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createmultisig

createmultisig nrequired ["key",...]

Creates a multi-signature address with n signature of m keys required. It returns a json object with the address and redeemScript.

Arguments:

  1. nrequired (numeric, required) The number of required signatures out of the n keys or addresses.
  2. "keys" (string, required) A json array of keys which are avian addresses or hex-encoded public keys 
         [
       "key"    (string) avian address or hex-encoded public key
       ,...
     ]

Result:

{
  "address":"multisigaddress",  (string) The value of the new multisig address.
  "redeemScript":"script"       (string) The string value of the hex-encoded redemption script.
}

Examples:

  • Create a multisig address from 2 addresses

avian-cli createmultisig 2 "[\"16sSauSf5pF2UkUwvKGq4qjNRzBZYqgEL5\",\"171sgjn4YtPu27adkKGrdDwzRTxnRkBfKV\"]"

  • As a json rpc call

curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "createmultisig", "params": [2, "[\"16sSauSf5pF2UkUwvKGq4qjNRzBZYqgEL5\",\"171sgjn4YtPu27adkKGrdDwzRTxnRkBfKV\"]"] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8766/