bx uri decode

Decompose a Bitcoin URI into its parts.

$ bx uri-decode --help

Usage: bx uri-decode [-h] [--config VALUE] [--format VALUE] [URI]        

Info: Decompose a Bitcoin URI into its parts.                            

Options (named):

-c [--config]        The path to the configuration settings file.        
-f [--format]        The output format. Options are 'info', 'json' and   
                     'xml', defaults to 'info'.                          
-h [--help]          Get a description and instructions for this command.

Arguments (positional):

URI                  The Bitcoin URI to decode. The URI should be quoted 
                     when entered on the command line. If not specified  
                     the URI is read from STDIN.   

See also uri-encode.

Example 1

BIP-21 Examples address

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L"

uri
{
    address 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 2

BIP-21 Examples address and label

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L?label=Luke-Jr"

uri
{
    address 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L
    label Luke-Jr
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 3

BIP-21 Examples address, amount and label

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L?amount=20.3&label=Luke-Jr"

uri
{
    address 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L
    amount 2030000000
    label Luke-Jr
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 4

BIP-21 Examples address, amount, label and message

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L?amount=50&label=Luke-Jr&message=Donation%20for%20project%20xyz"

uri
{
    address 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L
    amount 5000000000
    label Luke-Jr
    message "Donation for project xyz"
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 5

BIP-21 Examples required but unknown parameters

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L?req-somethingyoudontunderstand=50&req-somethingelseyoudontget=999"

Error: the argument ('bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L?req-somethingyoudontunderstand=50&req-somethingelseyoudontget=999') for option URI is invalid

Example 6

BIP-21 Examples optional unknown parameters

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L?somethingyoudontunderstand=50&somethingelseyoudontget=999"

uri
{
    address 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 7

stealth address

$ bx uri-decode "bitcoin:hfFGUXFPKkQ5M6LC6aEUKMsURdhw93bUdYdacEtBA8XttLv7evZkira2i"

uri
{
    address hfFGUXFPKkQ5M6LC6aEUKMsURdhw93bUdYdacEtBA8XttLv7evZkira2i
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 8

piped uri

$ echo "bitcoin:hfFGUXFPKkQ5M6LC6aEUKMsURdhw93bUdYdacEtBA8XttLv7evZkira2i?amount=99999999.99999999" | bx uri-decode

uri
{
    address hfFGUXFPKkQ5M6LC6aEUKMsURdhw93bUdYdacEtBA8XttLv7evZkira2i
    amount 9999999999999999
    scheme bitcoin
}

Example 9

piped commands

$ bx uri-encode -a 20.3 -l Luke-Jr -m "Donation for project xyz" 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L | bx uri-decode

uri
{
    address 1NS17iag9jJgTHD1VXjvLCEnZuQ3rJED9L
    amount 2030000000
    label Luke-Jr
    message "Donation for project xyz"
    scheme bitcoin
}