Electrum wallet 4.1.5 private key

Hello I made a payment using 2/3 sig. I need to sign with my private key to get the money back because the order expired. How do I get my private key for this? I can't find any videos or anything about this newer wallet.

Quote from: badgerswin1 on February 28, 2022, 11:11:45 PM

I have not tested it yet but you can check this : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2411075.msg24665962#msg24665962

PS: It's old but I hope at-least some instructions will help

Thank you but I have watched videos on this but they are all for older wallets. On the new one right clicking doesn't really do anything.

Unfortunately, you can't sign a message with your 2-of-3 MultiSig address;
there's also a note that will pop-up if you try to sign a message using your multisig wallet:

What you can do is to explain them that it's a Multisig address and it's impossible to comply with their request.
Try to find alternative ways (ask them what they need aside from a signed message).

Quote from: nc50lc on March 01, 2022, 03:30:11 AM

Try to find alternative ways (ask them what they need aside from a signed message).

You can still provide a signed message with a simple workaround.
You can take one of the master keys and import it in Electrum in a new wallet trying to get the same public keys that are used in the multisig address. Then simply find the corresponding pubkey and sign a message from that single key. Finally you send them this signed message alongside your redeem script. They can use the redeem script to verify it is from the same address and get the public key and verify it against the signature.

This is what they sent me. For 2/3 MS, please sign the transaction with your first BTC private key in your Electrum Wallet. Not sure how to do that.

Quote from: badgerswin1 on March 01, 2022, 05:07:30 AM

This is what they sent me. For 2/3 MS, please sign the transaction with your first BTC private key in your Electrum Wallet. Not sure how to do that.

Your Electrum wallet must only have one of the 3 private keys inside and the other 2 have to come from other sources/wallets (should only have the public keys). Then all you have to do is import the transaction in your wallet (Tools > Load transaction) and click the sign button. This way you will have a transaction that only has one signature and is not yet spendable.
Otherwise if your wallet already has at least 2 keys, after signing the transaction it becomes final and can be included in a block so be careful what you sign.

(Tools > Load transaction) and click the sign button

Where is this in the wallet or somewhere else?

Quote from: badgerswin1 on March 01, 2022, 05:07:30 AM

This is what they sent me. For 2/3 MS, please sign the transaction with your first BTC private key in your Electrum Wallet. Not sure how to do that.

Ah, so they aren't looking for a signed message to confirm that you're the sender like the SOP for refunds (OP sounds like that).
The OP is vague, but the new reply has some inconsistencies because why would they need you to sign a transaction for them to return your money back?

The question is: who's "they"?
And please describe your goal/issue better since this turned out to be an "XY problem".

Anyways, you don't have to export any private key to sign a transaction.
Just load the unsigned transaction as described by pooya "Tools->Load transaction":
Click "Tools", point at "Load Transaction"; then select "From file" or "From text" depending on the format of the transaction that you need to sign.

You can't sign arbitrary multisig transactions in electrum. You need to use bitcoin core raw transactions for this. Alternatively coinb.in, the website, might work.

You can get th eprivate key by going to the addresses tab (view menu > show addresses if it isn't visible), doing ctrl+f to search for the address in question and then right clicking and choosing private key. Be sure to remove the script type before using it on other software. The script type is the colon and everything that comes before it. Your private key should begin with L or K.

This was their reply. Its under "addresses" > " export private key
I don't see this option in the electrum 4.1.5 wallet
My only option are history, send, receive or channels.
I see nowhere to click on addresses >export private key have only saw this on videos of older wallets

Quote from: badgerswin1 on March 01, 2022, 11:05:59 PM

This was their reply. Its under "addresses" > " export private key
I don't see this option in the electrum 4.1.5 wallet

Check this below it's hidden by default just click it to switch show addresses.

nc50lc is already giving you a guide on the last part where you can paste or load the raw transaction but if it's not clear then check this image below as a guide

You don't need to export private keys just load the raw transaction on that wallet then sign the transaction it will generate a new raw transaction this time it's a signed transaction where you can broadcast or if it's 2 of 3 multisig wallets you will need to give the partial signed raw transaction to another party to load and sign the transaction again.

Why are you exporting your private keys because some anonymous person on the internet has told you to? This sounds like a sure-fire way to have your coins stolen.

Can you tell us the name of the service you are using?
Why do you need to sign a transaction to get your coins back? Did you set up a multisig wallet along with this service or person?

Quote from: badgerswin1 on March 01, 2022, 11:05:59 PM

So you'll trust anything that they'll ask you, even your private keys?

Since you haven't explained the situation, most people will just assist you on the exact thing that you're asking even though it's not the best way to solve the issue.
Because with the current info, I see the whole "sign a transaction to get your money back" situation "weird" (as I explained in my previous reply).

Quote from: badgerswin1 on March 01, 2022, 05:07:30 AM

This is what they sent me. For 2/3 MS, please sign the transaction with your first BTC private key in your Electrum Wallet. Not sure how to do that.

This doesn't make sense! The transaction has already been signed and broadcast so you can't sign it again and I doubt you have saved the unsigned raw transaction. Besides, it's not possible to sign a message with a multisig address, at least not from Electrum.

What you can do is to ask them to send the coins back to the same depositing address. They shouldn't mind since the order has expired and they have to refund the depositor.
But in case they need you to prove ownership of the depositing address, you can do it by sending them a small amount (dust) from the same address instead of signing a message.