walletpassphrase (0.17.99 RPC)
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walletpassphrase "passphrase" timeout
Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for ‘timeout’ seconds. This is needed prior to performing transactions related to private keys such as sending bitcoins
Note: Issuing the walletpassphrase command while the wallet is already unlocked will set a new unlock time that overrides the old one.
Arguments
1. "passphrase" |
string required |
The wallet passphrase |
2. timeout |
numeric required |
The time to keep the decryption key in seconds; capped at 100000000 (~3 years). |
Examples
Unlock the wallet for 60 seconds
bitcoin-cli walletpassphrase "my pass phrase" 60
Lock the wallet again (before 60 seconds)
bitcoin-cli walletlock
As json rpc call
curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "walletpassphrase", "params": ["my pass phrase", 60] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/