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Buying bitcoins

2013-08-01T23:55:08Z

Freewil: add BitBox logo

There are various methods available for '''buying bitcoins'''. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

{{Counterparty-warning}}

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
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| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
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| [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS] ([[BIPS|info]]) || BTC CAD (Cash deposits in Canada) Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD || Danish Domestic Transfer Any Currency (ACH / Direct Deposit) Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD (Mt.Gox) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>DK-based</li><li>[https://github.com/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystem BIPS GitHub]</li><li>[https://bips.me/connect/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystemAPI.pdf REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[File:bitbox.png|20px|link=https://bitbox.mx]] [https://bitbox.mx BitBox] ([[BitBox|info]]) || BTC USD (Wire Transfer - US) || BTC USD (Wire Transfer - US) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Two-factor Authentication</li><li>[http://inbitbox.github.io/rest/ BitBox REST API]</li><li>[https://github.com/inbitbox BitBox GitHub]</li></ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD (Credit card through LiqPay) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (Sofort banking/Sofortuberweisung) EUR (GIROPay) GBP (International bank wire, converted to EUR) PLN (International bank wire, converted to EUR) || BTC USD (Bank wire transfer) USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) EUR (Cash, via DHL) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li>Second biggest Euro exchange</li><li>Instant registration and trading</li><li>Instant credit card deposits</li><li>Instant bank transfers from the EU</li><li>No trading fees for bitcoins</li><li>No restrictions and limits on withdrawals and deposits</li><li>Support chat</li><li>SMS notifications</li></ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD ([[Ripple]]) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Ripple) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[FYB-SG]] || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) SGD (Annonymous Cash Deposit at any UOB Cash Deposit Machine in Singapore). || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li> Based in Singapore </li> </ul>
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| [[FYB-SE]] || BTC SEK(Internet Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK(Internet Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li> Based in Sweden</li> </ul>
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| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
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| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) AUD (Bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
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| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
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| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
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| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([http://www.neteller.com NETELLER]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([http://www.paysafecard.com PaySafe Card]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([http://www.neteller.com NETELLER]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|-
| [http://wmeng.exchanger.ru WMeng.Exchanger.ru] || BTC USD EUR RUB UAH Belorussian Roubles Vietnamese Dongs || BTC USD EUR RUB UAH Belorussian Roubles || {{Table Value Yes}} || The exchange service of WebMoney Transfer system. WMT has a special units named WMX to operate BTC, which can be exchanged and/or withdrawn
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| [https://www.bitcointoyou.com BitcoinToYou] || BTC BRL USD EUR || BTC BRL USD EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portuguese (português), customer can buy in cash ou bank deposit at HSBC, SANTANDER, ITAÚ, CAIXA, BRADESCO and BANCO DO BRASIL.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==
For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
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| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
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| [https://www.bitcoinbycc.com Bitcoin By CC] ([https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitcoinByCC info)] || Fixed Rate || Credit Card/Bank Transfer/Cash/Money Gram (International)|| Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration needed and exquisite customer service.
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| [https://www.buybitcoin.us BuyBitcoin.US] || Market Rate || Cash Deposit Only (International) || Connects buyers to sellers around the globe via bank cash deposit. No signup required. Instant deposit to any bitcoin address after cash deposit received.
|-
| [http://www.btc-dealer.com BTC-Dealer] || Fixed Rate || Credit Card through Liqpay. Only CIS countries allowed. || No signup required. Instant deposit to any bitcoin address.
|-
| [https://www.alfacashier.com ALFAcashier] || Market || QIWI RUB Yandex Money RUB Litecoin PerfectMoney Visa || Instant exchanger. Supports major payment systems and visa funding is also available.
|-
| [https://www.getbitcoin.com.au Bitcoin (Australia)] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Bank Deposit) || Bitcoin (Australia) / [https://www.getbitcoin.com.au www.getbitcoin.com.au] offers rapid transfer at low rates.
|-
| [https://www.flatbitcoin.com FlatBitcoin ] || Market Price+Fee || USD (PayPal) || FlatBitcoin - the first Bitcoin Trust System / [https://www.flatbitcoin.com/index.php www.flatbitcoin.com/ ] Get trusted and start buying bitcoins fast and easy!
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| [https://moneypaktrader.com MoneypakTrader.com] ([[MoneypakTrader.com|info]]) || Market Based || Moneypak (USD) <======> BTC BTC <======> Moneypak (USD) ReLoadit, etc. (USD) <====> BTC BTC <======> ReLoadit, etc. (USD) || Pays a bonus over market for your BTC Charges a fee over market for your Moneypak, etc. Only accepts codes from original purchaser Attempts to have regular customers processed within 24 hrs Available for discussion via TorChat
|-
| [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain] ([[BitBargain|info]]) || Market || GBP || Quick transactions via Bank Transfer (fast payments support only), Pingit and Ukash. Deals happen between buyer and seller.
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| [https://bittylicious.com Bittylicious] ([[Bittylicious|info]]) || Fixed Rate || GBP || Near instant transactions via UK Bank Transfer (Faster Payments only). No sign up required but can buy more if registered.
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| [http://btc.pt BTC.pt] || Market Rate || EUR (Multibanco) || Anonymous transactions. Pay the amount on any Portuguese ATM(MB) or homebanking service, we'll deduce our fee and buy the coins for you at market rate and send them very fast to your wallet. Only available in Portugal.
|-
| [https://bitcointrader.com.au Bitcointrader (Australia)] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Buy and sell bitcoins quickly and easily! Cash deposit at any Westpac Bank and National Australia Bank branch in Australia.
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| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD, NZD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth or Westpac Bank. New Zealand Dollar cash deposits at any ASB.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-methods Blockchain] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, GBP, EUR, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit or Bank Transfer (GBP), Instant Bank Transfer (EUR) or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
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| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [http://BitcoinIsrael.co.il BitcoinIsrael.co.il] || Fixed Rate || ILS (NIS - New Israeli Shekel)
* via bank transfer
* via Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank (instant transfer)
* via In Person
|| Buy and sell your Bitcoins within minutes in person. Get "same day" service using Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank. Get "next day" service using Bank Transfer.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
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| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
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| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
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| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
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| [https://www.BitcoinZAP.com BitcoinZAP] || Market rate || SEPA bank transfer - EUR International bank transfer - EUR, USD Western Union MoneyGram Cash (in the mail) - EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, HKD, JPY, PLN, AUD, CHF, CZK, DKK, HUF, MOP, SEK, NOK || Bitcoins usually delivered in less than 24 hours after payment is received
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians,. dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [https://www.dagensia.eu Dagensia] ([[Dagensia|info]]) || Fixed Rate||
* SEPA Bank Transfer (EUR)
* Reloadable Debit Card (EUR, USD)
* Sofort Banking (EUR)
* Direct Banking (EUR)
* Payza (official Exchanger)
|| Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Payza. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer, [[UKash]], Direct Banking, Debit Cards. '''Fully licensed exchanger''', supervised by Czech National Bank
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
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| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || Digital Currency <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
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| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [http://bitcoin.in.th Bitcoin Thailand] || Fixed Rate || THB: Cash/Bank Deposit || Same day service.
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| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
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| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
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| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
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|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
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| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory / Fixed rate || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/cash-deposit/ Cash deposit] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/okpay/ OKPay] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/paypal/ PayPal] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/dwolla/ Dwolla] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/sepa-eu-bank-transfer/ SEPA Bank transfer] || Find your local bitcoin dealer, or purchase safely online using escrow! With dynamic pricing with equations. eWallet 
[https://localbitcoins.com/affiliate/ Affiliate program] 
[https://localbitcoins.com/api-docs/ API] 
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| [http://www.happycoins.nl HappyCoins] || Fixed Rate || EUR (iDEAL and SEPA bank transfer) || Buy and sell Bitcoins. Use the Dutch iDEAL payment system to receive Bitcoins within minutes. Prices are based on near real-time exchange prices (select the best out of multiple exchanges).
|-
| [[WM-Center]] !!! Suspended as of 04.06.2013 || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [https://www.lojabitcoin.pt Loja Bitcoin] || Market Rate|| EUR (ATM/Multibanco) EUR (bank transfer) EUR (money order) EUR (cash) || Several payment methods like the Portuguese "Multibanco" (ATM), "Vale postal CTT" (money order by mail), bank transfer and cash (in some locations) - Portugal only at the moment
|-
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (Ukash) EUR (Hal-Cash) EUR (Neteller) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || JPY (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|-
| [[OKPAY]] || Fixed Rate || BTC USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (Bank Wire Transfer) EUR (SofortBanking) USD, EUR (Liqpay) USD (CashU) USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (UWCFS) USD, RUB, UAH (Wallet1) RUB (Yandex Money) RUB (EasyPay) USD, EUR (CONTACT) USD, EUR (Migom) USD, EUR, CZK (Money Polo) USD, EUR (Intel Express) USD, EUR (Western Union via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR (Moneygram via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR (via Exchange Partners) || Support of 19 world currencies, 15 languages.
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| [http://bitplaats.nl Bitplaats.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDEAL) || Buy bitcoins instantly, pay with iDEAL. Buy bitcoin from the Netherlands.
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| [http://artabit.com artaBit.com] ([[artaBit|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| IDR || Buy bitcoins in Indonesia.
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| [https://www.bitsofgold.co.il BitsOfGold.co.il] ([[Bits_of_Gold|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| ILS || Buy bitcoins from Israel.
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| [http://www.rugatu.com rugatu.com] || Fixed Rate (Mtgox EUR) || EUR || Buy bitcoins with Neteller.
|-
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
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| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
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| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|-
| [https://www.bitcoinbycc.com/BbCC/Buy_bitcoins_using_your_bank_account.html Bank2Bit] (caution, newly added) || Direct Purchases, $1,000-$100,000 || Bank Transfer || BTC || Exquisite customer service and fast delivery.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
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| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
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| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|-
| [http://www.indx.ru/?lang=en-US INDX] || Stock market, where BTC are also traded || - || - || Trader`s account can be withdrawn with BTC or with USD via WebMoney.
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
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| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
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| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|-
| [http://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Paper-Bills-Electronic-Cryptocurrency/dp/B00CPCHACM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1368139204&sr=8-3&keywords=bitcoin+gift Amazon.com] || Bitcoin Bills || BTC|| It's a little high, but its due to amazon royalties. Will lower when more stock is sold.
|}

==Exchange Directories==
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.com/ HowToBuyBitcoins.com]
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]

==See Also==
* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[Bitcoin Ladder]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
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[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

File:Bitbox.png

2013-08-01T23:54:31Z

Freewil:

Selling bitcoins

2013-05-18T16:46:47Z

Freewil: add BitBox

There are various methods for selling bitcoins.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending bitcoins to an exchange or other counterparty you are trusting that the counterparty will not abscond with your bitcoins and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the counterparty and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Market Exchanges==
The best rates for selling medium to large amounts of bitcoins generally when withdrawing from an exchange using a cash method such as a bank transfer (ACH, EUR/SEPA).

{| class="wikitable"
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| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS] ([[BIPS|info]]) || BTC CAD (Cash deposits in Canada) Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD (Liberty Reserve) || Danish Domestic Transfer Any Currency (ACH / Direct Deposit) Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD (Mt.Gox) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>DK-based</li><li>[https://github.com/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystem BIPS GitHub]</li><li>[https://bips.me/connect/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystemAPI.pdf REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[BitBox]] || BTC USD (Wire Transfer - US) || BTC USD (Wire Transfer - US) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Two-factor Authentication</li><li>[http://inbitbox.github.io/rest/ BitBox REST API]</li><li>[https://github.com/inbitbox BitBox GitHub]</li></ul>
|-
| [[MtGox]] ||BTC BTC ([[Redeemable code]]) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortüberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars (highly liquid). Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|-
| [[Intersango]]([[Britcoin]]) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) EUR (SEPA bank deposit) PLN (bank transfer) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) PLN (bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian.
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[FYB-SG]] || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) SGD (Annonymous Cash Deposit at any UOB Cash Deposit Machine in Singapore). || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li> Based in Singapore </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash deposit at Westpac) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) USD (International bank wire) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (Sofort banking/Sofortuberweisung) EUR (GIROPay) GBP (International bank wire, converted to EUR) PLN (International bank wire, converted to EUR) || BTC USD (Bank wire transfer) USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (Cash, via DHL) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li>Biggest Exchange in Europe</li><li>Instant registration and trading</li><li>Instant credit card deposits</li><li>Instant bank transfers from the EU</li><li>No trading fees for bitcoins</li><li>No restrictions and limits on withdrawals and deposits</li><li>Support chat</li><li>SMS notifications</li></ul>
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Vircurex]] || BTC EUR (VouchX/AurumXchange redeemable code) USD (VouchX/AurumXchange redeemable code)|| BTC EUR (VouchX/AurumXchange redeemable code) USD (VouchX/AurumXchange redeemable code)|| {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading in many other P2P/Crypto currencies possible
|-
| [[Real Bitcoin]] || BTC INR (Transfer directly to your account) USD|| BTC INR USD || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading, printing, exchange, interest on investment, transfer to local bank
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

The following exchanges are either exchanges using a fixed rate based on other markets or are exchanges that enable you to redeem smaller amounts of bitcoins at reasonable rates:

