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https://github.com/ognus/wallet-address-validator
Useful library for validation of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and other cryptocoin addresses
https://github.com/ognus/wallet-address-validator
altcoins bitcoin bitcoin-cash bitcoin-private cryptocurrency dash doge ethereum javascript litecoin monero nano nodejs ripple segwit validator vertcoin wallet zcash zclassic
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Useful library for validation of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and other cryptocoin addresses
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ognus/wallet-address-validator
- Owner: ognus
- License: mit
- Fork: true (ryanralph/altcoin-address)
- Created: 2015-05-26T08:40:36.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-05-05T13:59:22.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-17T21:03:05.624Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: altcoins, bitcoin, bitcoin-cash, bitcoin-private, cryptocurrency, dash, doge, ethereum, javascript, litecoin, monero, nano, nodejs, ripple, segwit, validator, vertcoin, wallet, zcash, zclassic
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 434 KB
- Stars: 262
- Watchers: 16
- Forks: 129
- Open Issues: 30
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# wallet-address-validator
Simple wallet address validator for validating Bitcoin and other altcoins addresses in **Node.js and browser**.
Forked from [ryanralph/altcoin-address](https://github.com/ryanralph/altcoin-address).
**File size is ~22 kB (minifed and gzipped)**.
## Installation
### NPM
```
npm install wallet-address-validator
```
### Browser
```html
```
## API
##### validate (address [, currency = 'bitcoin'[, networkType = 'prod']])
###### Parameters
* address - Wallet address to validate.
* currency - Optional. Currency name or symbol, e.g. `'bitcoin'` (default), `'litecoin'` or `'LTC'`
* networkType - Optional. Use `'prod'` (default) to enforce standard address, `'testnet'` to enforce testnet address and `'both'` to enforce nothing.
> Returns true if the address (string) is a valid wallet address for the crypto currency specified, see below for supported currencies.
### Supported crypto currencies
* Auroracoin/AUR, `'auroracoin'` or `'AUR'`
* Bankex/BKX, `'bankex'` or `'BKX'`
* BeaverCoin/BVC, `'beavercoin'` or `'BVC'`
* Biocoin/BIO, `'biocoin'` or `'BIO'`
* Bitcoin/BTC, `'bitcoin'` or `'BTC'`
* BitcoinCash/BCH, `'bitcoincash'` or `'BCH'`
* BitcoinGold/BTG, `'bitcoingold'` or `'BTG'`
* BitcoinPrivate/BTCP, `'bitcoinprivate'` or `'BTCP'`
* BitcoinZ/BTCZ, `'bitcoinz'` or `'BTCZ'`
* Callisto/CLO, `'callisto'` or `'CLO'`
* Dash, `'dash'` or `'DASH'`
* Decred/DCR, `'decred'` or `'DCR'`
* Digibyte/DGB, `'digibyte'` or `'DGB'`
* Dogecoin/DOGE, `'dogecoin'` or `'DOGE'`
* Ethereum/ETH, `'ethereum'` or `'ETH'`
* EthereumClassic/ETH, `'ethereumclassic'` or `'ETC'`
* EthereumZero/ETZ, `'etherzero'` or `'ETZ'`
* Freicoin/FRC, `'freicoin'` or `'FRC'`
* Garlicoin/GRLC, `'garlicoin'` or `'GRLC'`
* Hush/HUSH, `'hush'` or `'HUSH'`
* Komodo/KMD, `'komodo'` or `'KMD'`
* Litecoin/LTC, `'litecoin'` or `'LTC'`
* Megacoin/MEC, `'megacoin'` or `'MEC'`
* Monero/XMR, `'monero'` or `'XMR'`
* Namecoin/NMC, `'namecoin'` or `'NMC'`
* Nano/NANO, `'nano'` or `'NANO'`
* NEO/NEO, `'NEO'` or `'NEO'`
* NeoGas/GAS, `'neogas'` or `'GAS'`
* Peercoin/PPCoin/PPC, `'peercoin'` or `'PPC'`
* Primecoin/XPM, `'primecoin'` or `'XPM'`
* Protoshares/PTS, `'protoshares'` or `'PTS'`
* Qtum/QTUM, `'qtum'` or `'QTUM'`
* Raiblocks/XRB, `'raiblocks'` or `'XRB'`
* Ripple/XRP, `'ripple'` or `'XRP'`
* Snowgem/SNG, `'snowgem'` or `'SNG'`
* Vertcoin/VTC, `'vertcoin'` or `'VTC'`
* Votecoin/VTC, `'votecoin'` or `'VOT'`
* Zcash/ZEC, `'zcash'` or `'ZEC'`
* Zclassic/ZCL, `'zclassic'` or `'ZCL'`
* ZenCash/ZEN, `'zencash'` or `'ZEN'`
### Usage example
#### Node
```javascript
var WAValidator = require('wallet-address-validator');
var valid = WAValidator.validate('1KFzzGtDdnq5hrwxXGjwVnKzRbvf8WVxck', 'BTC');
if(valid)
console.log('This is a valid address');
else
console.log('Address INVALID');
// This will log 'This is a valid address' to the console.
```
```javascript
var WAValidator = require('wallet-address-validator');
var valid = WAValidator.validate('1KFzzGtDdnq5hrwxXGjwVnKzRbvf8WVxck', 'litecoin', 'testnet');
if(valid)
console.log('This is a valid address');
else
console.log('Address INVALID');
// As this is a invalid litecoin address 'Address INVALID' will be logged to console.
```
#### Browser
```html
```
```javascript
// WAValidator is exposed as a global (window.WAValidator)
var valid = WAValidator.validate('1KFzzGtDdnq5hrwxXGjwVnKzRbvf8WVxck', 'bitcoin');
if(valid)
alert('This is a valid address');
else
alert('Address INVALID');
// This should show a pop up with text 'This is a valid address'.
```