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Title: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on January 12, 2019, 04:09:17 PM How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / Difference between sweep and import private keys
This post is an additional post to this one (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5096373.0), which explains how to create your own unique Bitcoin address (vanity address). To use external bitcoin addresses (like a paperwallet) in Electrum, there are two functions: sweep and import. Both functions enable to access the balances of the Bitcoin addresses via Electrum. It is possible to import any wallets there, but you need to own the private key. This can be very helpful if you still have an old paperwallet and want to transfer the Bitcoins, an address that you are currently using in another client and would like to use in Electrum or to use your self-created vanity address. Import Import is useful to import a Bitcoin address as new wallet to Electrum. The Bitcoins will stay on this wallet and you can access this wallet after importing it to Electrum. It’s also important that this imported wallet will not have a seed and you can’t restore it from a seed because there is none. If you don’t lose the private key, you don’t need a seed either. Sweep In comparison, the sweep function transfers your bitcoins from your original wallet to a new one in Electrum. Since a Bitcoin transaction (from the old to the new wallet) will happen, sweep requires an internet connection and transaction costs. In order to be able to use a previously created vanity address in Electrum, the function to be used is import. It works like this: 1. Open Electrum Open Electrum and go to File => New/Restore https://i.ibb.co/kctndcd/zwhwpAp.jpg 2. Choose a name Choose a name for your wallet which you want to import and click on Next https://i.ibb.co/GHFxCqr/duS99RC.jpg 3. Choose Import Bitcoin addresses or private keys https://i.ibb.co/ryHjVLF/F6TD76y.jpg 4. Enter your private key to import the address Now you can copy your private key from the .txt file and paste it into the window opening at Electrum. Theoretically, you could also import several private keys. https://i.ibb.co/J58yd8v/gug68LY.png https://i.ibb.co/t2bXXQC/I3YOrXt.png 5. Select a password, write it down and click on Next https://i.ibb.co/FmmT2VT/M7Vqb6i.jpg And finally, you have imported your 1test wallet successfully. You can now transfer BTC to your wallet or send BTC if you have sent BTC to it before. https://i.ibb.co/gJSJSFr/kxiRLdR.jpg Done :) Update: if you want to import / sweep a SegWit address (prefix 3 / bc1q) you need to add the following lines in front of your private keys: Nested SegWit adresses 3... (P2SH-P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:Kpriv.key Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:Lpriv.key Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh:Kpriv.key Code: p2wpkh:Lpriv.key Source (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3383265.0) Or just click "info" when you are importing Bitcoin addresses to see what exactly you have to add: Done :) Translations
Reserving new translations is currently not available. Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on May 18, 2019, 08:58:02 PM Added the follwing update for SegWit addresses:
Update: if you want to import / sweep a SegWit address (prefix 3 /bc1q) you need to add the following lines in front of your private keys: Nested SegWit adresses 3.... (P2SH-P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:5priv.key Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh:5priv.key Done :) Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: pooya87 on May 19, 2019, 04:24:12 AM you have to upgrade your Electrum bro! it now has a nice little button on top right side of the Import window that gives you the necessary information about what to add before the key to import the correct address. here is the screenshot (version 3.3.4):
https://i.imgur.com/fX2PsRp.jpg for the sake of completeness: if you had created a private key with Electrum versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5 and 3.0.6 and backed up the WIF, your only option is to enter it in Electrum without the script type string addition because these keys already contain the type in their first byte which makes them incompatible with any other wallet/tool you use to recover them. Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on May 19, 2019, 10:20:55 PM Thanks @pooya87, I'll link your post in my update for importing SegWit addresses.
Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on May 18, 2023, 11:04:24 PM After all images are inaccessible on imgur right now, all pictures are available again for this topic. :)
In addition, I've added all known translations in my OP: Translations
If I've missed any of your translations, please let me know. :) Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: nc50lc on May 21, 2023, 12:17:20 PM Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH) Although those are only examples, it's better if you use compressed WIF private keys as examples for both Native and Nested SegWit prefixes.Code: p2wpkh:5priv.key Because it's non-standard to use uncompressed WIF for SegWit. And since Electrum is following the standard, it wont let them press "next" if they pasted an uncompressed WIF PrvKey with any SegWit script prefix. Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on June 18, 2023, 10:10:29 PM Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH) Although those are only examples, it's better if you use compressed WIF private keys as examples for both Native and Nested SegWit prefixes.Code: p2wpkh:5priv.key Because it's non-standard to use uncompressed WIF for SegWit. https://www.talkimg.com/images/2023/06/18/HCpZN.png OP is edited for better understanding: Nested SegWit adresses 3... (P2SH-P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:Kpriv.key Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:Lpriv.key Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh:Kpriv.key Code: p2wpkh:Lpriv.key Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: Davidjame on June 21, 2023, 02:52:15 AM From your guide, we can import private key and get three address types: 1, 3 and bc1q.
