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Command

clio wallet import [OPTIONS]

Description

Imports private key into wallet. This command will launch kiod if it is not already running.

Synopsis

clio wallet import
  [-h | --help]                     # Print this help message and exit
  [[-n | --name] <wallet_name>]     # The name of the wallet to import key into
  [--private-key <key>]             # Private key in WIF format to import

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to use the clio wallet import command:

Import a private key interactively

clio wallet import

The command will prompt for the private key. Enter it when prompted:

5KDNWQvY2seBPVUz7MiiaEDGTwACfuXu78bwZu7w2UDM9A3u3Fs

Output:

private key: imported private key for: SYS5zG7PsdtzQ9achTdRtXwHieL7yyigBFiJDRAQonqBsfKyL3XhC

Import a private key to a specific wallet

clio wallet import --name my_wallet --private-key 5KDNWQvY2seBPVUz7MiiaEDGTwACfuXu78bwZu7w2UDM9A3u3Fs

Where:

• --name my_wallet - Imports the key to the "my_wallet" wallet
• --private-key - Specifies the private key to import

Output:

imported private key for: SYS5zG7PsdtzQ9achTdRtXwHieL7yyigBFiJDRAQonqBsfKyL3XhC

Requirements

• Install the currently supported version of clio and kiod.
• The wallet must be open and unlocked before importing keys.

info

The clio and kiod tools are bundled with the Wire software. Installing Wire core will install the clio and kiod command line tools.