<p>My guess would be that when you put the P2SH address into the xpub field, Sparrow doesn’t make the &quot;Apply&quot; button active, because a P2SH address is not an xpub. Perhaps you could try to go back to the original wallet that you are trying to watch and look for a way to export the xpub instead of the address.</p>

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2024-11-15T10:45:31.177Z
This seems to be the only way. According to Sparrow Devs watch only with just the address is not possible.
Philipp
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Murch
<p>The task seems easy, yet it’s very hard to complete. I want to watch a Bitcoin address in Sparrow. It’s a multisig address starting with 3*. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:</p>
<p><strong>New Wallet</strong></p>
<p><strong>Policy Type:</strong> Single Signature</p>
<p><strong>Script Type:</strong> Nested Segwit or Legacy (neither works)</p>
<p><strong>Master Fingerprint:</strong> 00000000</p>
<p><strong>Derivation:</strong> m/49’/0’/0’</p>
<p><strong>xpub:</strong> Bitcoin address starting with 3.. (e.g., 33WVxauW21vZEXn2r7gxAbENLRnwtVeWou)</p>
<p>The “Apply” button never becomes active. Something seems to be wrong.</p>

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2024-11-13T14:30:53.597Z
A Bitcoin address and an xpub are different things.
Murch
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2024-11-14T06:32:33.310Z
Thanks for the quick answer, Murch. I’m aware of this and thought watch-only might still be possible (like Electrum does, for example). I assume it’s not achievable this way or even possible.
Philipp
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Watch only Bitcoin address in Sparrow
Philipp
# Watch only Bitcoin address in Sparrow

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-13)

The task seems easy, yet it’s very hard to complete. I want to watch a Bitcoin address in Sparrow. It’s a multisig address starting with 3\*. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

**New Wallet**

**Policy Type:** Single Signature

**Script Type:** Nested Segwit or Legacy (neither works)

**Master Fingerprint:** 00000000

**Derivation:** m/49’/0’/0’

**xpub:** Bitcoin address starting with 3.. (e.g., 33WVxauW21vZEXn2r7gxAbENLRnwtVeWou)

The “Apply” button never becomes active. Something seems to be wrong.

**Tags:** watch-only, sparrow-wallet

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A Bitcoin address and an xpub are different things.  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the quick answer, username_1. I’m aware of this and thought watch-only might still be possible (like Electrum does, for example). I assume it’s not achievable this way or even possible.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-11-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

My guess would be that when you put the P2SH address into the xpub field, Sparrow doesn’t make the "Apply" button active, because a P2SH address is not an xpub. Perhaps you could try to go back to the original wallet that you are trying to watch and look for a way to export the xpub instead of the address.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This seems to be the only way. According to Sparrow Devs watch only with just the address is not possible.  

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