Generating a new address

api/v1

The first step to be able to send and receive Hycon is by creating a new wallet.

Request Body - Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
mnemonic	string	No	A 12- to 24-word BIP39 phrase to seed your wallet's private key
language	string	No	Regional language to generate your wallet's mnemonic phrase (Default: English)

Please check Appendix > Language Support for more information. $language is not case-sensitive.

Response - 200 OK, application/json

Parameter	Type	Description
mnemonic	string	A 12- to 24-word BIP39 phrase to seed your wallet's private key
privateKey	string	The generated private key from the mnemonic
address	string	The generated Hycon wallet address

Response Error Table

Status	Error	Message
400	INVALID_PARAMETER	mnemonic or language is invalid/mismatched
404	NOT_FOUND	the resource cannot be found / currently unavailable

POST/api/v1/wallet

Example request body

{
	"mnemonic": "someone window crucial magic shoulder latin satisfy total siege curtain candy trip",
	"language": "english"
}

Example request

$ curl -X POST http://localhost:2442/api/v1/wallet \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8' \
    -d '{
	  "mnemonic": "someone window crucial magic shoulder latin satisfy total siege curtain candy trip",
	  "language": "english"
    }'

Response (Success)

{
    "mnemonic": "someone window crucial magic shoulder latin satisfy total siege curtain candy trip",
    "privateKey": "7bf8ec7059c3f5237ec2651dbb1997f0288a260e1f9335ecf33df49b148b0710",
    "address": "H34kywGZSMUdPSCa3rqJLeHaRqigS3Bnt"
}