* [[AurumXchange Company]] Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to Liberty Reserve, Perfect Money, Pecunix, C-Gold, VouchX, CosmicPay and more. Sell your Bitcoins and receive a USD Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer.
* [[AutoMtGox]] Convert your bitcoins to US Dollars automatically.
* [[Bahtcoin]] Trade BTC for Thai Baht, cash, LR, Webmoney, or Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards.
* [[BTC China]] - Market for exchanging bitcoins to and from CNY, withdraw CNY (Tencent, Alipay) and USD (Liberty Reserve).
* [[BitBargain]] - Market in the UK for buying bitcoins with GBP instantly from trusted OTC sellers through escrow.
* [[Bitcoil]] Exchange BTC for ILS with bank transfers in Israel
* [[Bitcoin Argentina]] Trades BTC for ARS. Cash and bank transfer. No exchange fees.
* [[Bitcoin Brasil]] Cash exchange that redeems bitcoins for BRL, USD.
* [[Bitcoin Nordic]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal or bank transfer.
* [http://BitcoinIsrael.co.il BitcoinIsrael.co.il] Get cash (ILS) for your Bitcoins within hours from any where in Israel.
* [[Bitcoiny.cz]] Trade your BTCs for CZK. No-escrow, direct person-to-person trading.
* [[bitcoin-otc]] IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
* [[Bitcoin.com.es]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (Bank transfer).
* [[bitcoin.de]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (bank wire, SEPA bank transfer, Liberty Reserve, Money Bookers), person to person, eWallet
* [http://bitcoin.in.th/ Bitcoin in Thailand] Buy and Sell BTC in Thailand for cash via local bank deposits and transfers.
* [[bitcoin.local]] arranges for exchanging currencies in person with someone nearby
* [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] Trade your BTC for cash-in-the-mail (EUR), in-person trande, Western Union, Moneygram, bank transfer or SEPA.
* [[Bitcopia.com]] Bitcopia is currently restructuring itself to serve the community in an exciting new way. Stay tuned for updates.
* [[BitMarket.co]] Trade your BTCs for Colombian Peso (COP) as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitPiggy]] Trade your BTCs for AUD (Bank transfer).
* [http://BTCInstant.com BTCinstant.com] Trade bitcoins for Virtual Credit Card (VCC, and specifically Virtual Mastercard brand) sent through e-mail.
* [[BlockChain.info]] Convert bitcoins to [[MoneyPak]] straight from your Blockchain wallet (serviced from [[BTCPak]]).
* [[btcbuy|BTC Buy]] Simple interface to trade your BTCs for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, NewEgg, ThinkGeek and Sears gift cards
* [http://www.BTCJoe.com BTCJoe.com] Trade bitcoins for Amazon gift codes and iTunes (USD).
* [[BTCPak]] EXCHANGE YOUR BITCOINS FOR MONEYPAK: SECURE, ANONYMOUS AND EASY!
* [[btcx.se]] / Btcx Sweden || 0% above 80 btc || SEK || Bank transfers to most Swedish banks within 4-12 hours.
* [[Canadian Bitcoins]] Buy/Sell Bitcoins in CAD and receive Cash, Cheque, Bank Transfer (TD Person Pay) or Interac.
* [[Cartão BitCoin]] Convert your bitcoins to reload your debit card (offered to Brazilians, accepted at 10,000 locations in Brazil)
* [[Coin2Pal]] Sell your Bitcoins and receive PayPal funds immediately.
* [[Coinabul]] Trade your BTCs for Gold/Silver
* [[Coinbase]] Sell bitcoins with proceeds delivered as a bank transfer (U.S., as ACH/direct deposit). Instant verification available for new accounts.
* [[ECurrencyZone]] Cash out bitcoins to INR, BDT, MYR, SGD via bank transfer or cash deposited to your bank account. Also to Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, Paypal, Skrill/Moneybookers, Payza/AlertPay, OKPay. Convert to digital currencies Liberty Reserve, C-Gold, Perfect Money, WebMoney and EGOPay.
* [[FastCash4Bitcoins]] Sell your BTC and receive cash today. Over 100,000 BTC bought. Payments issued using your choice of PayPal, Dwolla, ACH (Direct Deposit), Bank Wire, Company Check, Cashier's Check or Silver Bullion even.
* [http://www.happycoins.nl HappyCoins] Buy and sell Bitcoins in Euro using the Dutch iDEAL or European SEPA payment system. Fast and simple transactions with transparent fee and prices based on near real-time MtGox exchange price.
* [[Mang Sweeney]] Use bitcoins to send remittance payments to the Philippines, in-person cash out in metro Manilla or from various remittance centers. Languages: English, Filipino.
* [[Lilion Transfer]] Exchanges bitcoins for Liberty Reserve, [[Pecunix]], [[AlertPay]], [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers, [[PayPal]], and more.
* [[Nanaimo Gold]] Redeem bitcoins for Liberty Reserve (automated) or for money transfer, money order or direct deposit within Canada.
* [[Spend Bitcoins]] Sell bitcoins for AUD (Australia). Redeem for bank transfer, AustPost reloadable VISA, bill payment and other various methods.
* [[Real Bitcoin]] Buy, Sell, trade, print, vanity address, interest on investment, transfer directly to your bank.
* [[WM-Center]] Buy/Sell BTCs with withdrawal to International bank wire (USD, GBP, EUR/IBAN, RUB, AUD), Western Union, Moneygram, Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, Anelik, Xoom, cash, etc. 24/7/365 support in english, spanish and russian.
* [http://jzn5w5pac26sqef4.onion.sh/ WeBuyBitcoins] Sell Bitcoins for ACH, PayPal, Cash In Mail, WU/MG and Liberty Reserve.
* [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] ([[LocalBitcoins|Info]]) Location-based bitcoin to cash exchange.
* [[OKPAY]] || Convert bitcoins from USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc via Bank Wire Transfer, USD, EUR via additional direct methods, USD, EUR via Migom, USD, EUR via Money Polo, USD, EUR via Intel Express, USD, EUR via Liqpay, USD, EUR, UAH via Wallet1, RUB via (Yandex Money), and USD via OKPAY Debit Card. Completely non-reversible payments. Support of 19 world currencies, 15 languages.
* [[Prime]] Licensed bitcoin exchange software with ETA in the late 2013. Claims to be developed in software craftsmanship spirit.
* [[Ecardone]] '''Fully licensed EU company''' exchanging Bitcoins to Liberty Reserve, Payza, Bank Wire, SEPA EUR, Debit Cards. USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, CHF, SEK, AUD, CZK

==Goods and Services==

One way of selling bitcoins is to use them as the payment method when making purchases.

See the [[Trade]] page for a fairly comprehensive list of goods and service that bitcoins will purchase.

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital currencies|Digital currencies]]
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]

Buying bitcoins

2013-05-18T16:44:56Z

Freewil: add BitBox

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

{{Counterparty-warning}}

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS] ([[BIPS|info]]) || BTC CAD (Cash deposits in Canada) Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD (Liberty Reserve) || Danish Domestic Transfer Any Currency (ACH / Direct Deposit) Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD (Mt.Gox) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>DK-based</li><li>[https://github.com/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystem BIPS GitHub]</li><li>[https://bips.me/connect/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystemAPI.pdf REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[BitBox]] || BTC USD (Wire Transfer - US) || BTC USD (Wire Transfer - US) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Two-factor Authentication</li><li>[http://inbitbox.github.io/rest/ BitBox REST API]</li><li>[https://github.com/inbitbox BitBox GitHub]</li></ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) USD (International bank wire) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (Sofort banking/Sofortuberweisung) EUR (GIROPay) GBP (International bank wire, converted to EUR) PLN (International bank wire, converted to EUR) || BTC USD (Bank wire transfer) USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (Cash, via DHL) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li>Second biggest Euro exchange</li><li>Instant registration and trading</li><li>Instant credit card deposits</li><li>Instant bank transfers from the EU</li><li>No trading fees for bitcoins</li><li>No restrictions and limits on withdrawals and deposits</li><li>Support chat</li><li>SMS notifications</li></ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[FYB-SG]] || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) SGD (Annonymous Cash Deposit at any UOB Cash Deposit Machine in Singapore). || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li> Based in Singapore </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==
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For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.aurumxchange.com AurumXchange] ([[AurumXchange|info]]) || Market || USD,EUR,GBP || Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Liberty Reserve, Perfect Money, Pecunix, C-Gold, VouchX, CosmicPay and more. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through USD or GBP Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer.
|-
| [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain] ([[BitBargain|info]]) || Market || GBP || Quick transactions via Bank Transfer (fast payments support only), Pingit and Ukash. Deals happen between buyer and seller.
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Bitcopia is currently restructuring itself to serve the community in an exciting new way. Stay tuned for updates.
|-
| [http://btc-dealer.com BTC-Dealer] || Fixed Rate || OKPAY (USD) cashU (USD) Cash4WM (USD, RUB) Przelewy24 (PLN) || Fast & simple. No signup required.
|-
| [http://btc.pt BTC.pt] || Market Rate || EUR (Multibanco) || Anonymous transactions. Pay the amount on any Portuguese ATM(MB) or homebanking service, we'll deduce our fee and buy the coins for you at market rate and send them very fast to your wallet. Only available in Portugal.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz Coin Market] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD, NZD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth or Westpac Bank. New Zealand Dollar cash deposits at any ASB.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-methods Blockchain] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, GBP, EUR, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit or Bank Transfer (GBP), Instant Bank Transfer (EUR) or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [http://BitcoinIsrael.co.il BitcoinIsrael.co.il] || Fixed Rate || ILS (NIS - New Israeli Shekel)
* via bank transfer
* via Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank (instant transfer)
* via In Person
|| Buy and sell your Bitcoins within minutes in person. Get "same day" service using Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank. Get "next day" service using Bank Transfer.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [https://www.BitcoinZAP.com BitcoinZAP] || Market rate || SEPA bank transfer - EUR International bank transfer - EUR, USD Western Union MoneyGram Cash (in the mail) - EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, HKD, JPY, PLN, AUD, CHF, CZK, DKK, HUF, MOP, SEK, NOK || Bitcoins usually delivered in less than 24 hours after payment is received
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians,. dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [https://www.ecardone.com eCardOne] ([[Ecardone|info]]) || Fixed Rate||
* Liberty reserve (USD)
* Liberty reserve (EUR)
* Ukash (BTC, USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CHF, SEK, CAD, CZK)
* SEPA Bank Transfer (EUR)
* Reloadable Debit Card (EUR, USD)
* Sofort Banking (EUR)
* Direct Banking (EUR)
* Payza (official Exchanger)
|| Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Liberty Reserve, Payza. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer, [[UKash]], Direct Banking, Debit Cards. '''Fully licensed exchanger''', supervised by Czech National Bank
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [http://bitcoin.in.th Bitcoin Thailand] || Fixed Rate || THB: Cash/Bank Deposit || Same day service.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [http://www.happycoins.nl HappyCoins] || Fixed Rate || EUR (iDEAL and SEPA bank transfer) || Buy and sell Bitcoins. Dutch bank account holders receive Bitcoins within minutes and bank payments same day. Other European IBAN bank account transactions take one or two working days. Prices based on near real-time MtGox exchange price.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [https://www.lojabitcoin.pt Loja Bitcoin] || Market Rate|| EUR (ATM/Multibanco) EUR (bank transfer) EUR (money order) EUR (cash) || Several payment methods like the Portuguese "Multibanco" (ATM), "Vale postal CTT" (money order by mail), bank transfer and cash (in some locations) - Portugal only at the moment
|-
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (Ukash) EUR (Hal-Cash) EUR (Neteller) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.org InstaWire.org] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] ([[Swissbitcoins|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || JPY (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|-
| [[OKPAY]] || Fixed Rate || BTC USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (Bank Wire Transfer) EUR (SofortBanking) USD, EUR (Liqpay) USD (CashU) USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (UWCFS) USD, RUB, UAH (Wallet1) RUB (Yandex Money) RUB (EasyPay) USD, EUR (CONTACT) USD, EUR (Migom) USD, EUR, CZK (Money Polo) USD, EUR (Intel Express) USD, EUR (Western Union via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR (Moneygram via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR, (Liberty Reserve via Exchange Partners) || Support of 19 world currencies, 15 languages.
|-
| [http://www.paypaltobitcoin.com Paypal To Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate || Paypal, Credit Card || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card or your Paypal account. No registration and exquisite customer service.
|-
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|-
| [http://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Paper-Bills-Electronic-Cryptocurrency/dp/B00CPCHACM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1368139204&sr=8-3&keywords=bitcoin+gift Amazon.com] || Bitcoin Bills || BTC|| It's a little high, but its due to amazon royalties. Will lower when more stock is sold.
|}

==Exchange Directories==
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.com/ HowToBuyBitcoins.com]
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[Bitcoin Ladder]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

BitBox

2013-05-18T16:37:19Z

Freewil:

BitBox is a [[currency exchange]] for trading between USD and BTC. It is headquartered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor Ann Arbor, MI.]
It was founded in 2012.

