Last modified: 2024-08-12

validateaddress Method

Verifies that the address is a valid NEO address.

You must install the plugin RpcServer before you can invoke the method.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "validateaddress",
  "params": [address],
  "id": 1
}

Parameter Description

address: Address.

The NEO standard address begins with N because AddressVersion in Neo N3 has been modified to 53.

Example 1

Request body:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "validateaddress",
  "params": ["NPvKVTGZapmFWABLsyvfreuqn73jCjJtN1"],
  "id": 1
}

Response body:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": {
        "address": "NPvKVTGZapmFWABLsyvfreuqn73jCjJtN1",
        "isvalid": true
    }
}

Example 2

Request body:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "validateaddress",
  "params": ["152f1muMCNa7goXYhYAQC61hxEgGacmncB"],
  "id": 1
}

Response body:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": {
        "address": "152f1muMCNa7goXYhYAQC61hxEgGacmncB",
        "isvalid": false
    }
}

Example 3

Request body:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "validateaddress",
  "params": ["0x9127ea19791e3f3fc59309778a4abf275d5290e5"],
  "id": 1
}

Response body:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "address": "0x9127ea19791e3f3fc59309778a4abf275d5290e5",
    "isvalid": false
  }
}