<p>Most wallets (and by that, I mean almost all) will not accept a binary 256 bit private key, you will have to convert your 1's and 0's to a WIF format.</p>
<p>There are libraries in python and javascript (and I'm sure other languages too) available that can do this function conversion for you.</p>

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2020-09-27T15:15:22.627Z
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m1xolyd1an
<p>Can I import a 256 bit private key in a Wallet (binary format)?
Or do I have to convert it in another format?</p>

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It all depends on the wallet, sometimes it's not possible to directly import a private key, sometimes it uses some specific format (for example WIF for Bitcoin Core). I think you should be more specific or really we can't help much.
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Import 256 bit private key
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# Import 256 bit private key

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-27)

Can I import a 256 bit private key in a Wallet (binary format)?
Or do I have to convert it in another format?

**Tags:** private-key, cryptography, private-key-import, private-key-format

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It all depends on the wallet, sometimes it's not possible to directly import a private key, sometimes it uses some specific format (for example WIF for Bitcoin Core). I think you should be more specific or really we can't help much.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-09-27. Score: 1

Most wallets (and by that, I mean almost all) will not accept a binary 256 bit private key, you will have to convert your 1's and 0's to a WIF format.

There are libraries in python and javascript (and I'm sure other languages too) available that can do this function conversion for you.


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