==See Also==

* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]

==External Links==

* [https://bitbox.mx BitBox] exchange website
* [https://www.facebook.com/inBitBoxx facebook page]

[[Category:Exchanges]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2013-05-05T04:25:22Z

Freewil: add createmultisig

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.8.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| addnode || <node> <add/remove/onetry> || '''version 0.8''' Attempts add or remove <node> from the addnode list or try a connection to <node> once. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createmultisig || <nrequired> <'["key,"key"]'> || Creates a multi-signature address and returns a json object ||
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddednodeinfo || <dns> [node] || '''version 0.8''' Returns information about the given added node, or all added nodes
(note that onetry addnodes are not listed here)
If dns is false, only a list of added nodes will be provided,
otherwise connected information will also be available.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getblocktemplate || [params] || Returns data needed to construct a block to work on || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || '''Replaced in v0.7.0 with getblocktemplate, submitblock, getrawmempool``` || N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time associated with the transaction<ref>From block timestamp, unless transaction was already in memory pool then the local time when the client added the transaction to its memory pool</ref>.
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| gettxout || <txid> <n> [includemempool=true] || Returns details about an unspent transaction output || N
|-
| gettxoutsetinfo || || Returns statistics about the unspent transaction output set || N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] [rescan=true]|| Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. This may take a while, as a [[How_to_import_private_keys#Import_Private_key.28s.29|rescan]] is done, looking for existing transactions. '''Optional [rescan] parameter added in 0.8.0.''' || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listaddressgroupings || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all addresses in the wallet and info used for coincontrol. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| listlockunspent || || '''version 0.8''' Returns list of temporarily unspendable outputs
|-
| lockunspent || <unlock?> [array-of-objects] || '''version 0.8''' Updates list of temporarily unspendable outputs
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| submitblock || <hex data> [optional-params-obj] || Attempts to submit new block to network. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2013-05-05T03:50:01Z

Freewil: add missing commands from 0.7.0

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.8.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| addnode || <node> <add/remove/onetry> || '''version 0.8''' Attempts add or remove <node> from the addnode list or try a connection to <node> once. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddednodeinfo || <dns> [node] || '''version 0.8''' Returns information about the given added node, or all added nodes
(note that onetry addnodes are not listed here)
If dns is false, only a list of added nodes will be provided,
otherwise connected information will also be available.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getblocktemplate || [params] || Returns data needed to construct a block to work on || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || '''Replaced in v0.7.0 with getblocktemplate, submitblock, getrawmempool``` || N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time associated with the transaction<ref>From block timestamp, unless transaction was already in memory pool then the local time when the client added the transaction to its memory pool</ref>.
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| gettxout || <txid> <n> [includemempool=true] || Returns details about an unspent transaction output || N
|-
| gettxoutsetinfo || || Returns statistics about the unspent transaction output set || N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] [rescan=true]|| Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. This may take a while, as a [[How_to_import_private_keys#Import_Private_key.28s.29|rescan]] is done, looking for existing transactions. '''Optional [rescan] parameter added in 0.8.0.''' || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listaddressgroupings || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all addresses in the wallet and info used for coincontrol. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| listlockunspent || || '''version 0.8''' Returns list of temporarily unspendable outputs
|-
| lockunspent || <unlock?> [array-of-objects] || '''version 0.8''' Updates list of temporarily unspendable outputs
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| submitblock || <hex data> [optional-params-obj] || Attempts to submit new block to network. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2013-03-07T10:38:37Z

Freewil: update for 0.8.0

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.8.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| addnode || <node> <add|remove|onetry> || '''version 0.8''' Attempts add or remove <node> from the addnode list or try a connection to <node> once. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddednodeinfo || <dns> [node] || '''version 0.8''' Returns information about the given added node, or all added nodes
(note that onetry addnodes are not listed here)
If dns is false, only a list of added nodes will be provided,
otherwise connected information will also be available.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] [rescan=true]|| Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. This may take a while, as a [[How_to_import_private_keys#Import_Private_key.28s.29|rescan]] is done, looking for existing transactions. '''Optional [rescan] parameter added in 0.8.0.''' || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| listlockunspent || || '''version 0.8''' Returns list of temporarily unspendable outputs
|-
| lockunspent || <unlock?> [array-of-objects] || '''version 0.8''' Updates list of temporarily unspendable outputs
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-12-16T16:07:47Z

Freewil: add note about rescan for importprivkey

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.7.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. This may take a while, as a [[How_to_import_private_keys#Import_Private_key.28s.29|rescan]] is done, looking for existing transactions. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Buying bitcoins

2012-12-11T21:07:51Z

Freewil:

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (bank wire transfer) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (Cash deposits at Chase) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) USD (AurumXchange VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (ACH / Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity provider discounts</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash deposit) || Anonymous transactions. Instant quotes based on live Mt Gox prices. Cash deposit at any Wells Fargo in the US.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz Coin Market] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth Bank.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit (GBP), or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile. Or Bank Deposit for UK Users.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins|Mr. Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) || 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ukash) EUR (paysafecard) EUR (neosurf) EUR (halcash) EUR (teleingreso) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.com InstaWire.com] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] ([[Swissbitcoins|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [http://www.iocoloradocentral.com Paypal to Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate || USD (Paypal) || Buy bitcoins with Paypal. This site offers support in all spoken languages, along with prompt customer service.
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || USD (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Buying bitcoins

2012-12-11T21:06:19Z

Freewil:

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (bank wire transfer) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (Cash deposits at Chase) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) USD (AurumXchange VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (ACH / Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity rebates</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash deposit) || Anonymous transactions. Instant quotes based on live Mt Gox prices. Cash deposit at any Wells Fargo in the US.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz Coin Market] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth Bank.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit (GBP), or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile. Or Bank Deposit for UK Users.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins|Mr. Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) || 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ukash) EUR (paysafecard) EUR (neosurf) EUR (halcash) EUR (teleingreso) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.com InstaWire.com] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] ([[Swissbitcoins|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [http://www.iocoloradocentral.com Paypal to Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate || USD (Paypal) || Buy bitcoins with Paypal. This site offers support in all spoken languages, along with prompt customer service.
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || USD (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Buying bitcoins

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There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (bank wire transfer) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (Cash deposits at Chase) USD (Wire Transfer - US) USD (AurumXchange VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (ACH / Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity rebates</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash deposit) || Anonymous transactions. Instant quotes based on live Mt Gox prices. Cash deposit at any Wells Fargo in the US.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz Coin Market] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth Bank.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit (GBP), or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile. Or Bank Deposit for UK Users.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins|Mr. Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) || 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ukash) EUR (paysafecard) EUR (neosurf) EUR (halcash) EUR (teleingreso) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.com InstaWire.com] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] ([[Swissbitcoins|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [http://www.iocoloradocentral.com Paypal to Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate || USD (Paypal) || Buy bitcoins with Paypal. This site offers support in all spoken languages, along with prompt customer service.
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || USD (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Buying bitcoins

2012-11-20T18:34:09Z

Freewil: bitfloor no longer accepting cash deposits

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Noob-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (bank wire transfer) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (Cash deposits at Chase) USD (Wire Transfer - US) USD (Wire Transfer - International) USD (AurumXchange VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (ACH / Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity rebates</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash deposit) || Anonymous transactions. Instant quotes based on live Mt Gox prices. Cash deposit at any Wells Fargo in the US.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz/buy The Daktory CoinMarket] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth Bank.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit (GBP), or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile. Or Bank Deposit for UK Users.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Blizzcoin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Buy Bitcoins within minutes. Instant exchange. No registration.
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins|Mr. Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) || 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ukash) EUR (paysafecard) EUR (neosurf) EUR (halcash) EUR (teleingreso) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.com InstaWire.com] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [http://www.iocoloradocentral.com Paypal to Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate || USD (Paypal) || Buy bitcoins with Paypal. This site offers support in all spoken languages, along with prompt customer service.
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || USD (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://www.iocoloradocentral.com Paypal to Bitcoin] || Direct purchases, $100 to $3,000 USD. || USD (Paypal) USD (Bank Transfer) USD (Cash || BTC || Inventory is virtually unlimited.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $500 to $5,000 USD. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) USD (Cashier check, by mail) USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-10-19T02:14:54Z

Freewil: remove loadblock (cli option, not rpc call)

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.7.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-10-17T05:21:37Z

Freewil:

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.7.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| loadblock || <file> || Imports blocks from external blk000?.dat file. You should not point loadblocks at files bitcoind is going to write to. cat together the blockfiles to feed to loadblocks. || Y
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

BitMe

2012-09-26T02:40:09Z

Freewil:

[https://bitme.com BitMe] launched as an open public beta on July 8, 2012. BitMe, LLC is a limited liability company registered in the State of Michigan, located within the United States.

[[Category:Exchanges]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-09-02T17:58:36Z

Freewil: change 'unreleased' to 'version 0.7'

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.6.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || '''Currently only available on testnet''' Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''version 0.7''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''version 0.7''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-09-02T17:56:40Z

Freewil: add note that getblocknumber is removed in version 0.0.7

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.6.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || '''Currently only available on testnet''' Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| createrawtransaction || [{"txid":txid,"vout":n},...] {address:amount,...} || '''version 0.7''' Creates a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] spending given inputs. || N
|-
| decoderawtransaction || <hex string> || '''version 0.7''' Produces a human-readable JSON object for a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]]. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. '''Removed in version 0.7'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''Unreleased''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''Unreleased''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getrawtransaction || <txid> [verbose=0] || '''version 0.7''' Returns [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] representation for given transaction id. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
** "fee"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| listunspent || [minconf=1] [maxconf=999999] || '''version 0.7''' Returns array of unspent transaction inputs in the wallet. || N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtransaction || <hexstring> || '''version 0.7''' Submits [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| signrawtransaction || <hexstring> [{"txid":txid,"vout":n,"scriptPubKey":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] || '''version 0.7''' Adds signatures to a [[Raw Transactions|raw transaction]] and returns the resulting raw transaction. || Y/N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==Error Codes==

I don't see a list of error codes, so I figured I could just paste them here, or on some other page as I find them.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Raw !! Error !! Code !! Notes
|-
| { [Error: value is type str, expected real] code: -1 } || value is type str, expected real || -1
|-
| { [Error: Invalid amount] code: -3 } || Invalid amount || -3
|-
| { [Error: Insufficient funds] code: -4 }|| Insufficient funds || -4 || seems to happen when they need to pay a fee

|-
| { [Error: Account has insufficient funds] code: -6 } || Account has insufficient funds || -6
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Buying bitcoins

2012-08-29T20:31:31Z

Freewil: updated BitMe deposit/withdrawal columns

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Noob-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase, Wells Fargo) USD (bank wire transfer) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (Cash Deposits) USD (Wire Transfer - US) USD (Wire Transfer - International) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US) USD (Wire Transfer - International)( || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity rebates</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) || BTC USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ, WMR) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Dwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC GBP (bank transfer) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at Commonwealth Bank.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate || EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer) USD/EUR/GBP/DKK/SEK/NOK (Cash or check) AED/DZD/EGP/IQD/ILS/JOD/KWD/LGP/LYD/MRO/MYR/NGN/OMR/PKR/QAR/SAR/TRL/TZS/TND/YER ([[CashU]] card) MXN/EYU/BOB/BRL/COP/SYP/MAD/GHC/ZAR/CNY/CAD and more ([[UKash]] voucher) || For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] || Fixed Rate || USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased using SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [[Quick Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Prepaid debit card in the mail) USD (Money order via mail) USD (Cashier check by mail) USD (Cash deposit at a bank, 7-11, Walmart, CVS) USD (MoneyGram or Western Union) EUR (VISA/MasterCard credit card) EUR (Cash in the mail) EUR (Perpaid debit card in the mail) || U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [http://buybitcoin.com BuyBitcoin] || Market || USD (Cash) USD (Western Union) USD (Credit Card) USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit) USD (Bank wire) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || Instant Bitcoin delivery over the phone. Public office address: 290 5th Ave, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001 Telephone or SMS text message 24 hours: +1 646-580-0044
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Blizzcoin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Buy Bitcoins within minutes. Instant exchange. No registration.
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins|Mr. Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) USD (Major banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS) RUB (Qiwi and Cyberplat through BitInstant) BRL (Boleto through BitInstant) INR (Cash deposit - HDFC Bank)|| 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [[Dgtmkt]] [https://dgtmkt.com] || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[GetBitcoin]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit, through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Moneygram through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || For cash in mail, send USD. U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [http://mercabit.eu/ mercaBit.eu] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ukash) EUR (paysafecard) EUR (neosurf) EUR (halcash) EUR (teleingreso) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $500 to $5,000 USD. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A or Wells Fargo USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) USD (Western Union or Moneygram transfer) USD (Cashier check, by mail) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD ([[OKPay]]) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

API reference (JSON-RPC)

2012-08-28T03:03:33Z

Freewil: cleanup node-bitcoin error handling

== Controlling Bitcoin ==

Run ''bitcoind'' or ''bitcoin -server''. You can control it via the command-line or by [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] commands.

You must create a bitcoin.conf configuration file setting an rpcuser and rpcpassword; see [[Running Bitcoin]] for details.

Now run:
$ ./bitcoind
bitcoin server starting
$ ./bitcoind help
# shows the help text

A [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|list of RPC calls]] will be shown.

$ ./bitcoind getbalance
2000.00000

== JSON-RPC ==

Running Bitcoin with the -server argument (or running bitcoind) tells it to function as a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] server, but
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication Basic access authentication] must be used when communicating with it, and, for security, by default, the server only accepts connections from other processes on the same machine. If your HTTP or JSON library requires you to specify which 'realm' is authenticated, use 'jsonrpc'.

Bitcoin supports SSL (https) JSON-RPC connections beginning with version 0.3.14. See the [[Enabling SSL on original client daemon|rpcssl wiki page]] for setup instructions and a list of all bitcoin.conf configuration options.

To access the server you should find a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/implementations suitable library] for your language.

== Proper money handling ==

See the [[Proper Money Handling (JSON-RPC)|proper money handling page]] for notes on avoiding rounding errors when handling bitcoin values.

== Python ==

[http://json-rpc.org/wiki/python-json-rpc python-jsonrpc] is the official JSON-RPC implementation for Python.
It automatically generates Python methods for RPC calls.
However, due to its design for supporting old versions of Python, it is also rather inefficient.
[[User:jgarzik|jgarzik]] has forked it as [https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc Python-BitcoinRPC] and optimized it for current versions.
Generally, this version is recommended.

