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  <p><strong>I have my wallet id and bitcoin address [...] how do i recover my bitcoin by using these?</strong></p>
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<p>You cannot recover control over Bitcoin using only a <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin address</a>.</p>

<p>You cannot recover control over Bitcoin using only a "<a href="https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000813966-What-is-a-wallet-ID-" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wallet-ID</a>" you typically <a href="https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/211205343-I-forgot-my-password-What-can-you-do-to-help-" rel="nofollow noreferrer">need a password</a> also. But in the case of custodial wallets, the custodian <em>may</em> provide a <a href="https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000476563" rel="nofollow noreferrer">means of recovery</a> based on other information (e.g. an email address used for original registration). Note that custodial wallets are widely regarded as the least secure way to store Bitcoin long term. See <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/81240/13866">What kinds of wallets are there?</a>. Also note that private companies like Blockchain.com don't own either the Bitcoin system or the Bitcoin blockchain - they are just one of many businesses that offer services based on cryptocurrencies.</p>

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<p>You generally need either</p>

<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Private Key</a> in some well-known format (e.g. WIF) or</li>
<li>A <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Seed_phrase" rel="nofollow noreferrer">seed recovery phrase</a> (often 12 words from a special list)</li>
</ul>

<p>If you don't have these, it usually means your Bitcoin are forever unusable.</p>

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<p>i have my wallet id and bitcoin address in a safe but deleted from all electronic gadgets. So how do i recover my bitcoin by using these said method please advise.</p>

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What do you mean with wallet id? Addresses cannot help u recover funds. You need the root seed or mnemonic backup phrase of ur previous wallet.
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# Recovery of lost bitcoin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-13)

i have my wallet id and bitcoin address in a safe but deleted from all electronic gadgets. So how do i recover my bitcoin by using these said method please advise.

**Tags:** blockchain

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What do you mean with wallet id? Addresses cannot help u recover funds. You need the root seed or mnemonic backup phrase of ur previous wallet.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-02-13. Score: 4

> **I have my wallet id and bitcoin address [...] how do i recover my bitcoin by using these?**

You cannot recover control over Bitcoin using only a [Bitcoin address](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address).

You cannot recover control over Bitcoin using only a "[Wallet-ID](https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000813966-What-is-a-wallet-ID-)" you typically [need a password](https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/211205343-I-forgot-my-password-What-can-you-do-to-help-) also. But in the case of custodial wallets, the custodian *may* provide a [means of recovery](https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000476563) based on other information (e.g. an email address used for original registration). Note that custodial wallets are widely regarded as the least secure way to store Bitcoin long term. See [What kinds of wallets are there?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/81240/13866). Also note that private companies like Blockchain.com don't own either the Bitcoin system or the Bitcoin blockchain - they are just one of many businesses that offer services based on cryptocurrencies.

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You generally need either

* The [Private Key](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key) in some well-known format (e.g. WIF) or
* A [seed recovery phrase](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Seed_phrase) (often 12 words from a special list)

If you don't have these, it usually means your Bitcoin are forever unusable.


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