getAddressFromPublicKey

Creates a P2PKH Stacks address string from a public key.

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Usage

import { getAddressFromPublicKey } from '@stacks/transactions';

const address = getAddressFromPublicKey(
  '034f355bdcb7cc0af728ef3cceb9615d90684bb5b2ca5f859ab0f0b704075871aa'
);
// 'SP...' (mainnet address by default)

const testnetAddress = getAddressFromPublicKey(
  '034f355bdcb7cc0af728ef3cceb9615d90684bb5b2ca5f859ab0f0b704075871aa',
  'testnet'
);
// 'ST...' (testnet address)

Reference Link

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Signature

function getAddressFromPublicKey(
  publicKey: PublicKey,
  network?: StacksNetworkName | StacksNetwork
): string;

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Returns

string

A Stacks address string encoded with c32check.

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Parameters

publicKey (required)

• Type: PublicKey (string | Uint8Array)

Public key as a hex string or byte array. May be compressed or uncompressed.

network (optional)

• Type: StacksNetworkName | StacksNetwork

The network to derive the address for. Defaults to 'mainnet'.