While BitcoinRPC lacks a few obscure features from jsonrpc, software using only the ServiceProxy class can be written the same to work with either version the user might choose to install:

<source lang="python">
from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy

access = ServiceProxy("http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332")
access.getinfo()
access.listreceivedbyaddress(6)
#access.sendtoaddress("11yEmxiMso2RsFVfBcCa616npBvGgxiBX", 10)
</source>

== Ruby ==

<source lang="ruby">
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

class BitcoinRPC
def initialize(service_url)
@uri = URI.parse(service_url)
end

def method_missing(name, *args)
post_body = { 'method' => name, 'params' => args, 'id' => 'jsonrpc' }.to_json
resp = JSON.parse( http_post_request(post_body) )
raise JSONRPCError, resp['error'] if resp['error']
resp['result']
end

def http_post_request(post_body)
http = Net::HTTP.new(@uri.host, @uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(@uri.request_uri)
request.basic_auth @uri.user, @uri.password
request.content_type = 'application/json'
request.body = post_body
http.request(request).body
end

class JSONRPCError < RuntimeError; end
end

if $0 == __FILE__
h = BitcoinRPC.new('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332')
p h.getbalance
p h.getinfo
p h.getnewaddress
p h.dumpprivkey( h.getnewaddress )
# also see: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list
end
</source>

== PHP ==

The [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC PHP] library also makes it very easy to connect to Bitcoin. For example:

<source lang="php">
require_once 'jsonRPCClient.php';

$bitcoin = new jsonRPCClient('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332/');

echo "<pre>\n";
print_r($bitcoin->getinfo()); echo "\n";
echo "Received: ".$bitcoin->getreceivedbylabel("Your Address")."\n";
echo "</pre>";
</source>

== Java ==

The easiest way to tell Java to use HTTP Basic authentication is to set a default Authenticator:

<source lang="java">
final String rpcuser ="...";
final String rpcpassword ="...";

Authenticator.setDefault(new Authenticator() {
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication (rpcuser, rpcpassword.toCharArray());
}
});
</source>

Once that is done, any JSON-RPC library for Java (or ordinary URL POSTs) may be used to communicate with the Bitcoin server.

== Perl ==

The JSON::RPC package from CPAN can be used to communicate with Bitcoin. You must set the client's credentials; for example:

<source lang="perl">
use JSON::RPC::Client;
use Data::Dumper;

my $client = new JSON::RPC::Client;

$client->ua->credentials(
'localhost:8332', 'jsonrpc', 'user' => 'password' # REPLACE WITH YOUR bitcoin.conf rpcuser/rpcpassword
);

my $uri = 'http://localhost:8332/';
my $obj = {
method => 'getinfo',
params => [],
};

my $res = $client->call( $uri, $obj );

if ($res){
if ($res->is_error) { print "Error : ", $res->error_message; }
else { print Dumper($res->result); }
} else {
print $client->status_line;
}
</source>

== .NET (C#) ==
The communication with rpc service can be achieved using the standard httprequest/response objects.
A library for serialising and deserialising Json will make your life a lot easier:

* JayRock for .NET 4.0
* Json.Net for .NET 2.0 and above

The following example uses Json.Net:

<source lang="csharp">
HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost.:8332");
webRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pwd");
/// important, otherwise the service can't desirialse your request properly
webRequest.ContentType = "application/json-rpc";
webRequest.Method = "POST";

JObject joe = new JObject();
joe.Add(new JProperty("jsonrpc", "1.0"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("id", "1"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("method", Method));
// params is a collection values which the method requires..
if (Params.Keys.Count == 0)
{
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", new JArray()));
}
else
{
JArray props = new JArray();
// add the props in the reverse order!
for (int i = Params.Keys.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
.... // add the params
}
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", props));
}

// serialize json for the request
string s = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(joe);
byte[] byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s);
webRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
Stream dataStream = webRequest.GetRequestStream();
dataStream.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
dataStream.Close();

WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();

... // deserialze the response
</source>

There is also a wrapper for Json.NET called Bitnet (https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitnet)
implementing Bitcoin API in more convenient way:

<source lang="csharp">
BitnetClient bc = new BitnetClient("http://127.0.0.1:8332");
bc.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pass");

var p = bc.GetDifficulty();
Console.WriteLine("Difficulty:" + p.ToString());

var inf = bc.GetInfo();
Console.WriteLine("Balance:" + inf["balance"]);
</source>

== Node.js ==
There are two unofficial node.js modules for interacting with the bitcoin client.

* [https://github.com/freewil/node-bitcoin node-bitcoin] (npm: bitcoin)
* [https://github.com/Weltschmerz/Kapitalize Kapitalize] (npm: kapitalize)

Example using node-bitcoin:

<source lang="javascript">
var bitcoin = require('bitcoin');
var client = new bitcoin.Client({
host: 'localhost',
port: 8332,
user: 'user',
pass: 'pass'
});

client.getDifficulty(function(err, difficulty) {
if (err) {
return console.error(err);
}

console.log('Difficulty: ' + difficulty);
});
</source>

Example using Kapitalize:

<source lang='javascript'>
var client = require('kapitalize')()

client.auth('user', 'password')

client
.getInfo()
.getDifficulty(function(err, difficulty) {
console.log('Dificulty: ', difficulty)
})
</source>

== Command line (cURL) ==

You can also send commands and see results using [http://curl.haxx.se/ cURL] or some other command-line HTTP-fetching utility; for example:

<source lang="bash">
curl --user user --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "getinfo", "params": [] }'
-H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
</source>

You will be prompted for your rpcpassword, and then will see something like:

<source lang="javascript">
{"result":{"balance":0.000000000000000,"blocks":59952,"connections":48,"proxy":"","generate":false,
"genproclimit":-1,"difficulty":16.61907875185736,"error":null,"id":"curltest"}
</source>

== See Also==

* [[Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list|API calls list]]
* [[Running Bitcoin]]
* [[Lazy API]]
* [[PHP developer intro]]
* [[Raw_Transactions|Raw Transactions API]]
* [http://blockchain.info/api/json_rpc_api Web Based JSON RPC interface.]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]
[[zh-cn:API_reference_(JSON-RPC)]]

API reference (JSON-RPC)

2012-08-11T15:03:49Z

Freewil: update link to node-bitcoin active fork

== Controlling Bitcoin ==

Run ''bitcoind'' or ''bitcoin -server''. You can control it via the command-line or by [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] commands.

You must create a bitcoin.conf configuration file setting an rpcuser and rpcpassword; see [[Running Bitcoin]] for details.

Now run:
$ ./bitcoind
bitcoin server starting
$ ./bitcoind help
# shows the help text

A [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|list of RPC calls]] will be shown.

$ ./bitcoind getbalance
2000.00000

== JSON-RPC ==

Running Bitcoin with the -server argument (or running bitcoind) tells it to function as a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] server, but
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication Basic access authentication] must be used when communicating with it, and, for security, by default, the server only accepts connections from other processes on the same machine. If your HTTP or JSON library requires you to specify which 'realm' is authenticated, use 'jsonrpc'.

Bitcoin supports SSL (https) JSON-RPC connections beginning with version 0.3.14. See the [[Enabling SSL on original client daemon|rpcssl wiki page]] for setup instructions and a list of all bitcoin.conf configuration options.

To access the server you should find a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/implementations suitable library] for your language.

== Proper money handling ==

See the [[Proper Money Handling (JSON-RPC)|proper money handling page]] for notes on avoiding rounding errors when handling bitcoin values.

== Python ==

[http://json-rpc.org/wiki/python-json-rpc python-jsonrpc] is the official JSON-RPC implementation for Python.
It automatically generates Python methods for RPC calls.
However, due to its design for supporting old versions of Python, it is also rather inefficient.
[[User:jgarzik|jgarzik]] has forked it as [https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc Python-BitcoinRPC] and optimized it for current versions.
Generally, this version is recommended.

While BitcoinRPC lacks a few obscure features from jsonrpc, software using only the ServiceProxy class can be written the same to work with either version the user might choose to install:

<source lang="python">
from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy

access = ServiceProxy("http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332")
access.getinfo()
access.listreceivedbyaddress(6)
#access.sendtoaddress("11yEmxiMso2RsFVfBcCa616npBvGgxiBX", 10)
</source>

== Ruby ==

<source lang="ruby">
=begin
Make sure to do:
gem install rest-client

Usage:
h = ServiceProxy.new('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332')
puts h.getinfo.call
puts h.getbalance.call 'accname'
=end
require 'json'
require 'rest_client'

class JSONRPCException < RuntimeError
def initialize()
super()
end
end

class ServiceProxy
def initialize(service_url, service_name=nil)
@service_url = service_url
@service_name = service_name
end

def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
if @service_name != nil
name = "%s.%s" % [@service_name, name]
end
return ServiceProxy.new(@service_url, name)
end

def respond_to?(sym)
end

def call(*args)
postdata = {"method" => @service_name, "params" => args, "id" => "jsonrpc"}.to_json
respdata = RestClient.post @service_url, postdata
resp = JSON.parse respdata
if resp["error"] != nil
raise JSONRPCException.new, resp['error']
end
return resp['result']
end
end
</source>

== PHP ==

The [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC PHP] library also makes it very easy to connect to Bitcoin. For example:

<source lang="php">
require_once 'jsonRPCClient.php';

$bitcoin = new jsonRPCClient('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332/');

echo "<pre>\n";
print_r($bitcoin->getinfo()); echo "\n";
echo "Received: ".$bitcoin->getreceivedbylabel("Your Address")."\n";
echo "</pre>";
</source>

== Java ==

The easiest way to tell Java to use HTTP Basic authentication is to set a default Authenticator:

<source lang="java">
final String rpcuser ="...";
final String rpcpassword ="...";

Authenticator.setDefault(new Authenticator() {
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication (rpcuser, rpcpassword.toCharArray());
}
});
</source>

Once that is done, any JSON-RPC library for Java (or ordinary URL POSTs) may be used to communicate with the Bitcoin server.

== Perl ==

The JSON::RPC package from CPAN can be used to communicate with Bitcoin. You must set the client's credentials; for example:

<source lang="perl">
use JSON::RPC::Client;
use Data::Dumper;

my $client = new JSON::RPC::Client;

$client->ua->credentials(
'localhost:8332', 'jsonrpc', 'user' => 'password' # REPLACE WITH YOUR bitcoin.conf rpcuser/rpcpassword
);

my $uri = 'http://localhost:8332/';
my $obj = {
method => 'getinfo',
params => [],
};

my $res = $client->call( $uri, $obj );

if ($res){
if ($res->is_error) { print "Error : ", $res->error_message; }
else { print Dumper($res->result); }
} else {
print $client->status_line;
}
</source>

== .NET (C#) ==
The communication with rpc service can be achieved using the standard httprequest/response objects.
A library for serialising and deserialising Json will make your life a lot easier:

* JayRock for .NET 4.0
* Json.Net for .NET 2.0 and above

The following example uses Json.Net:

<source lang="csharp">
HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost.:8332");
webRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pwd");
/// important, otherwise the service can't desirialse your request properly
webRequest.ContentType = "application/json-rpc";
webRequest.Method = "POST";

JObject joe = new JObject();
joe.Add(new JProperty("jsonrpc", "1.0"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("id", "1"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("method", Method));
// params is a collection values which the method requires..
if (Params.Keys.Count == 0)
{
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", new JArray()));
}
else
{
JArray props = new JArray();
// add the props in the reverse order!
for (int i = Params.Keys.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
.... // add the params
}
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", props));
}

// serialize json for the request
string s = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(joe);
byte[] byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s);
webRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
Stream dataStream = webRequest.GetRequestStream();
dataStream.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
dataStream.Close();

WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();

... // deserialze the response
</source>

There is also a wrapper for Json.NET called Bitnet (https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitnet)
implementing Bitcoin API in more convenient way:

<source lang="csharp">
BitnetClient bc = new BitnetClient("http://127.0.0.1:8332");
bc.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pass");

var p = bc.GetDifficulty();
Console.WriteLine("Difficulty:" + p.ToString());

var inf = bc.GetInfo();
Console.WriteLine("Balance:" + inf["balance"]);
</source>

== Node.js ==
There are two unofficial node.js modules for interacting with the bitcoin client.

* [https://github.com/freewil/node-bitcoin node-bitcoin] (npm: bitcoin)
* [https://github.com/Weltschmerz/Kapitalize Kapitalize] (npm: kapitalize)

Example using node-bitcoin:

<source lang="javascript">
var bitcoin = require('bitcoin');
var client = new bitcoin.Client({
host: 'localhost',
port: 8332,
user: 'user',
pass: 'pass'
});

client.getDifficulty(function(err, difficulty) {
if (err) {
console.log('Error...');
console.log(err);
return;
}

console.log('Difficulty: ' + difficulty);
});
</source>

Example using Kapitalize:

<source lang='javascript'>
var client = require('kapitalize')()

client.auth('user', 'password')

client
.getInfo()
.getDifficulty(function(err, difficulty) {
console.log('Dificulty: ', difficulty)
})
</source>

== Command line (cURL) ==

You can also send commands and see results using [http://curl.haxx.se/ cURL] or some other command-line HTTP-fetching utility; for example:

<source lang="bash">
curl --user user --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "getinfo", "params": [] }'
-H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
</source>

You will be prompted for your rpcpassword, and then will see something like:

<source lang="javascript">
{"result":{"balance":0.000000000000000,"blocks":59952,"connections":48,"proxy":"","generate":false,
"genproclimit":-1,"difficulty":16.61907875185736,"error":null,"id":"curltest"}
</source>

== See Also==

* [[Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list|API calls list]]
* [[Running Bitcoin]]
* [[Lazy API]]
* [[PHP developer intro]]
* [[Raw_Transactions|Raw Transactions API]]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]
[[zh-cn:API_reference_(JSON-RPC)]]

BitMe

2012-08-08T03:37:34Z

Freewil:

[https://bitme.com BitMe] launched as an open public beta on July 8, 2012. BitMe, LLC is a limited liability company registered in the State of Michigan, located within the United States.

