<p>This cannot be done. The wallet ID is the hash of the public account key. If you have the public account key, you can derive the addresses belonging to it, but it doesn't work the other direction.</p>

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2021-12-14T14:06:55.333Z
2021-12-14T14:06:55.333Z
Samuel Leathers
<p>Although there is a related <a href="https://cardano.stackexchange.com/questions/3958/how-to-get-wallet-id-from-and-address">question</a> about how this isn't possible with <code>cardano-wallet</code>, there is value in being able to get the wallet id from a receive address even if it requires another tool.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to do this?</p>

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Derive wallet ID from receive address
# Derive wallet ID from receive address

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-08)

Although there is a related [question](https://cardano.stackexchange.com/questions/3958/how-to-get-wallet-id-from-and-address) about how this isn't possible with `cardano-wallet`, there is value in being able to get the wallet id from a receive address even if it requires another tool.

Does anyone know how to do this?

**Tags:** wallet, address

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-14. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

This cannot be done. The wallet ID is the hash of the public account key. If you have the public account key, you can derive the addresses belonging to it, but it doesn't work the other direction.


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