<p>The <code>hdseedid</code> is the same as the <code>hdmasterkeyid</code> (the latter is retained for legacy reasons, it was renamed to <code>hdseedid</code> for better clarity). It is the HASH160 of the HD seed.</p>

<p>If you wish the retrieve the seed, unlock your wallet and run:</p>

<pre><code>dumpwallet /some/filepath/wallet.txt
</code></pre>

<p>In the dumped wallet, you should find an <code>xprv</code> key, which is your master extended key. Note that Bitcoin Core does not support BIP39, and the xprv cannot be converted to seed words.</p>

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<p>I'm trying to find out the seed for the HD wallet in the 0.17 release of Bitcoin Core. I used the <code>getwalletinfo</code> command in the RPC console which produced information which includes a string that it calls <code>hdseedid</code>, which curiously is the same as the string it calls <code>hdmasterkeyid</code>.</p>

<p>My question is - is that string the actual HD seed itself, and if not, how would I find/display it?</p>

<p>Any clarifications appreciated.</p>

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Is the hdSeedid in Bitcoin Core 0.17 RPC the actual seed itself?
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# Is the hdSeedid in Bitcoin Core 0.17 RPC the actual seed itself?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-03)

I'm trying to find out the seed for the HD wallet in the 0.17 release of Bitcoin Core. I used the `getwalletinfo` command in the RPC console which produced information which includes a string that it calls `hdseedid`, which curiously is the same as the string it calls `hdmasterkeyid`.

My question is - is that string the actual HD seed itself, and if not, how would I find/display it?

Any clarifications appreciated.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bip32-hd-wallets, seed


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The `hdseedid` is the same as the `hdmasterkeyid` (the latter is retained for legacy reasons, it was renamed to `hdseedid` for better clarity). It is the HASH160 of the HD seed.

If you wish the retrieve the seed, unlock your wallet and run:

```
dumpwallet /some/filepath/wallet.txt

```

In the dumped wallet, you should find an `xprv` key, which is your master extended key. Note that Bitcoin Core does not support BIP39, and the xprv cannot be converted to seed words.


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