avax.exportKey

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Not recommended for use on Mainnet.

Description

Get the private key that controls a given address. The returned private key can be added to a user with avax.importKey.

Signature:

avax.exportKey({  
    username: string,  
    password:string,  
    address:string  
}) -> {privateKey: string}

Request:

• username must control address.
• address is the address for which you want to export the corresponding private key. It should be in hex format.

Response:

• privateKey is the CB58 encoded string representation of the private key that controls address. It has a PrivateKey- prefix and can be used to import a key via avax.importKey.
• privateKeyHex is the hex string representation of the private key that controls address. It can be used to import an account into Core or other wallets, like MetaMask.