<p>It is correct as written.  Accounts are just a grouping of addresses.  You generally create accounts with the <strong>getaccountaddress</strong> call.</p>

<p>This <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Accounts_explained" rel="nofollow">wiki page</a> provides more detail on what accounts are all about.</p>

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2014-06-03T23:08:52.037Z
ChrisW
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  <p><strong>listtransactions</strong>   [account] [count=10] [from=0]<br>
  Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided it'll return recent transactions from all accounts.</p>
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<p>The above is pasted from <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list</a></p>

<p>My question: The page refers to both account(s) and address(es). The wallet can easily generate additional addresses to receive coins but, how can a wallet have more than one account?</p>

<p>This documentation does not look correct to me.</p>

<p>Shouldn't it read</p>

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  <p>If [<strong>address</strong>] not provided it'll return recent transactions from all <strong>addresses</strong>.</p>
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<bitcoin-core><address><json-rpc><bitcoin-core-accounts>
Bitcoin wiki docs, account or address?
BENZ.404
# Bitcoin wiki docs, account or address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-03)

> **listtransactions** [account] [count=10] [from=0]  
> Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided it'll return recent transactions from all accounts.

The above is pasted from <https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list>

My question: The page refers to both account(s) and address(es). The wallet can easily generate additional addresses to receive coins but, how can a wallet have more than one account?

This documentation does not look correct to me.

Shouldn't it read

> If [**address**] not provided it'll return recent transactions from all **addresses**.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, address, json-rpc, bitcoin-core-accounts


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-03. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

It is correct as written. Accounts are just a grouping of addresses. You generally create accounts with the **getaccountaddress** call.

This [wiki page](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Accounts_explained) provides more detail on what accounts are all about.


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