated with the address, which identifies the network type

network

string

The name of the network to which the address belongs

accountId

string

The hexadecimal representation of the validated account ID, corresponding to the provided address

Request

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curl 'https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/accounts/5FHneW46xGXgs5mUiveU4sbTyGBzmstUspZC92UhjJM694ty/validate' \
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--header 'Accept: application/json'

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