<p>No, bitcoin-core does not support bip39 mnemonic phrases.</p>

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2022-04-25T23:59:01.633Z
There's no work-around? Convert the mnemonic phrase to a private key and use that to import in Bitcoin Core?
Geremia
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2021-02-24T02:02:45.127Z
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m1xolyd1an
<p>Yes, but you must use a wallet-client that supports your Seed Recovery data, which may include a passphrase as well as the mnemonic.</p>
<p>Electrum's can be different from the standard BIP39 version.</p>
<p>Once you have restored access to that account-wallet in that client, you then can get the addresses used and their corresponding privkeys.</p>
<p>However if you want to generate new address/keys in Core, the derivation path issues mean you are better off just creating a new account-wallet for Core to use, and transfer the existing coins over if you want just one wallet.</p>

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2022-04-26T13:33:51.213Z
2022-04-26T13:33:51.213Z
HansBKK
<p>Is there a way to create a wallet from a Hierarchical Deterministic recovery phrase in Bitcoin Core 0.21.0?</p>
<p>I'm using the x64 Windows cli version, in case that matters.</p>

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Create a Bitcoin Core wallet from a recovery phrase
Hannah Vernon
# Create a Bitcoin Core wallet from a recovery phrase

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-23)

Is there a way to create a wallet from a Hierarchical Deterministic recovery phrase in Bitcoin Core 0.21.0?

I'm using the x64 Windows cli version, in case that matters.

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


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-02-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No, bitcoin-core does not support bip39 mnemonic phrases.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: There's no work-around? Convert the mnemonic phrase to a private key and use that to import in Bitcoin Core?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-04-26. Score: 1

Yes, but you must use a wallet-client that supports your Seed Recovery data, which may include a passphrase as well as the mnemonic.

Electrum's can be different from the standard BIP39 version.

Once you have restored access to that account-wallet in that client, you then can get the addresses used and their corresponding privkeys.

However if you want to generate new address/keys in Core, the derivation path issues mean you are better off just creating a new account-wallet for Core to use, and transfer the existing coins over if you want just one wallet.


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