Buying bitcoins

2012-08-08T03:35:17Z

Freewil: /* Major Exchanges */

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Noob-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Moneybookers]]) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase, Wells Fargo) USD (bank wire transfer) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity rebates</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) || BTC USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ, WMR) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[BtcTree]] || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) USD (Liberty Reserve) CNY (AliPay) || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) CNY (Alipay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Dwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC GBP (bank transfer) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) USD (Liberty Reserve) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate || EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer) USD/EUR/GBP/DKK/SEK/NOK (Cash or check) AED/DZD/EGP/IQD/ILS/JOD/KWD/LGP/LYD/MRO/MYR/NGN/OMR/PKR/QAR/SAR/TRL/TZS/TND/YER ([[CashU]] card) MXN/EYU/BOB/BRL/COP/SYP/MAD/GHC/ZAR/CNY/CAD and more ([[UKash]] voucher) || For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] || Fixed Rate || USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased using SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [[Quick Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || USD (VISA/MasterCard Credit Card, Debit Card) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Prepaid debit card in the mail) USD (Money order via mail) USD (Cashier check by mail) USD (Cash deposit at a bank, 7-11, Walmart, CVS) USD (MoneyGram or Western Union) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) EUR (VISA/MasterCard credit card) EUR (Cash in the mail) EUR (Perpaid debit card in the mail) || U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [http://buybitcoin.com BuyBitcoin] || Market || USD (Cash) USD (Western Union) USD (Credit Card) USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit) USD (Bank wire) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || Instant Bitcoin delivery over the phone. Public office address: 290 5th Ave, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001 Telephone or SMS text message 24 hours: +1 646-580-0044
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR (MoneyBookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Blizzcoin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Buy Bitcoins within minutes. Instant exchange. No registration.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Market]] || Market || USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (MoneyBookers) GAU (Pecunix) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) USD (Major banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, etc. through BitInstant) RUB (Qiwi and Cyberplat through BitInstant) BRL (Boleto through BitInstant) INR (Cash deposit - HDFC Bank)|| 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (TD Personal Pay) Cash / XpressPost or Dropoff Western Union || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [[Dgtmkt]] [https://dgtmkt.com] || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[GetBitcoin]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit, through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Moneygram through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || For cash in mail, send USD. U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, MoneyBookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: Euro (EUR) || Send cash-in-the-mail (Euros) to a P.O Box in Berlin.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Selling bitcoins

2012-07-08T13:28:50Z

Freewil: add BitMe

There are various methods for selling bitcoins.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending bitcoins to an exchange or other counterparty you are trusting that the counterparty will not abscond with your bitcoins and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the counterparty and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Market Exchanges==
The best rates for selling medium to large amounts of bitcoins generally when withdrawing from an exchange using a cash method such as a bank transfer (ACH, EUR/SEPA).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[MtGox]] ||BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortüberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars (highly liquid). Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|-
| [[Intersango]]([[Britcoin]]) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank deposit) PLN (bank transfer) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) PLN (bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) || BTC USD (Webmoney) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods.
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase) USD (bank wire transfer) USD ([[Popmoney]]) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitStamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] Market || BTC CAD (Interac) CAD (Bank wire) CAD (Cash deposit) EUR (SEPA) INR (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC CAD (Interac) CAD (Bank wire) EUR (SEPA) INR (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Cwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Moneybookers]]) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BtcTree]] || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) USD (Liberty Reserve) CNY (AliPay) || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) CNY (Alipay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Vircurex]] || BTC EUR (Liberty Reserve) USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC EUR (Liberty Reserve) USD (Liberty Reserve) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading in many other P2P/Crypto currencies possible
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>

|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

The following exchanges are either exchanges using a fixed rate based on other markets or are exchanges that enable you to redeem smaller amounts of bitcoins at reasonable rates:

* [[AutoMtGox]] Convert your bitcoins to US Dollars automatically.
* [[Bahtcoin]] Trade BTC for Thai Baht, cash, LR, Webmoney, or Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards.
* [[Bit]] / BTC China - Market for exchanging bitcoins to and from CNY.
* [[Bitcoil]] Exchange BTC for ILS with bank transfers in Israel
* [[Bitcoin Argentina]] Trades BTC for ARS. Cash and bank transfer. No exchange fees.
* [[Bitcoin Brasil]] Cash exchange that redeems bitcoins for BRL, USD.
* [[Bitcoin Market]] Trade your BTCs for MoneyBookers, Liberty Reserve or Pecunix.
* [[Bitcoin Nordic]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal or bank transfer.
* [[Bitcoinica]] Leveraged BTC/USD contract-for-difference (CFD) trading.
* [[Bitcoiny.cz]] Trade your BTCs for CZK. No-escrow, direct person-to-person trading.
* [[bitcoin-otc]] IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
* [[Bitcoin.com.es]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (Bank transfer).
* [[bitcoin.de]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (bank wire, SEPA bank transfer, Liberty Reserve, Money Bookers), person to person, eWallet
* [[bitcoin.local]] arranges for exchanging currencies in person with someone nearby
* [[BitMarket.eu]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (SEPA bank transfer), GBP, USD, PLN, AUD, CAD, ZAR, ILS, CHF, and RUB as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitMarket.co]] Trade your BTCs for Colombian Peso (COP) as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitPiggy]] Trade your BTCs for AUD (Bank transfer).
* [http://BTCInstant.com BTCinstant.com] Trade bitcoins for Virtual Credit Card (VCC, and specifically Virtual Mastercard brand) sent through e-mail.
* [[btcbuy|BTC Buy]] Simple interface to trade your BTCs for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, NewEgg, ThinkGeek and Sears gift cards
* [[BTCPak]] EXCHANGE YOUR BITCOINS FOR MONEYPAK: SECURE, ANONYMOUS AND EASY!
* [[BTCX.se]] / BTCX.se || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
* [[Canadian Bitcoins]] Buy/Sell Bitcoins in CAD and receive Cash, Cheque or Bank Transfer (TD Person Pay).
* [[Coinabul]] Trade your BTCs for Gold/Silver
* [[CoinCard]] buy gift cards and Amazon Payments with bitcoins
* [[FastCash4Bitcoins]] Sell your BTC and receive cash today. Payout to PayPal, Dwolla, ACH, Bank Wire, Company Check, Cashier's Check, Western Union, Moneygram, and GreenDot MoneyPak.
* [[GetBitcoin]] Trade your BTCs for USD (Cash in the mail, Check, Western union or Bank Wire).
* [[Lilion Transfer]] Exchanges bitcoins for Liberty Reserve, [[Pecunix]], [[AlertPay]], [[Moneybookers]], [[PayPal]], and more.
* [[Nanaimo Gold]] Redeem bitcoins for Liberty Reserve (automated) or for money transfer, money order or direct deposit within Canada.
* [[Quick Bitcoins]] Sell your bitcoins for Check, Money Order, Bank Wire, MoneyGram or Western Union.
* [[Spend Bitcoins]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal, bank transfer (AUD only), Amazon Payments, and other various methods.
* [[WM-Center]] Buy/Sell BTCs with withdrawal to International bank wire (USD, GBP, EUR/IBAN, RUB, AUD), Western Union, Moneygram, Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, Anelik, Xoom, Skrill/Moneybookers, Neteller, cash, etc. 24/7/365 support in english, spanish and russian.
* [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] Location-based bitcoin to cash exchange.

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital currencies|Digital currencies]]
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]

Selling bitcoins

2012-07-08T13:28:00Z

Freewil: Undo revision 28528 by Freewil (talk)

There are various methods for selling bitcoins.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending bitcoins to an exchange or other counterparty you are trusting that the counterparty will not abscond with your bitcoins and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the counterparty and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Market Exchanges==
The best rates for selling medium to large amounts of bitcoins generally when withdrawing from an exchange using a cash method such as a bank transfer (ACH, EUR/SEPA).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[MtGox]] ||BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortüberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars (highly liquid). Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|-
| [[Intersango]]([[Britcoin]]) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank deposit) PLN (bank transfer) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) PLN (bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) || BTC USD (Webmoney) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods.
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase) USD (bank wire transfer) USD ([[Popmoney]]) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitStamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] Market || BTC CAD (Interac) CAD (Bank wire) CAD (Cash deposit) EUR (SEPA) INR (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC CAD (Interac) CAD (Bank wire) EUR (SEPA) INR (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Cwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Moneybookers]]) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BtcTree]] || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) USD (Liberty Reserve) CNY (AliPay) || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) CNY (Alipay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Vircurex]] || BTC EUR (Liberty Reserve) USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC EUR (Liberty Reserve) USD (Liberty Reserve) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading in many other P2P/Crypto currencies possible
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

The following exchanges are either exchanges using a fixed rate based on other markets or are exchanges that enable you to redeem smaller amounts of bitcoins at reasonable rates:

* [[AutoMtGox]] Convert your bitcoins to US Dollars automatically.
* [[Bahtcoin]] Trade BTC for Thai Baht, cash, LR, Webmoney, or Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards.
* [[Bit]] / BTC China - Market for exchanging bitcoins to and from CNY.
* [[Bitcoil]] Exchange BTC for ILS with bank transfers in Israel
* [[Bitcoin Argentina]] Trades BTC for ARS. Cash and bank transfer. No exchange fees.
* [[Bitcoin Brasil]] Cash exchange that redeems bitcoins for BRL, USD.
* [[Bitcoin Market]] Trade your BTCs for MoneyBookers, Liberty Reserve or Pecunix.
* [[Bitcoin Nordic]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal or bank transfer.
* [[Bitcoinica]] Leveraged BTC/USD contract-for-difference (CFD) trading.
* [[Bitcoiny.cz]] Trade your BTCs for CZK. No-escrow, direct person-to-person trading.
* [[bitcoin-otc]] IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
* [[Bitcoin.com.es]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (Bank transfer).
* [[bitcoin.de]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (bank wire, SEPA bank transfer, Liberty Reserve, Money Bookers), person to person, eWallet
* [[bitcoin.local]] arranges for exchanging currencies in person with someone nearby
* [[BitMarket.eu]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (SEPA bank transfer), GBP, USD, PLN, AUD, CAD, ZAR, ILS, CHF, and RUB as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitMarket.co]] Trade your BTCs for Colombian Peso (COP) as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitPiggy]] Trade your BTCs for AUD (Bank transfer).
* [http://BTCInstant.com BTCinstant.com] Trade bitcoins for Virtual Credit Card (VCC, and specifically Virtual Mastercard brand) sent through e-mail.
* [[btcbuy|BTC Buy]] Simple interface to trade your BTCs for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, NewEgg, ThinkGeek and Sears gift cards
* [[BTCPak]] EXCHANGE YOUR BITCOINS FOR MONEYPAK: SECURE, ANONYMOUS AND EASY!
* [[BTCX.se]] / BTCX.se || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
* [[Canadian Bitcoins]] Buy/Sell Bitcoins in CAD and receive Cash, Cheque or Bank Transfer (TD Person Pay).
* [[Coinabul]] Trade your BTCs for Gold/Silver
* [[CoinCard]] buy gift cards and Amazon Payments with bitcoins
* [[FastCash4Bitcoins]] Sell your BTC and receive cash today. Payout to PayPal, Dwolla, ACH, Bank Wire, Company Check, Cashier's Check, Western Union, Moneygram, and GreenDot MoneyPak.
* [[GetBitcoin]] Trade your BTCs for USD (Cash in the mail, Check, Western union or Bank Wire).
* [[Lilion Transfer]] Exchanges bitcoins for Liberty Reserve, [[Pecunix]], [[AlertPay]], [[Moneybookers]], [[PayPal]], and more.
* [[Nanaimo Gold]] Redeem bitcoins for Liberty Reserve (automated) or for money transfer, money order or direct deposit within Canada.
* [[Quick Bitcoins]] Sell your bitcoins for Check, Money Order, Bank Wire, MoneyGram or Western Union.
* [[Spend Bitcoins]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal, bank transfer (AUD only), Amazon Payments, and other various methods.
* [[WM-Center]] Buy/Sell BTCs with withdrawal to International bank wire (USD, GBP, EUR/IBAN, RUB, AUD), Western Union, Moneygram, Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, Anelik, Xoom, Skrill/Moneybookers, Neteller, cash, etc. 24/7/365 support in english, spanish and russian.
* [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] Location-based bitcoin to cash exchange.

