<p>No. Bitcoind requires at least 1 confirmation before a utxo amount is added to your watch-only address balance. Which makes sense, as it can still be trivially double-spent whilst it is not yet confirmed.</p>

<p><strong>Related question:</strong> <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/42577/bitcoind-sendfrom-with-minconf-0">bitcoind sendfrom with minconf=0</a> </p>

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Thanks! If I want that feature, I could implement it by using "listunspent 0", and summing amounts, am I right?
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<p>Is it currently possible to calculate balance including UTXOs with 0 confirmations, for watch-only addresses?</p>

<pre><code>getbalance "*" 0 true
</code></pre>

<p>includes utxos with 0 confirmations only if that address has private key in the wallet. Balance from watch-only addresses is added when corresponding UTXOs have at least 1 conf.</p>

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Bitcoin Core 17.0 - How to calculate balance with zero confirmations included (watch-only)?
Miloš Samardžija
# Bitcoin Core 17.0 - How to calculate balance with zero confirmations included (watch-only)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-21)

Is it currently possible to calculate balance including UTXOs with 0 confirmations, for watch-only addresses?
getbalance "*" 0 true

includes utxos with 0 confirmations only if that address has private key in the wallet. Balance from watch-only addresses is added when corresponding UTXOs have at least 1 conf.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-21. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

No. Bitcoind requires at least 1 confirmation before a utxo amount is added to your watch-only address balance. Which makes sense, as it can still be trivially double-spent whilst it is not yet confirmed.

**Related question:** [bitcoind sendfrom with minconf=0](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/42577/bitcoind-sendfrom-with-minconf-0)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks! If I want that feature, I could implement it by using "listunspent 0", and summing amounts, am I right?  

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