Import Account

Import an existing account from the secret entropy.

Parameters

Required Param	Purpose	Requirements
mnemonic	The secret mnemonic to recover the account.	The mnemonic must be 24 words.
key_derivation_version	The version number of the key derivation used to derive an account key from this mnemonic. The current version is 2.

Optional Param	Purpose	Requirements
name	A label for this account.	A label can have duplicates, but it is not recommended.
next_subaddress_index	The next known unused subaddress index for the account.
first_block_index	The block from which to start scanning the ledger.
fog_report_url
fog_report_id
fog_authority_spki

Example

Request Body

{
  "method": "import_account",
  "params": {
    "mnemonic": "sheriff odor square mistake huge skate mouse shoot purity weapon proof stuff correct concert blanket neck own shift clay mistake air viable stick group",
    "key_derivation_version": "2",
    "name": "Bob"
    "next_subaddress_index": 2,
    "first_block_index": "3500"
  },
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1
}

Response

{
  "method": "import_account",
  "result": {
    "account": {
      "object": "account",
      "account_id": "6ed6b79004032fcfcfa65fa7a307dd004b8ec4ed77660d36d44b67452f62b470",
      "name": "Bob",
      "main_address": "CaE5bdbQxLG2BqAYAz84mhND79iBSs13ycQqN8oZKZtHdr6KNr1DzoX93c6LQWYHEi5b7YLiJXcTRzqhDFB563Kr1uxD6iwERFbw7KLWA6",
      "next_subaddress_index": "2",
      "first_block_index": "3500",
      "recovery_mode": false
    }
  },
  "error": null,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
}