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Creating an Account

Before you can start building and transacting, you’ll need to create an account.

export ACCOUNT_NAME=test-account
initiad keys add $ACCOUNT_NAME

# - address: init17exjfvgtpn5ne4pgmuatjg52mvvtj08773tgfx
# name: test-account
# pubkey: '{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Ap+WnRzOsJGgfgsrgc4APi/EiTzl3t52ruiKGev7X9LW"}'
# type: local

# **Important** write this mnemonic phrase in a safe place.
# It is the only way to recover your account if you ever forget your password.

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The mnemonic key is the only way to recover your account if you forget your password.

If you want to create an EVM account, you can use the following command:

export ETH_KEY_TYPE=eth_secp256k1
export ETH_COIN_TYPE=60

initiad keys add $ACCOUNT_NAME --key-type $ETH_KEY_TYPE --coin-type $ETH_COIN_TYPE

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Importing an Account

You can import an account by providing a mnemonic phrase.

initiad keys add $ACCOUNT_NAME --recover
> Enter your bip39 mnemonic
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# - address: init1x7jl4cx6pq4urdppmnhwtyzfdtn5w7ssw4hjfm
#   name: test-account
#   pubkey: '{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Am9tmvRft+pcol+h/unlMB9gRbKAZF/7Y8K3iWOtr9Dw"}'
#   type: local

To export the account’s private key, run:

initiad keys export $ACCOUNT_NAME > key.json

>Enter passphrase to encrypt the exported key:

# key.json
# -----BEGIN TENDERMINT PRIVATE KEY-----
# kdf: argon2
# salt: BE84B59652876BFBEEB0E01CA2AA753C
# type: secp256k1

# edch8EcPYgSQrWHdJlmRMZGmh7gqOLYvAHsynbovXonq2reSeP+eEgtvwNYEnrQu
# 2MZwMIs=
# =ObmR
# -----END TENDERMINT PRIVATE KEY-----

The exported private key is encrypted with a passphrase. So, you can only import it using initiad CLI. It is not possible to import it directly on Wallet Apps.

To import the account using the exported private key, run:

export NEW_ACCOUNT_NAME=test-account2

initiad keys import $NEW_ACCOUNT_NAME key.json

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Retrieving Account Data

You can retrieve account data stored in the keyring.

initiad keys list

# - address: init1x7jl4cx6pq4urdppmnhwtyzfdtn5w7ssw4hjfm
#   name: test-account
#   pubkey: '{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Am9tmvRft+pcol+h/unlMB9gRbKAZF/7Y8K3iWOtr9Dw"}'
#   type: local

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Validator Address

If you run a validator node, you can get the validator address by running:

initiad comet show-address

# initvalcons1kknrtmntc39v3z4hgv84hddeclyfsxdgzdtn3q

To get validator consensus public key, run:

initiad comet show-validator

# {"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey","key":"lusuUL6CKywnZDPul5COzCFKLPLDGEMbLEIZIZlDp44="}