<p>No, you cannot.</p>
<p>One issue is as you pointed out that some address types have multiple standard derivation paths/methods associated with them, and the data encoded inside the address is indistinguishable from random (apart from the version number/type of address used).</p>
<p>But even beyond that, nobody is required to follow such standards. Many wallets have their own conventions.</p>

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Thank you very much for the explanation Pieter.
juancho
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Pieter Wuille
<p>Hello fellow Bitcoiners.</p>
<p>While studing bitcoin, I came across an issue, I wanted to ask if someone knows how to know which derivation path a <strong>1</strong>xxxxxxxxxxx address was created with.</p>
<p>I know that <strong>bc1</strong>xxxxxxxxxx addresses uses BIP84</p>
<p><strong>3</strong>xxxxxxxx addresses uses BIP49</p>
<p>but <strong>1</strong>xxxxxxxx addresses could have use BIP32 or BIP44.</p>
<p>Is there a way to know which method (BIP32 or BIP44) was used by only having the address ? My guess is not, but wanted to ask anyways.
Thanks in advanced</p>

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Does this answer your question? [Most common derivation Paths, accounts and indexes](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/114574/most-common-derivation-paths-accounts-and-indexes)
Vojtěch Strnad
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Thanks for the link. I just want to know if is possible to tell BIP32 & BIP44 apart. But as I suspected. There is none
juancho
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Having Address format, infer derivation path or BIP used
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# Having Address format, infer derivation path or BIP used

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-12)

Hello fellow Bitcoiners.

While studing bitcoin, I came across an issue, I wanted to ask if someone knows how to know which derivation path a **1**xxxxxxxxxxx address was created with.

I know that **bc1**xxxxxxxxxx addresses uses BIP84

**3**xxxxxxxx addresses uses BIP49

but **1**xxxxxxxx addresses could have use BIP32 or BIP44.

Is there a way to know which method (BIP32 or BIP44) was used by only having the address ? My guess is not, but wanted to ask anyways.
Thanks in advanced

**Tags:** address, bip32-hd-wallets, address-generation, bip44

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [Most common derivation Paths, accounts and indexes](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/114574/most-common-derivation-paths-accounts-and-indexes)  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the link. I just want to know if is possible to tell BIP32 & BIP44 apart. But as I suspected. There is none  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-04-12. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

No, you cannot.

One issue is as you pointed out that some address types have multiple standard derivation paths/methods associated with them, and the data encoded inside the address is indistinguishable from random (apart from the version number/type of address used).

But even beyond that, nobody is required to follow such standards. Many wallets have their own conventions.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you very much for the explanation Pieter.  

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