<p>The <code>hdseedid</code> is the same as the <code>hdmasterkeyid</code> (the latter is retained for legacy reasons, it was renamed to <code>hdseedid</code> for better clarity). It is the HASH160 of the HD seed.</p>

<p>If you wish the retrieve the seed, unlock your wallet and run:</p>

<pre><code>dumpwallet /some/filepath/wallet.txt
</code></pre>

<p>In the dumped wallet, you should find an <code>xprv</code> key, which is your master extended key. Note that Bitcoin Core does not support BIP39, and the xprv cannot be converted to seed words.</p>

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<p>I'm trying to find out the seed for the HD wallet in the 0.17 release of Bitcoin Core. I used the <code>getwalletinfo</code> command in the RPC console which produced information which includes a string that it calls <code>hdseedid</code>, which curiously is the same as the string it calls <code>hdmasterkeyid</code>.</p>

<p>My question is - is that string the actual HD seed itself, and if not, how would I find/display it?</p>

<p>Any clarifications appreciated.</p>

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Is the hdSeedid in Bitcoin Core 0.17 RPC the actual seed itself?
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# Is the hdSeedid in Bitcoin Core 0.17 RPC the actual seed itself?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-03)

I'm trying to find out the seed for the HD wallet in the 0.17 release of Bitcoin Core. I used the `getwalletinfo` command in the RPC console which produced information which includes a string that it calls `hdseedid`, which curiously is the same as the string it calls `hdmasterkeyid`.

My question is - is that string the actual HD seed itself, and if not, how would I find/display it?

Any clarifications appreciated.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bip32-hd-wallets, seed


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The hdseedid is the same as the hdmasterkeyid (the latter is retained for legacy reasons, it was renamed to hdseedid for better clarity). It is the HASH160 of the HD seed.
If you wish the retrieve the seed, unlock your wallet and run:
dumpwallet /some/filepath/wallet.txt

In the dumped wallet, you should find an xprv key, which is your master extended key. Note that Bitcoin Core does not support BIP39, and the xprv cannot be converted to seed words.


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