cast wallet import
Import a private key into an encrypted keystore
$ cast wallet import --help
Usage: cast wallet import [OPTIONS] <ACCOUNT_NAME>
Arguments:
<ACCOUNT_NAME>
The name for the account in the keystore
Options:
-k, --keystore-dir <KEYSTORE_DIR>
If provided, keystore will be saved here instead of the default
keystores directory (~/.foundry/keystores)
--unsafe-password <PASSWORD>
Password for the JSON keystore in cleartext This is unsafe, we
recommend using the default hidden password prompt
[env: CAST_UNSAFE_PASSWORD=]
-h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
Wallet options - raw:
-i, --interactive
Open an interactive prompt to enter your private key
--private-key <RAW_PRIVATE_KEY>
Use the provided private key
--mnemonic <MNEMONIC>
Use the mnemonic phrase of mnemonic file at the specified path
--mnemonic-passphrase <PASSPHRASE>
Use a BIP39 passphrase for the mnemonic
--mnemonic-derivation-path <PATH>
The wallet derivation path.
Works with both --mnemonic-path and hardware wallets.
--mnemonic-index <INDEX>
Use the private key from the given mnemonic index.
Used with --mnemonic-path.
[default: 0]
Display options:
--color <COLOR>
Log messages coloring
Possible values:
- auto: Intelligently guess whether to use color output (default)
- always: Force color output
- never: Force disable color output
-q, --quiet
Do not print log messages
--verbose
Use verbose output