<p>I have a wallet.dat that was generated by <code>bitcoind</code>, and I want to use it in a piece of software that I'm creating that signs multisignature transactions using <code>bitcoinlibjs</code>. My code requires a WIF format private key, so I need to somehow extract the private-key information from my <code>wallet.dat</code> and use this in my software.</p>
<p>I have imported my wallet, and run <code>bitcoin-cli -testnet listdescriptors</code>, and have the descriptor information for my wallet.</p>
<p>How do I extract my private key from <code>wallet.dat</code>, then convert it into WIF format?</p>

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This question is similar to: [Extract private keys from Bitcoin Wallet](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4469/extract-private-keys-from-bitcoin-wallet). If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem.
RedGrittyBrick
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Also see [converting private key to WIF](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/9244/13866)
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How to get WIF private key from wallet.dat in bitcoind
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# How to get WIF private key from wallet.dat in bitcoind

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-09-02)

I have a wallet.dat that was generated by `bitcoind`, and I want to use it in a piece of software that I'm creating that signs multisignature transactions using `bitcoinlibjs`. My code requires a WIF format private key, so I need to somehow extract the private-key information from my `wallet.dat` and use this in my software.

I have imported my wallet, and run `bitcoin-cli -testnet listdescriptors`, and have the descriptor information for my wallet.

How do I extract my private key from `wallet.dat`, then convert it into WIF format?

**Tags:** bitcoind, wallet.dat, wallet-import-format

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This question is similar to: [Extract private keys from Bitcoin Wallet](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4469/extract-private-keys-from-bitcoin-wallet). If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem.  
> **username_1**: Also see [converting private key to WIF](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/9244/13866)  

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