I read that Electrum stopped its options to create new wallets with 1 and 3 address types. Could we do this in Console of Electrum? Or if I want to have address types like 1 and 3, I have to create a wallet with Segwit addresses, then I import its private keys to have 1 and 3 address types? Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: nc50lc on June 21, 2023, 06:28:38 AM I read that Electrum stopped its options to create new wallets with 1 and 3 address types. Could we do this in Console of Electrum? Yes for standard Electrum seed, make_seed command takes seed type option like "standard": github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/electrum/commands.py#L338 (https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/fbf41b582a151c6bfa74caf0507d3455bddedba9/electrum/commands.py#L338)But you can't create P2SH-SegWit seed with it since it's never been generated in Electrum natively. If you want a SegWit "3" wallet, import a BIP39 seed you've generated elsewhere by ticking BIP39 seed in the option and select p2wpkh-p2sh option when prompted to select the script type. Forcing your Electrum seed to be imported as BIP39 will work but the process isn't standard so it's not recommended. Or if I want to have address types like 1 and 3, I have to create a wallet with Segwit addresses, then I import its private keys to have 1 and 3 address types? That will also work.There's no issue in importing a private key and deriving a different address type from it, it can spend from it without issue. But creating a backup of this will be more troublesome than backing-up a seed phrase. The issue is importing an uncompressed WIF private key as SegWit/Nested-SegWit but Electrum wont allow it. Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: sokani on November 04, 2023, 07:10:31 AM Hello @1miau, I'd like to reserve this topic for translation in pidgin.
Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: Mia Chloe on November 05, 2023, 07:30:47 PM @1miau this thread was very useful to me so I made a translation in pigin in my local board here is the link. How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472968.msg63110347#msg63110347)
I am applying that you add it to the lists of translations Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on November 06, 2023, 01:08:34 AM Hello @1miau, I'd like to reserve this topic for translation in pidgin. Hello, having your translation would be very nice. I've officially reserved your translation in my list:
Please announce it here, when it's realy, I'm looking forward to it. :) @1miau this thread was very useful to me so I made a translation in pigin in my local board here is the link. How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472968.msg63110347#msg63110347) Please always ask for an offical permission to translate my topic first, by asking here in my topic and I'll add you to my list. I am applying that you add it to the lists of translations Also check previous replies if someone already requested a translation. Doing so will avoid confusion. I'll still reward your effort 50% but please make sure first to have an official permission because sokani asked first to translate it to pidgin. To avoid any confusion: if someone from somewhere else complains about a double translation, please tell them to complain to me. It's a bit unfortunate but I'm sure we'll sort it out. :) Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: Mia Chloe on November 06, 2023, 02:59:31 AM Please always ask for an offical permission to translate my topic first, by asking here in my topic and I'll add you to my list. I am sorry as I was new to procedures in the translation systems so I wasn't aware I had to make an application first.Also check previous replies if someone already requested a translation. Doing so will avoid confusion. I'll still reward your effort 50% but please make sure first to have an official permission because sokani asked first to translate it to pidgin Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on November 06, 2023, 03:03:43 AM Please always ask for an offical permission to translate my topic first, by asking here in my topic and I'll add you to my list. I am sorry as I was new to procedures in the translation systems so I wasn't aware I had to make an application first.Also check previous replies if someone already requested a translation. Doing so will avoid confusion. I'll still reward your effort 50% but please make sure first to have an official permission because sokani asked first to translate it to pidgin Now you know and of course, I would be happy to have some requests from you, whenever you like one of my topics and want to translate it for your local board. Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: sokani on November 06, 2023, 10:55:30 PM Hello 1miau, here's the translation to the topic in pidgin: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5473138.0
Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on November 06, 2023, 11:18:34 PM Hello 1miau, here's the translation to the topic in pidgin: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5473138.0 Hey :)Good job, I've added your translation to my list now:
Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: Compromise me on November 07, 2023, 09:49:34 AM snip Hello @1miauThis topic is very useful and informative and I take a request to translate this topic in my local thread Pakistan (Urdu language). Title: Re: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: 1miau on April 06, 2024, 04:07:45 PM snip Hello @1miauThis topic is very useful and informative and I take a request to translate this topic in my local thread Pakistan (Urdu language). I've added it to my list as well:
Many thanks for translating this important topic for our fellow members from Pakistan! |