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital currencies|Digital currencies]]
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]

Selling bitcoins

2012-07-08T13:26:16Z

Freewil: add BitMe

There are various methods for selling bitcoins.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending bitcoins to an exchange or other counterparty you are trusting that the counterparty will not abscond with your bitcoins and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the counterparty and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Market Exchanges==
The best rates for selling medium to large amounts of bitcoins generally when withdrawing from an exchange using a cash method such as a bank transfer (ACH, EUR/SEPA).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[MtGox]] ||BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortüberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars (highly liquid). Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|-
| [[Intersango]]([[Britcoin]]) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank deposit) PLN (bank transfer) || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) PLN (bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) || BTC USD (Webmoney) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods.
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase) USD (bank wire transfer) USD ([[Popmoney]]) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitStamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] Market || BTC CAD (Interac) CAD (Bank wire) CAD (Cash deposit) EUR (SEPA) INR (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC CAD (Interac) CAD (Bank wire) EUR (SEPA) INR (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Cwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Moneybookers]]) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BtcTree]] || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) USD (Liberty Reserve) CNY (AliPay) || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) CNY (Alipay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Vircurex]] || BTC EUR (Liberty Reserve) USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC EUR (Liberty Reserve) USD (Liberty Reserve) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading in many other P2P/Crypto currencies possible
|
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

The following exchanges are either exchanges using a fixed rate based on other markets or are exchanges that enable you to redeem smaller amounts of bitcoins at reasonable rates:

* [[AutoMtGox]] Convert your bitcoins to US Dollars automatically.
* [[Bahtcoin]] Trade BTC for Thai Baht, cash, LR, Webmoney, or Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards.
* [[Bit]] / BTC China - Market for exchanging bitcoins to and from CNY.
* [[Bitcoil]] Exchange BTC for ILS with bank transfers in Israel
* [[Bitcoin Argentina]] Trades BTC for ARS. Cash and bank transfer. No exchange fees.
* [[Bitcoin Brasil]] Cash exchange that redeems bitcoins for BRL, USD.
* [[Bitcoin Market]] Trade your BTCs for MoneyBookers, Liberty Reserve or Pecunix.
* [[Bitcoin Nordic]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal or bank transfer.
* [[Bitcoinica]] Leveraged BTC/USD contract-for-difference (CFD) trading.
* [[Bitcoiny.cz]] Trade your BTCs for CZK. No-escrow, direct person-to-person trading.
* [[bitcoin-otc]] IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
* [[Bitcoin.com.es]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (Bank transfer).
* [[bitcoin.de]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (bank wire, SEPA bank transfer, Liberty Reserve, Money Bookers), person to person, eWallet
* [[bitcoin.local]] arranges for exchanging currencies in person with someone nearby
* [[BitMarket.eu]] Trade your BTCs for EUR (SEPA bank transfer), GBP, USD, PLN, AUD, CAD, ZAR, ILS, CHF, and RUB as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitMarket.co]] Trade your BTCs for Colombian Peso (COP) as OTC with BTC Escrow.
* [[BitPiggy]] Trade your BTCs for AUD (Bank transfer).
* [http://BTCInstant.com BTCinstant.com] Trade bitcoins for Virtual Credit Card (VCC, and specifically Virtual Mastercard brand) sent through e-mail.
* [[btcbuy|BTC Buy]] Simple interface to trade your BTCs for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, NewEgg, ThinkGeek and Sears gift cards
* [[BTCPak]] EXCHANGE YOUR BITCOINS FOR MONEYPAK: SECURE, ANONYMOUS AND EASY!
* [[BTCX.se]] / BTCX.se || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
* [[Canadian Bitcoins]] Buy/Sell Bitcoins in CAD and receive Cash, Cheque or Bank Transfer (TD Person Pay).
* [[Coinabul]] Trade your BTCs for Gold/Silver
* [[CoinCard]] buy gift cards and Amazon Payments with bitcoins
* [[FastCash4Bitcoins]] Sell your BTC and receive cash today. Payout to PayPal, Dwolla, ACH, Bank Wire, Company Check, Cashier's Check, Western Union, Moneygram, and GreenDot MoneyPak.
* [[GetBitcoin]] Trade your BTCs for USD (Cash in the mail, Check, Western union or Bank Wire).
* [[Lilion Transfer]] Exchanges bitcoins for Liberty Reserve, [[Pecunix]], [[AlertPay]], [[Moneybookers]], [[PayPal]], and more.
* [[Nanaimo Gold]] Redeem bitcoins for Liberty Reserve (automated) or for money transfer, money order or direct deposit within Canada.
* [[Quick Bitcoins]] Sell your bitcoins for Check, Money Order, Bank Wire, MoneyGram or Western Union.
* [[Spend Bitcoins]] Sell bitcoins with withdrawal to PayPal, bank transfer (AUD only), Amazon Payments, and other various methods.
* [[WM-Center]] Buy/Sell BTCs with withdrawal to International bank wire (USD, GBP, EUR/IBAN, RUB, AUD), Western Union, Moneygram, Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, Anelik, Xoom, Skrill/Moneybookers, Neteller, cash, etc. 24/7/365 support in english, spanish and russian.
* [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] Location-based bitcoin to cash exchange.

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital currencies|Digital currencies]]
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]

BitMe

2012-07-08T13:21:53Z

Freewil: Created page with "[https://bitme.com BitMe] launched as an open public beta on July 8, 2012."

[https://bitme.com BitMe] launched as an open public beta on July 8, 2012.

Buying bitcoins

2012-07-08T13:19:50Z

Freewil: add BitMe notes

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Moneybookers]]) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase) USD (bank wire transfer) USD ([[Popmoney]]) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitStamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) || BTC USD (Webmoney) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods.
|-
| [[BtcTree]] || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) USD (Liberty Reserve) CNY (AliPay) || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) CNY (Alipay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Dwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC GBP (bank transfer) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) USD (Liberty Reserve) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA and wire transfer) USD/EUR/GBP/DKK (Cash or check) ||
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] || Fixed Rate || USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased using SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || USD (MoneyPak) AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [[Quick Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || USD (VISA/MasterCard Credit Card, Debit Card) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Prepaid debit card in the mail) USD (Money order via mail) USD (Cashier check by mail) USD (Cash deposit at a bank, 7-11, Walmart, CVS) USD (MoneyGram or Western Union) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) EUR (VISA/MasterCard credit card) EUR (Cash in the mail) EUR (Perpaid debit card in the mail) || U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [http://buybitcoin.com BuyBitcoin] || Market || USD (Cash) USD (Western Union) USD (PayPal) USD (Credit Card) USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit) USD (Bank wire) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || Instant Bitcoin delivery over the phone. Public office address: 290 5th Ave, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001 Telephone or SMS text message 24 hours: +1 646-580-0044
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR (MoneyBookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Blizzcoin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Buy Bitcoins within minutes. Instant exchange. No registration.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Market]] || Market || USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (MoneyBookers) GAU (Pecunix) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) USD (Major banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, etc. through BitInstant) RUB (Qiwi and Cyberplat through BitInstant) BRL (Boleto through BitInstant) INR (Cash deposit - HDFC Bank)|| 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[Bit]] / BTC China || Market || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (TD Personal Pay) Cash / XpressPost or Dropoff Western Union || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [[Dgtmkt]] [https://dgtmkt.com] || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[GetBitcoin]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit, through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Moneygram through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || For cash in mail, send USD. U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, MoneyBookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [[TheBitMint]] || Fixed Rate || PayPal || Buy and sell Bitcoin with PayPal.
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoinica]] || BTC/USD Contract for Difference (CFD) trading || BTC, USD, EUR, GBP || BTC, USD || Leveraged trading from 2.5X and higher.
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Buying bitcoins

2012-07-08T13:16:11Z

Freewil: add BitMe

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) EUR (Sofortuberweisung) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (BTC24 redeemable code) USD (BTC24 redeemable code USD ([[Moneybookers]]) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR PGAU [[Pecunix]] Gold || BTC EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR [[Pecunix]] Gold || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (Cash deposit at Chase) USD (bank wire transfer) USD ([[Popmoney]]) USD (ING Person2Person) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange's VouchX) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || [https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitStamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[Brasil Bitcoin Market]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) || BTC USD (Webmoney) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods.
|-
| [[BtcTree]] || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) USD (Liberty Reserve) CNY (AliPay) || BTC USD (BtcTree redeemable code) USD (AurumXChange VouchX redeemable code) CNY (Alipay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Bill Pay - Using your bank) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[CryptoXchange]] || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (BitInstant) USD (AurumXChange) AUD (Cash deposit at Westpack) NMC || BTC USD (Redeemable code from Mt. Gox) USD (Redeemable code from CryptoXChange) USD (International bank wire) NMC || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Buy Gold,Silver,Palladium and Casascius physical bitcoins plus other items in the store.</li> <li> Affiliate program.</li> <li> Mining Pool integration program.</li> <li> Bitcoin, Namecoin and Litecoin </li> <li>Multiple Authentication Levels</li> <li> API </li> <li> Free Yubikey's to High Volume Traders </li> <li> An Australian Owned and Operated Registered Company.</li> <li>
Inquiries: contact@cryptoxchanger.com or Phone: +61280050602 </li> </ul>
|-
| [[HelloBitcoin]] || BTC USD (Dwolla) USD (Bank wire) USD (Check) || BTC USD (Check) USD (Bank wire) USD (ACH) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Offers margin trading and shorting.
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC GBP (bank deposit) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC GBP (bank transfer) USD ([[Dwolla]]) EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Moneybookers]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) USD (Liberty Reserve) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA and wire transfer) USD/EUR/GBP/DKK (Cash or check) ||
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/sms-phone-deposits Blockchain.info] || Fixed Rate || USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased using SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || USD (MoneyPak) AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [[Quick Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || USD (VISA/MasterCard Credit Card, Debit Card) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Prepaid debit card in the mail) USD (Money order via mail) USD (Cashier check by mail) USD (Cash deposit at a bank, 7-11, Walmart, CVS) USD (MoneyGram or Western Union) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) EUR (VISA/MasterCard credit card) EUR (Cash in the mail) EUR (Perpaid debit card in the mail) || U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [http://buybitcoin.com BuyBitcoin] || Market || USD (Cash) USD (Western Union) USD (PayPal) USD (Credit Card) USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit) USD (Bank wire) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || Instant Bitcoin delivery over the phone. Public office address: 290 5th Ave, 5th floor, New York, NY 10001 Telephone or SMS text message 24 hours: +1 646-580-0044
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR (MoneyBookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Blizzcoin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Buy Bitcoins within minutes. Instant exchange. No registration.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Market]] || Market || USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (MoneyBookers) GAU (Pecunix) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[BitMarket.eu]] || Market || EUR (Euro) GBP (British Sterling Pound) USD (U.S. Dollar) PLN (Polish złoty) AUD (Australian Dollar) CAD (Canadian Dollar) ZAR (South African Rand) ILS (Israeli Shekel) CHF (Swiss Franc) RUB (Russian Ruble) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[Mr Bitcoins]]|| Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit - Westpack and Commonwealth Bank) USD (Major banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, etc. through BitInstant) RUB (Qiwi and Cyberplat through BitInstant) BRL (Boleto through BitInstant) INR (Cash deposit - HDFC Bank)|| 100% Anonymous Cash Deposits
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[Bit]] / BTC China || Market || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (TD Personal Pay) Cash / XpressPost or Dropoff Western Union || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [[Dgtmkt]] [https://dgtmkt.com] || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians, dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[GetBitcoin]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Dwolla) USD (Cash deposit, through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Cash in the mail) USD (Money Order) USD (Cashier's Check/Certified Check) USD (Moneygram through [[BitInstant]]) USD (Traveler's Check) USD (Prepaid Debit Card) || For cash in mail, send USD. U.S. mailing address.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, MoneyBookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[anonXchange]] || Fixed Rate || EUR GBP || Liberty Reserve, Paysafecard and Ukash to Bitcoin
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [[TheBitMint]] || Fixed Rate || PayPal || Buy and sell Bitcoin with PayPal.
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoinica]] || BTC/USD Contract for Difference (CFD) trading || BTC, USD, EUR, GBP || BTC, USD || Leveraged trading from 2.5X and higher.
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-07-03T22:04:26Z

Freewil: add some new unreleased commands

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.6.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || '''Currently only available on testnet''' Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getpeerinfo || || '''Unreleased''' Returns data about each connected node. || N
|-
| getrawmempool || || '''Unreleased''' Returns all transaction ids in memory pool || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendrawtx || <hexstring> || '''Unreleased''' Submits raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network. || N
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Technical background of version 1 Bitcoin addresses

2012-06-01T21:29:42Z

Freewil:

[[File:PubKeyToAddr.png|thumb|right|Conversion from ECDSA public key to Bitcoin Address]]
This article may be too technical for some users. The more basic article on [[Address|Bitcoin Addresses]] may be more appropriate.

A [[Bitcoin address]] is a 160-bit hash of the public portion of a public/private [[Wikipedia:Elliptic_Curve_DSA|ECDSA]] keypair. Using some mathemagic, you can "sign" data with your private key and anyone who knows your public key can verify that the signature is valid. See the [[Wikipedia:Public-key_cryptography|Wikipedia article]] for more information about how this works.

A new keypair is generated for each receiving address. Bitcoin addresses (the public keys) and their associated private keys are stored in the [[wallet]] data file. This is the only file you need to [[backup|back up]]. A "send" transaction to a specific Bitcoin address requires that the corresponding private key exist in the recipient's wallet. This has the implication that if you create a receiving address and receive coins to that address, then restore the wallet from an earlier backup, before the address was generated, then the coins associated with that address are lost. Addresses are added to an address [[key pool]] prior to being used for receiving coins. If you lose your wallet entirely, all of your coins are lost and can never be recovered.

"Generate" transactions happen in the same way as a send transaction: each batch of 50 generated coins is "sent" to a unique address that you generate just for that purpose. These addresses are also stored in your wallet, but they are not shown in the "your receiving addresses" section.

Bitcoin allows you to create as many addresses as you want, and each one is completely separate. There is no "master address": the "Your Bitcoin address" area in the Bitcoin UI has no special importance. It's only there for your convenience, and it will change automatically from time to time to enhance your anonymity. All of your other addresses will continue to work forever. They're listed in the "your receiving addresses" section. Each address takes up only about 500 bytes, so having a large number of addresses in your wallet is generally not a problem.

Bitcoin addresses contain a built-in check code, so it's generally not possible to send Bitcoins to a mistyped address. However, if the address is well-formed but no one owns it (or the owner lost their wallet.dat), any coins sent to that address will be lost forever.

Hash values and the checksum data are converted to an alpha-numeric representation using a custom scheme: the [[Base58Check encoding]] scheme. Under Base58Check, addresses can contain all alphanumeric characters except 0, O, I, and l. Normal addresses currently always start with 1 (addresses from script hashes use 3), though this might change in a future version. Testnet addresses usually start with ''m'' or ''n''. Mainline addresses can be 25-34 characters in length, and testnet addresses can be 26-34 characters in length. Most addresses are 33 or 34 characters long.

It is also possible to send Bitcoins directly to an [[IP address]] but this method is never recommended as a man-in-the-middle attacks makes redirecting coins trivial.

