Use the Python API to Check Balance and Send Transactions

Step 1: Start jupyter notebook.

jupyter notebook

Step 2: From jupyter, open up mobilecoind/clients/python/jupyter/wallet.ipynb

Step 3: Connect to the mobilecoind running locally.

Screenshots below are taken directly from the jupyter notebook.

How to start the Mob Client

Step 4: Replace the entropy with your entropy.

You should receive entropy specific to TestNet that has already been populated with coins.

Input root entropy for account.

Step 5: Check balance.

In the check balance step, you need to provide a subaddress index.

Step 6: Generate a Request Code for your account.

How to generate a public address (request code).

Step 7: Replace the Request Code in the Send a Transaction Cell with your Request Code and send a transaction.

How to generate request codes.

Step 8: Check balance once more to verify that your balance decreased by the minimum fee (10).

How to check balance for verification.

These Python building blocks can be scripted with your account keys.