# Generating a new address

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"
}
```


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