Since Bitcoin addresses are basically random numbers, it is possible, although extremely unlikely, for two people to independently generate the same address. This is called a [[Wikipedia:Collision_(computer_science)|collision]]. If this happens, then both the original owner of the address and the colliding owner could spend money sent to that address. It would not be possible for the colliding person to spend the original owner's entire wallet (or vice versa). If you were to intentionally try to make a collision, it would currently take 2^107 times longer to generate a colliding Bitcoin address than to generate a block. As long as the signing and hashing algorithms remain cryptographically strong, it will likely always be more profitable to collect generations and [[transaction fee|transaction fees]] than to try to create collisions.

==How to create Bitcoin Address==
0 - Having a private [[ECDSA]] key
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1 - Take the corresponding public key generated with it (65 bytes, 1 byte 0x04, 32 bytes corresponding to X coordinate, 32 bytes corresponding to Y coordinate)
0450863AD64A87AE8A2FE83C1AF1A8403CB53F53E486D8511DAD8A04887E5B23522CD470243453A299FA9E77237716103ABC11A1DF38855ED6F2EE187E9C582BA6
2 - Perform SHA-256 hashing on the public key
600FFE422B4E00731A59557A5CCA46CC183944191006324A447BDB2D98D4B408
3 - Perform RIPEMD-160 hashing on the result of SHA-256
010966776006953D5567439E5E39F86A0D273BEE
4 - Add version byte in front of RIPEMD-160 hash (0x00 for Main Network)
00010966776006953D5567439E5E39F86A0D273BEE
5 - Perform SHA-256 hash on the extended RIPEMD-160 result
445C7A8007A93D8733188288BB320A8FE2DEBD2AE1B47F0F50BC10BAE845C094
6 - Perform SHA-256 hash on the result of the previous SHA-256 hash
D61967F63C7DD183914A4AE452C9F6AD5D462CE3D277798075B107615C1A8A30
7 - Take the first 4 bytes of the second SHA-256 hash. This is the address checksum
D61967F6
8 - Add the 4 checksum bytes from point 7 at the end of extended RIPEMD-160 hash from point 4. This is the 25-byte binary Bitcoin Address.
00010966776006953D5567439E5E39F86A0D273BEED61967F6
9 - Convert the result from a byte string into a base58 string using [[Base58Check encoding]]. This is the most commonly used Bitcoin Address format
16UwLL9Risc3QfPqBUvKofHmBQ7wMtjvM

==See Also==
* [[Address]]
* [http://gobittest.appspot.com/Address Address testing suite]

[[Category:Technical]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-04-27T05:28:02Z

Freewil: update listsinceblock

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.6.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || '''Currently only available on testnet''' Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockhash] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockhash], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-04-26T03:22:08Z

Freewil: add missing getblock

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.6.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || '''Currently only available on testnet''' Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblock || <hash> || Returns information about the given block hash. || N
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockid] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockid], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[Protocol specification]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Testnet

2012-04-26T01:45:09Z

Freewil:

The '''testnet''' is an alternative Bitcoin [[block chain]], to be used for testing. This allows application developers or bitcoin testers to experiment, without having to use real bitcoins or worrying about breaking the main bitcoin chain.

Run bitcoin or bitcoind with the -testnet flag to use the testnet (or put testnet=1 in the bitcoin.conf file).

==Differences==
* Instead of port 8333 (listen), port 18333 is used.
* Bootstrapping IRC channel is #bitcoinTEST instead of #bitcoin (both on irc.lfnet.org). The built-in node list is disabled.
* A different value of ADDRESSVERSION field ensures no testnet BitCoin addresses will work on the production network. (0x6F rather than 0x00)
* The protocol message header bytes are shifted up (0xFABFB5DA instead of 0xF9BEB4D9)
* Minimum [[difficulty]] of 1.0 on testnet is equal to difficulty of 0.5 on mainnet. This means that the mainnet-equivalent of any testnet difficulty is half the testnet difficulty.
* A new genesis block

==Genesis Block==

Testnet uses a different genesis block to the main network. You can find it at http://blockexplorer.com/testnet/b/0
The testnet was reset with a new genesis block for the 0.3.20 bitcoin release.

==External links==
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/testnet-in-a-box/ Testnet-In-A-Box self-contained testnet]
* [https://github.com/freewil/bitcoin-testnet-box Forked/Updated testnet-box]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=4483.0 Test Network forum topic]
* [https://freebitcoins.appspot.com/test/ Testnet Faucet]
* [http://blockexplorer.com/testnet Testnet Block Explorer]
* [http://blockexplorer.com/testnet/q/getdifficulty Testnet current difficulty] As output by BitCoin's getDifficulty]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-04-10T11:01:12Z

Freewil: add new v0.6.0 commands

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.6.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| addmultisigaddress || <nrequired> <'["key","key"]'> [account] || '''Currently only available on testnet''' Add a nrequired-to-sign multisignature address to the wallet. Each key is a bitcoin address or hex-encoded public key. If [account] is specified, assign address to [account]. || N
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| dumpprivkey || <bitcoinaddress> || Reveals the private key corresponding to <bitcoinaddress> || Y
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblockhash || <index> || Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at <index> || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getmininginfo || || Returns an object containing mining-related information:
* blocks
* currentblocksize
* currentblocktx
* difficulty
* errors
* generate
* genproclimit
* hashespersec
* pooledtx
* testnet
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| importprivkey || <bitcoinprivkey> [label] || Adds a private key (as returned by dumpprivkey) to your wallet. || Y
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockid] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockid], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-04-10T10:44:59Z

Freewil:

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.5.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || '''Deprecated'''. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockid] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockid], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2012-04-10T10:43:45Z

Freewil: remove getblockbycount which isnt applicable to the original client

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.5.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || Deprecated. Use getblockcount. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getmemorypool || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns data needed to construct a block to work on:
* "version" : block version
* "previousblockhash" : hash of current highest block
* "transactions" : contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
* "coinbasevalue" : maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees
* "time" : timestamp appropriate for next block
* "bits" : compressed target of next block
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". Works only for addresses in the local wallet, external addresses will always show 0. || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listsinceblock|| [blockid] [target-confirmations] || Get all transactions in blocks since block [blockid], or all transactions if omitted. || N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| signmessage || <bitcoinaddress> <message> || Sign a message with the private key of an address. || Y
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| verifymessage || <bitcoinaddress> <signature> <message> || Verify a signed message. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!
* [http://code.gogulski.com/bitcoin-php/class_bitcoin_client.html PHP BitcoinClient Class Reference]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

API reference (JSON-RPC)

2012-02-25T05:19:54Z

Freewil: add node.js

== Controlling Bitcoin ==

Run ''bitcoind'' or ''bitcoin -server''. You can control it via the command-line or by [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] commands.

You must create a bitcoin.conf configuration file setting an rpcuser and rpcpassword; see [[Running Bitcoin]] for details.

Now run:
$ ./bitcoind
bitcoin server starting
$ ./bitcoind help
# shows the help text

A [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|list of RPC calls]] will be shown.

$ ./bitcoind getbalance
2000.00000

== JSON-RPC ==

Running Bitcoin with the -server argument (or running bitcoind) tells it to function as a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] server, but
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication Basic access authentication] must be used when communicating with it, and, for security, by default, the server only accepts connections from other processes on the same machine. If your HTTP or JSON library requires you to specify which 'realm' is authenticated, use 'jsonrpc'.

Bitcoin supports SSL (https) JSON-RPC connections beginning with version 0.3.14. See the [[Enabling SSL on original client daemon|rpcssl wiki page]] for setup instructions and a list of all bitcoin.conf configuration options.

To access the server you should find a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/implementations suitable library] for your language.

== Proper money handling ==

See the [[Proper Money Handling (JSON-RPC)|proper money handling page]] for notes on avoiding rounding errors when handling bitcoin values.

== Python ==

[http://json-rpc.org/wiki/python-json-rpc python-jsonrpc] is the official JSON-RPC implementation for Python.
It automatically generates Python methods for RPC calls.
However, due to its design for supporting old versions of Python, it is also rather inefficient.
[[User:jgarzik|jgarzik]] has forked it as [https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc Python-BitcoinRPC] and optimized it for current versions.
Generally, this version is recommended.

While BitcoinRPC lacks a few obscure features from jsonrpc, software using only the ServiceProxy class can be written the same to work with either version the user might choose to install:

<source lang="python">
from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy

access = ServiceProxy("http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332")
access.getinfo()
access.listreceivedbyaddress(6)
#access.sendtoaddress("11yEmxiMso2RsFVfBcCa616npBvGgxiBX", 10)
</source>

== Ruby ==

<source lang="ruby">
=begin
Make sure to do:
gem install rest-client

Usage:
h = ServiceProxy.new('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332')
puts h.getinfo.call
puts h.getbalance.call 'accname'
=end
require 'json'
require 'rest_client'

class JSONRPCException < RuntimeError
def initialize()
super()
end
end

class ServiceProxy
def initialize(service_url, service_name=nil)
@service_url = service_url
@service_name = service_name
end

def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
if @service_name != nil
name = "%s.%s" % [@service_name, name]
end
return ServiceProxy.new(@service_url, name)
end

def respond_to?(sym)
end

def call(*args)
postdata = {"method" => @service_name, "params" => args, "id" => "jsonrpc"}.to_json
respdata = RestClient.post @service_url, postdata
resp = JSON.parse respdata
if resp["error"] != nil
raise JSONRPCException.new, resp['error']
end
return resp['result']
end
end
</source>

== PHP ==

The [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC PHP] library also makes it very easy to connect to Bitcoin. For example:

<source lang="php">
require_once 'jsonRPCClient.php';

$bitcoin = new jsonRPCClient('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332/');

echo "<pre>\n";
print_r($bitcoin->getinfo()); echo "\n";
echo "Received: ".$bitcoin->getreceivedbylabel("Your Address")."\n";
echo "</pre>";
</source>

== Java ==

The easiest way to tell Java to use HTTP Basic authentication is to set a default Authenticator:

<source lang="java">
final String rpcuser ="...";
final String rpcpassword ="...";

Authenticator.setDefault(new Authenticator() {
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication (rpcuser, rpcpassword.toCharArray());
}
});
</source>

Once that is done, any JSON-RPC library for Java (or ordinary URL POSTs) may be used to communicate with the Bitcoin server.

== Perl ==

The JSON::RPC package from CPAN can be used to communicate with Bitcoin. You must set the client's credentials; for example:

<source lang="perl">
use JSON::RPC::Client;
use Data::Dumper;

my $client = new JSON::RPC::Client;

$client->ua->credentials(
'localhost:8332', 'jsonrpc', 'user' => 'password' # REPLACE WITH YOUR bitcoin.conf rpcuser/rpcpassword
);

my $uri = 'http://localhost:8332/';
my $obj = {
method => 'getinfo',
params => [],
};

my $res = $client->call( $uri, $obj );

if ($res){
if ($res->is_error) { print "Error : ", $res->error_message; }
else { print Dumper($res->result); }
} else {
print $client->status_line;
}
</source>

== .NET (C#) ==
The communication with rpc service can be achieved using the standard httprequest/response objects.
A library for serialising and deserialising Json will make your life a lot easier:

* JayRock for .NET 4.0
* Json.Net for .NET 2.0 and above

The following example uses Json.Net:

<source lang="csharp">
HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost.:8332");
webRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pwd");
/// important, otherwise the service can't desirialse your request properly
webRequest.ContentType = "application/json-rpc";
webRequest.Method = "POST";

JObject joe = new JObject();
joe.Add(new JProperty("jsonrpc", "1.0"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("id", "1"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("method", Method));
// params is a collection values which the method requires..
if (Params.Keys.Count == 0)
{
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", new JArray()));
}
else
{
JArray props = new JArray();
// add the props in the reverse order!
for (int i = Params.Keys.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
.... // add the params
}
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", props));
}

// serialize json for the request
string s = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(joe);
byte[] byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s);
webRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
Stream dataStream = webRequest.GetRequestStream();
dataStream.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
dataStream.Close();

WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();

... // deserialze the response
</source>

There is also a wrapper for Json.NET called Bitnet (https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitnet)
implementing Bitcoin API in more convenient way:

<source lang="csharp">
BitnetClient bc = new BitnetClient("http://127.0.0.1:8332");
bc.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pass");

var p = bc.GetDifficulty();
Console.WriteLine("Difficulty:" + p.ToString());

var inf = bc.GetInfo();
Console.WriteLine("Balance:" + inf["balance"]);
</source>

== Node.js ==
There is an unoffical [https://github.com/jb55/node-bitcoin bitcoin module] that provides a simple way to make calls to the bitcoin client.

<source lang="javascript">
var bitcoin = require('bitcoin');
var client = new bitcoin.Client({
host: 'localhost',
port: 8332,
user: 'user',
pass: 'pass'
});

client.getDifficulty(function(err, difficulty) {
if (err) {
console.log('Error...');
console.log(err);
return;
}

console.log('Difficulty: ' + difficulty);
});
</source>

== Command line (cURL) ==

You can also send commands and see results using [http://curl.haxx.se/ cURL] or some other command-line HTTP-fetching utility; for example:

<source lang="bash">
curl --user user --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "getinfo", "params": [] }'
-H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
</source>

You will be prompted for your rpcpassword, and then will see something like:

<source lang="javascript">
{"result":{"balance":0.000000000000000,"blocks":59952,"connections":48,"proxy":"","generate":false,
"genproclimit":-1,"difficulty":16.61907875185736,"error":null,"id":"curltest"}
</source>

== See Also==

* [[Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list|API calls list]]
* [[Running Bitcoin]]
* [[Lazy API]]
* [[PHP developer intro]]

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]
[[zh-cn:API_reference_(JSON-RPC)]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-11-16T02:14:59Z

Freewil: Filled in empty "Requires unlocked wallet?"

