Validate wallet address

Check if the given wallet or refund address and (optional) extra ID are valid for the given currency.

HTTP request

post

/v1/validate-address

Request

Header parameters

Requires authentification.

Body parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
currency	string	true	Cryptocurrency ticker (in uppercase).
walletAddress	string	true	Recipient wallet address.
walletExtraId	string	false	Property required for wallet addresses of currencies that use an additional ID for transaction processing (XRP, XLM, EOS, BNB).

Sample payload

application/json

{
  "currency": "XRP",
  "walletAddress": "rwpMvfxood******************WDwQyHUW",
  "extraId": "1234hg"
}

Sample cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://fiat-api.changelly.com/v1/validate-address'
--header 'X-Api-Key: {{apiKey}}'
--header 'X-Api-Signature: {{signature}}'
--data-raw '{
    "currency": "XRP",
    "walletAddress": "rwpMvfxood******************WDwQyHUW",
    "walletExtraId": "1234hg"
}'

Response

Response params

Name	Type	Required	Description
result	boolean	true	false if the wallet address or extra ID is incorrect.
cause	string	true	Enum: walletAddress walletExtraId. Specifies whether the wallet address or extra ID is incorrect. If result is true, cause is null.

Sample response

application/json

{
  "result": false,
  "cause": "walletExtraId"
}

Error response

Error response parameters

Check the error response schema.

Possible error types in the errorType item:

Type	Description
validation	Validation error.

The errorDetails item schema:

Name	Type	Required	Description
cause	string	true	Error cause. For example, it can equal the missing request parameter for the validation error type.
value	string	true	Error value.

Error codes

Code	Message
400	BadRequest
401	Unauthorized
429	TooManyRequests
500	InternalServerError

400

BadRequest

{
  "errorType": "validation",
  "errorMessage": "Validation error",
  "errorDetails": [
    {
      "cause": "currency",
      "value": "Incorrect currency"
    }
  ]
}

401

Unauthorized

{
  "errorType": "unauthorized",
  "errorMessage": "Unauthorized",
  "errorDetails": null
}

429

TooManyRequests

{
  "errorType": "tooManyRequests",
  "errorMessage": "Too many requests",
  "errorDetails": null
}

500

InternalServerError

{
  "errorType": "internalServerError",
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorDetails": null
}