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Created December 28, 2021 14:49
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Convert Solana private key from/to base58/uint8array
// exporting from a bs58 private key to an Uint8Array
// == from phantom private key to solana cli id.json key file
// npm install bs58 @solana/web3.js
const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
const bs58 = require('bs58');
let secretKey = bs58.decode("[base58 private key here]");
console.log(`[${web3.Keypair.fromSecretKey(secretKey).secretKey}]`);
// exporting back from Uint8Array to bs58 private key
// == from solana cli id.json key file to phantom private key
const bs58 = require('bs58');
privkey = new Uint8Array([111, 43, 24, ...]); // content of id.json here
console.log(bs58.encode(privkey));
@codemaster727
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Here is the code to get KeyPair from seed phrase words.

const mnemonic = "...";
const seed = bip39.mnemonicToSeedSync(mnemonic, ""); // (mnemonic, password)
const keypair = Keypair.fromSeed(seed.slice(0, 32));
console.log("keypair: ", keypair);

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tqk2811 commented Jan 15, 2025

how about text such as hunt boil security ill urban crazy .....

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