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Create wallets

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Circle's API Keys are formatted in the following structure "PREFIX:ID:SECRET". All three parts are required to make a successful request.

Headers

X-User-Token
string
required

Unique system generated JWT session token for specific user.

X-Request-Id
string<uuid>

Developer-provided identifier for this request, used for tracing requests in Wallets API logs and the Developer Console, and when communicating with Circle Support. Must be a UUID to appear in logs. Non-UUID values are accepted by the API but are ignored by logging and tracing systems.

A unique identifier, which can be helpful for identifying a request when communicating with Circle support.

Example:

"2adba88e-9d63-44bc-b975-9b6ae3440dde"

Body

application/json

walletResponse creation request

idempotencyKey
string<uuid>
required

Universally unique identifier (UUID v4) idempotency key. This key is utilized to ensure exactly-once execution of mutating requests. To create a UUIDv4 go to uuidgenerator.net. If the same key is reused, it will be treated as the same request and the original response will be returned.

Example:

"a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a11"

blockchains
enum<string>[]
required

Blockchain(s) the requested wallets will be created on.

The blockchain network that the resource is to be created on or is currently on.

Available options:
ETH,
ETH-SEPOLIA,
AVAX,
AVAX-FUJI,
MATIC,
MATIC-AMOY,
SOL,
SOL-DEVNET,
ARB,
ARB-SEPOLIA,
NEAR,
NEAR-TESTNET,
EVM,
EVM-TESTNET,
UNI,
UNI-SEPOLIA,
BASE,
BASE-SEPOLIA,
OP,
OP-SEPOLIA,
APTOS,
APTOS-TESTNET,
ARC-TESTNET,
MONAD,
MONAD-TESTNET
accountType
enum<string>

An account can be a Smart Contract Account (SCA) or an Externally Owned Account (EOA). To learn more, see the account types guide.

If an account type is not specified during the creation of a wallet, it defaults to EOA (Externally Owned Account). Note that Solana and Aptos don't support Smart Contract Account (SCA).

Available options:
SCA,
EOA
metadata
object[]

List of metadata fields to associate with the corresponding wallet.

scaConfiguration
object

Optional configuration applied when creating SCA (smart contract account) wallets. Ignored for externally owned account (EOA) wallets.

Response

Returns the existing challenge if the idempotency key matches a previous successful request.

data
object