core_generate_new_address.md

title	type
Generate New Address	core

Generate New Address

Generates new address for receiving and spending IxiCash, using the chosen public key. The parameter address controls which keypair will be used to generate a new address. The specified address must have a public and private keypair loaded in the running node or client.

Note: The required 'nonce' value used to generate a new address is determined automatically.

Method: generatenewaddress

Input parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
address	String	No	Primary address (key pair) which will be used to generate a new address.
wallet	String	No	Base58 Primary Wallet address in case multiple wallets are being used.

Errors:

Error	Description
RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR	An unknown error occurred in the node. Please check the node log for details.

Output:

• success: new address in the result field with the error field set to null
• fail: JSON encoded details with a non-null error and a null result

Example:

GET http://localhost:8081/generatenewaddress

{
	"result": "1KXcNjfyChUPhMK5Wnkj8ZQ6GQCiYs65uBaWkK9jdCvrWuDgS",
	"error": null,
	"id": null
}