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.4.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating. || N
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info. || N
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account]. || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta) || N
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. While some might consider this obvious, value reported by this only considers *receiving* transactions. It does not check payments that have been made *from* this address. In other words, this is not "getaddressbalance". || N
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|| N
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|| N
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values. || N
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|| N
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|| N
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|| N
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another || N
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account. || N
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited. || N
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001 || N
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>. || N
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked. || N
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>. || N

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-11T07:08:28Z

Freewil:

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.4.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet? (v0.4.0+)
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked.
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>.

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-11T07:06:45Z

Freewil: add column specifying whether the command requires an unlocked wallet

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.4.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description !! Requires unlocked wallet?
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename. || N
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>. || N
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address. || N
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. || N
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account. || N
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account. || N
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain. || N
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes. || N
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty. || N
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes || N
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command. || N
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set. || Y
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object). || Y
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers || Y
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful. || Y
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server. || N
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked.
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds. || N
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>.

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-08T04:43:31Z

Freewil: typo

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.4.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object).
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful.
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked.
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for <timeout> seconds.
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>.

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-08T04:13:12Z

Freewil: added new commands for v0.4.0

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.4.0)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| encryptwallet || <passphrase> || Encrypts the wallet with <passphrase>.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| keypoolrefill || || Fills the keypool, requires wallet passphrase to be set.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object).
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful.
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|-
| walletlock || || Removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked.
|-
| walletpassphrase || <passphrase> <timeout> || Stores the wallet decyrption key in memory for <timeout> seconds.
|-
| walletpassphrasechange || <oldpassphrase> <newpassphrase> || Changes the wallet passphrase from <oldpassphrase> to <newpassphrase>.

|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-07T22:22:41Z

Freewil:

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.3.24)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON object).
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful.
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-07T17:07:27Z

Freewil: add details to sendfrom

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.3.24)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Will send the given amount to the given address, ensuring the account has a valid balance using [minconf] confirmations. Returns the transaction ID if successful (not in JSON format).
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful.
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-10-01T19:47:42Z

Freewil: add detailed information about what gettransaction returns

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.3.24)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Returns an object about the given transaction containing:
* "amount" : total amount of the transaction
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the transaction
* "txid" : the transaction ID
* "time" : time the transaction occurred
* "details" - An array of objects containing:
** "account"
** "address"
** "category"
** "amount"
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID if successful.
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID <txid> if successful.
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-09-14T02:41:57Z

Freewil: removed command from parameters column

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.3.24)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Get detailed information about <txid>
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID if successful.
|-
| sendmany || <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-09-14T02:36:19Z

Freewil: updated api calls to reflect v0.3.24

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.3.24)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Get detailed information about <txid>
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID if successful.
|-
| sendmany || sendmany <fromaccount> {address:amount,...} [minconf=1] [comment] || amounts are double-precision floating point numbers
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| settxfee || settxfee <amount> || <amount> is a real and is rounded to the nearest 0.00000001
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

Original Bitcoin client/API calls list

2011-09-14T02:27:39Z

Freewil: added third (from) argument for listtransactions

Bitcoin API call list (as of version 0.3.20.2)

== Common operations ==

=== Listing my bitcoin addresses ===

Listing the bitcoin [[address|addresses]] in your wallet is easily done via ''listreceivedbyaddress''. It normally lists only addresses which already have received transactions, however you can list all the addresses by setting the first argument to 0, and the second one to true.

[[accounts explained|Accounts]] are used to organize addresses.

== Full list ==

Required arguments are denoted inside < and > Optional arguments are inside [ and ].

{|class="wikitable"
! Command !! Parameters !! Description
|-
| backupwallet || <destination> || Safely copies wallet.dat to destination, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
|-
| getaccount || <bitcoinaddress> || Returns the account associated with the given address.
|-
| getaccountaddress || <account> || Returns the current bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account.
|-
| getaddressesbyaccount || <account> || Returns the list of addresses for the given account.
|-
| getbalance || [account] [minconf=1] || If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance. If [account] is specified, returns the balance in the account.
|-
| getblockbycount || height || Dumps the block existing at specified height. '''Note: this is not available in the official release'''
|-
| getblockcount || || Returns the number of blocks in the longest block chain.
|-
| getblocknumber || || Returns the block number of the latest block in the longest block chain.
|-
| getconnectioncount || || Returns the number of connections to other nodes.
|-
| getdifficulty || || Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
|-
| getgenerate || || Returns true or false whether bitcoind is currently generating hashes
|-
| gethashespersec || || Returns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.
|-
| getinfo || || Returns an object containing various state info.
|-
| getnewaddress || [account] || Returns a new bitcoin address for receiving payments. If [account] is specified (recommended), it is added to the address book so payments received with the address will be credited to [account].
|-
| getreceivedbyaccount || [account] [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by addresses with [account] in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations. If [account] not provided return will include all transactions to all accounts. (version 0.3.24-beta)
|-
| getreceivedbyaddress || <bitcoinaddress> [minconf=1] || Returns the total amount received by <bitcoinaddress> in transactions with at least [minconf] confirmations.
|-
| gettransaction || <txid> || Get detailed information about <txid>
|-
| [[getwork]] || [data] || If [data] is not specified, returns formatted hash data to work on:
* "midstate" : precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data
* "data" : block data
* "hash1" : formatted hash buffer for second hash
* "target" : little endian hash target
If [data] is specified, tries to solve the block and returns true if it was successful.
|-
| help || [command] || List commands, or get help for a command.
|-
| listaccounts || [minconf=1] || Returns Object that has account names as keys, account balances as values.
|-
| listreceivedbyaccount || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "account" : the account of the receiving addresses
* "amount" : total amount received by addresses with this account
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
|-
| listreceivedbyaddress || [minconf=1] [includeempty=false] || Returns an array of objects containing:
* "address" : receiving address
* "account" : the account of the receiving address
* "amount" : total amount received by the address
* "confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
To get a list of accounts on the system, execute bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
|-
| listtransactions || [account] [count=10] [from=0] || Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided will return recent transaction from all accounts.
|-
| move || <fromaccount> <toaccount> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] || Move from one account in your wallet to another.
|-
| sendfrom || <fromaccount> <tobitcoinaddress> <amount> [minconf=1] [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places. Returns the transaction ID if successful.
|-
| sendtoaddress || <bitcoinaddress> <amount> [comment] [comment-to] || <amount> is a real and is rounded to 8 decimal places
|-
| setaccount || <bitcoinaddress> <account> || Sets the account associated with the given address. Assigning address that is already assigned to the same account will create a new address associated with that account.
|-
| setgenerate || <generate> [genproclimit] || <generate> is true or false to turn generation on or off. Generation is limited to [genproclimit] processors, -1 is unlimited.
|-
| stop || || Stop bitcoin server.
|-
| validateaddress || <bitcoinaddress> || Return information about <bitcoinaddress>.
|}

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client]]
* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
* [[Lazy_API]]
* [[Elis-API]] - A more detailed version of this page - for developers!

[[Category:Technical]]
[[Category:Developer]]

API reference (JSON-RPC)

2011-09-07T22:57:01Z

Freewil: fix json-rpc spec link

== Controlling Bitcoin ==

Run ''bitcoind'' or ''bitcoin -server''. You can control it via the command-line or by [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] commands.

You must create a bitcoin.conf configuration file setting an rpcuser and rpcpassword; see [[Running Bitcoin]] for details.

Now run:
$ ./bitcoind
bitcoin server starting
$ ./bitcoind help
# shows the help text

A [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|list of RPC calls]] will be shown.

$ ./bitcoind getbalance
2000.00000

== JSON-RPC ==

Running Bitcoin with the -server argument (or running bitcoind) tells it to function as a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/specification HTTP JSON-RPC] server, but
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication Basic access authentication] must be used when communicating with it, and, for security, by default, the server only accepts connections from other processes on the same machine. If your HTTP or JSON library requires you to specify which 'realm' is authenticated, use 'jsonrpc'.

Bitcoin supports SSL (https) JSON-RPC connections beginning with version 0.3.14. See the [[Enabling SSL on original client daemon|rpcssl wiki page]] for setup instructions and a list of all bitcoin.conf configuration options.

To access the server you should find a [http://json-rpc.org/wiki/implementations|suitable library] for your language.

== Proper money handling ==

See the [[Proper Money Handling (JSON-RPC)|proper money handling page]] for notes on avoiding rounding errors when handling bitcoin values.

== Python ==

[http://json-rpc.org/wiki/python-json-rpc python-jsonrpc] is the official JSON-RPC implementation for Python.
It automatically generates Python methods for RPC calls.
However, due to its design for supporting old versions of Python, it is also rather inefficient.
[[User:jgarzik|jgarzik]] has forked it as [https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc Python-BitcoinRPC] and optimized it for current versions (at least Python 2.6+, though not 3.x).
Generally, this version is recommended.

While BitcoinRPC lacks a few obscure features from jsonrpc, software using only the ServiceProxy class can be written the same to work with either version the user might choose to install:

<source lang="python">
from jsonrpc import ServiceProxy

access = ServiceProxy("http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332")
access.getinfo()
access.listreceivedbyaddress(6)
#access.sendtoaddress("11yEmxiMso2RsFVfBcCa616npBvGgxiBX", 10)
</source>

== Ruby ==

<source lang="ruby">
=begin
Make sure to do:
gem install rest-client

Usage:
h = ServiceProxy.new('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332')
puts h.getinfo.call
puts h.getbalance.call 'accname'
=end
require 'json'
require 'rest_client'

class JSONRPCException < RuntimeError
def initialize()
super()
end
end

class ServiceProxy
def initialize(service_url, service_name=nil)
@service_url = service_url
@service_name = service_name
end

def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
if @service_name != nil
name = "%s.%s" % [@service_name, name]
end
return ServiceProxy.new(@service_url, name)
end

def respond_to?(sym)
end

def call(*args)
postdata = {"method" => @service_name, "params" => args, "id" => "jsonrpc"}.to_json
respdata = RestClient.post @service_url, postdata
resp = JSON.parse respdata
if resp["error"] != nil
raise JSONRPCException.new, resp['error']
end
return resp['result']
end
end
</source>

== PHP ==

The [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC PHP] library also makes it very easy to connect to Bitcoin. For example:

<source lang="php">
require_once 'jsonRPCClient.php';

$bitcoin = new jsonRPCClient('http://user:password@127.0.0.1:8332/');

echo "<pre>\n";
print_r($bitcoin->getinfo()); echo "\n";
echo "Received: ".$bitcoin->getreceivedbylabel("Your Address")."\n";
echo "</pre>";
</source>

== Java ==

The easiest way to tell Java to use HTTP Basic authentication is to set a default Authenticator:

<source lang="java">
final String rpcuser ="...";
final String rpcpassword ="...";

Authenticator.setDefault(new Authenticator() {
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication (rpcuser, rpcpassword.toCharArray());
}
});
</source>

Once that is done, any JSON-RPC library for Java (or ordinary URL POSTs) may be used to communicate with the Bitcoin server.

== Perl ==

The JSON::RPC package from CPAN can be used to communicate with Bitcoin. You must set the client's credentials; for example:

<source lang="perl">
use JSON::RPC::Client;
use Data::Dumper;

my $client = new JSON::RPC::Client;

$client->ua->credentials(
'localhost:8332', 'jsonrpc', 'user' => 'password' # REPLACE WITH YOUR bitcoin.conf rpcuser/rpcpassword
);

my $uri = 'http://localhost:8332/';
my $obj = {
method => 'getinfo',
params => [],
};

my $res = $client->call( $uri, $obj );

if ($res){
if ($res->is_error) { print "Error : ", $res->error_message; }
else { print Dumper($res->result); }
} else {
print $client->status_line;
}
</source>

== .NET (C#) ==
The communication with rpc service can be achieved using the standard httprequest/response objects.
A library for serialising and deserialising Json will make your life a lot easier:

* JayRock for .NET 4.0
* Json.Net for .NET 2.0 and above

The following example uses Json.Net:

<source lang="csharp">
HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost.:8332");
webRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pwd");
/// important, otherwise the service can't desirialse your request properly
webRequest.ContentType = "application/json-rpc";
webRequest.Method = "POST";

JObject joe = new JObject();
joe.Add(new JProperty("jsonrpc", "1.0"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("id", "1"));
joe.Add(new JProperty("method", Method));
// params is a collection values which the method requires..
if (Params.Keys.Count == 0)
{
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", new JArray()));
}
else
{
JArray props = new JArray();
// add the props in the reverse order!
for (int i = Params.Keys.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
.... // add the params
}
joe.Add(new JProperty("params", props));
}

// serialize json for the request
string s = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(joe);
byte[] byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s);
webRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
Stream dataStream = webRequest.GetRequestStream();
dataStream.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
dataStream.Close();

WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();

... // deserialze the response
</source>

There is also a wrapper for Json.NET called Bitnet (https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitnet)
implementing Bitcoin API in more convenient way:

<source lang="csharp">
BitnetClient bc = new BitnetClient("http://127.0.0.1:8332");
bc.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pass");

var p = bc.GetDifficulty();
Console.WriteLine("Difficulty:" + p.ToString());

var inf = bc.GetInfo();
Console.WriteLine("Balance:" + inf["balance"]);
</source>

== Command line (cURL) ==

You can also send commands and see results using [http://curl.haxx.se/ cURL] or some other command-line HTTP-fetching utility; for example:

<source lang="bash">
curl --user user --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "getinfo", "params": [] }'
-H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
</source>

You will be prompted for your rpcpassword, and then will see something like:

<source lang="javascript">
{"result":{"balance":0.000000000000000,"blocks":59952,"connections":48,"proxy":"","generate":false,
"genproclimit":-1,"difficulty":16.61907875185736,"error":null,"id":"curltest"}
</source>

== See Also==

* [[Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list|API calls list]]
* [[Running Bitcoin]]
* [[Lazy API]]
* [[PHP developer intro]]

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