personal_newAccount

Generates a new private key and stores it in the key store directory. The key file is encrypted with the given passphrase. Returns the address of the new account.

At the Klaytn console, newAccount will prompt for a passphrase when it is not supplied as the argument.

JSONRPC: personal_newAccount

Request

application/json

Body

method stringrequired

Default value: personal_newAccount

Method name

id int64required

Default value: 1

Request ID, Random or Auto incrementation

jsonrpc stringrequired

Default value: 2.0

JSON-RPC Version (2.0)

params passphrase[]

(optional) the pass phrase used for encryption.

Responses

200

Returns The address of the new account.

application/json

Schema

Schema

jsonrpc stringrequired

Default value: 2.0

id int64required

error

object

code int64required

A Number that indicates the error type that occurred. This MUST be an integer.

| code | message | description | |-----|-----|-------| | -32700 | Parse error | invalid JSON was received by the server. An error occurred on the server while parsing the JSON text. | |-32602 | Invalid params | Invalid method parameter(s). |

message string

A String providing a short description of the error. The message SHOULD be limited to a concise single sentence.

data string

A Primitive or Structured value that contains additional information about the error. This may be omitted. The value of this member is defined by the Server (e.g. detailed error information, nested errors etc.).

result string

The address of the new account

Example (from schema)

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 0,
  "error": {
    "code": -32700,
    "message": "Parse error",
    "data": "string"
  },
  "result": "0xed1b12248aee85a32aead06c7789d3fcdcd4dae6"
}

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