<p>It means the total value of the UTXO spent by your transaction's inputs is less than the total total of the outputs.</p>

<p>Put otherwise, it's trying to create money.</p>

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Pieter Wuille
<p>16: bad-txns-in-belowout (code -26)
With the Bitcoin Core Console
I get this code when I'am done signing my transaction. 
I get this message instead of a transaction ID number.
What is it ?</p>

<transactions><bitcoin-core><transaction-fees>
What is this code saying ?
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# What is this code saying ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-26)

16: bad-txns-in-belowout (code -26)
With the Bitcoin Core Console
I get this code when I'am done signing my transaction.
I get this message instead of a transaction ID number.
What is it ?

**Tags:** transactions, bitcoin-core, transaction-fees


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-27. Score: 1

It means the total value of the UTXO spent by your transaction's inputs is less than the total total of the outputs.

Put otherwise, it's trying to create money.


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