Wallet command line interface

Wallet command line interface (CLI) is a small executable which makes sending requests to wallet backend and node an easy task to do. Over the time CLI will support the whole API https://input-output-hk.github.io/cardano-wallet/api/ . For now, these commands are supported:

• server
• mnemonic
  • generate
• wallet
  • create
  • read
  • update
  • delete
  • list
• transaction
  • create

In the next section we will give examples of these commands.

Commands

server

Launches API that listens for commands/actions. Before launching user should build cardano-http-bridge https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-http-bridge/ (see details on the provided link). To run cardano-http-bridge do:

$ cardano-http-bridge start --template testnet --port=8080

Then you should launch the API with:

$ NETWORK=testnet cardano-wallet server --bridge-port 8080
Wallet backend server listening on: 8090

This will launch the API

mnemonic generate

Generates mnemonic words

$ cardano-wallet mnemonic generate

These words will be used to create a wallet later. You may also ask for a specific number of words using the --size option:

$ cardano-wallet mnemonic generate --size 21

wallet create

Create a new wallet. This is an interactive command that will prompt you for mnemonic words and password.

$ cardano-wallet wallet create --name=foo
Please enter a 15–24 word mnemonic sentence: <enter generated mnemonic words here>
(Enter a blank line if you do not wish to use a second factor.)
Please enter a 9–12 word mnemonic second factor: <skip or enter new mnemonic words here>
Please enter a passphrase: ****************
Enter the passphrase a second time: ****************

after this your new wallet will be created

wallet read

Fetches the wallet with specified wallet id:

$ cardano-wallet wallet get 2512a00e9653fe49a44a5886202e24d77eeb998f

wallet update

Updates name of a wallet given wallet id:

$ cardano-wallet wallet update 2512a00e9653fe49a44a5886202e24d77eeb998f \
    --name NewName

wallet delete

Deletes wallet with specified wallet id:

$ cardano-wallet wallet delete 2512a00e9653fe49a44a5886202e24d77eeb998f

wallet list

Lists all your wallets:

$ cardano-wallet wallet list

transaction create

Creates and submits a new transaction:

cardano-wallet transaction create 2512a00e9653fe49a44a5886202e24d77eeb998f \
    --payment [email protected] \
    --payment [email protected]

This creates a transaction that sends 22 lovelace to Ae2tdPwUPEZ...nRtbfw6EHRv1D and 5 lovelace to Ae2tdPwUPEZ7...pVwEPhKwseVvf from wallet 2512a00e9653fe49a44a5886202e24d77eeb998f .