<blockquote>
<p><strong>What is the correct format for wallet.aes.json?</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>It seems Blockchain.info / blockchain.com's custodial wallets have used several different formats.</p>
<p>In the github repository for btcrecover you can find some example wallets used for testing. These are in the <a href="https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/tree/master/btcrecover/test/test-wallets" rel="nofollow noreferrer">btcrecover/test/test-wallets/</a> folder</p>
<ul>
<li><code>blockchain-unencrypted-wallet.aes.json</code></li>
<li><code>blockchain-v0.0-wallet.aes.json</code></li>
<li><code>blockchain-v2.0-wallet.aes.json</code></li>
</ul>
<hr />
<p><code>blockchain-unencrypted-wallet.aes.json</code> is in text format:</p>
<pre><code>{
    &quot;guid&quot; : &quot;9bb4c672-563e-4806-9012-a3e8f86a0eca&quot;,
    &quot;sharedKey&quot; : &quot;728e769e-4c26-4301-a0b8-2db25c564c5a&quot;,
    &quot;double_encryption&quot; : true,
    &quot;dpasswordhash&quot; : &quot;ba3b18c73dd213b7c411e91f32e202d68208eca63ffe3e4530e6c19fb1f276a5&quot;,
    &quot;options&quot; : {&quot;fee_policy&quot;:0,&quot;html5_notifications&quot;:false,&quot;logout_time&quot;:600000,&quot;tx_display&quot;:0,&quot;always_keep_local_backup&quot;:false,&quot;transactions_per_page&quot;:30,&quot;additional_seeds&quot;:[]},
    &quot;keys&quot; : [
{&quot;addr&quot;:&quot;1BUoAfr3N6RcH3JArntzoFGfk9hrgU4i5a&quot;,&quot;priv&quot;:&quot;oXndJ0rnJR3XTXAxzIAQvjpYdLD1F5X4aCOVB/lKJzwbdQqcYZ4kH9uHodiYXf+jcDHLItxMh5AaAh76m382/w==&quot;,&quot;created_time&quot;:0,&quot;created_device_name&quot;:&quot;javascript_web&quot;,&quot;created_device_version&quot;:&quot;1.0&quot;}
    ]
}
</code></pre>
<hr />
<p><code>blockchain-v0.0-wallet.aes.json</code> looks like base58 encoded data:</p>
<pre><code>5gMPxas8l5M1oCc7ss7tiPWfctSeunHmCpK18tdZh0dsaWQFLXbFV97qEG/v4Rvb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</code></pre>
<hr />
<p><code>blockchain-v2.0-wallet.aes.json</code> is text/json but almost all the data is in what looks like a base58 string.</p>
<pre><code>{&quot;pbkdf2_iterations&quot;:10000,&quot;version&quot;:2,&quot;payload&quot;:&quot;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&quot;}

</code></pre>
<hr />
<p>As you suspected, the data you posted looks like an <a href="https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/q/93415">Ethereum Keystore file</a>. Etherum is off topic here, but see <a href="https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/a/47135">How do I get the raw private key from my Mist keystore file?</a></p>

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2022-10-13T14:37:41.337Z
2022-10-13T18:57:20.917Z
2022-10-13T18:57:20.917Z
RedGrittyBrick
<p>Use <a href="https://login.blockchain.com/wallet/import-wallet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://login.blockchain.com/wallet/import-wallet</a>
Drag the wallet file into the area above. Supports blockchain.info (wallet.aes.json) files.Use your passwords and enjoy</p>

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2023-10-01T05:21:01.570Z
2023-10-01T05:21:01.570Z
petlad
<p>The blockchain wallet.aes.json file has many different formats depending on when it was created. You have V1 , V2 , V3 and now V4 all different.</p>
<p>The above file you posted seems not to be a blockchain.com/info format but rather geth/mist or any other ERC20 wallet format as the address field indicated its and ERC20 wallet.</p>
<p>You can find out more about their formats from the github <a href="https://github.com/blockchain/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/blockchain/</a></p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2024-01-31T11:46:56.627Z
2024-01-31T11:46:56.627Z
KeychainX
<p>I have a file (wallet.aes.json) which I think it's a Blockchain wallet backup but when I go to <a href="https://login.blockchain.com/wallet/import-wallet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blockchain import</a> it says Unknown format.</p>
<p>But here is a clue of whats inside the file</p>
<pre><code>{
&quot;address&quot;:&quot;008aeexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&quot;,
&quot;crypto&quot; : {
    &quot;cipher&quot; : &quot;aes-128-ctr&quot;,
    &quot;cipherparams&quot; : {
        &quot;iv&quot; : &quot;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&quot;
    },
    &quot;ciphertext&quot; : &quot;dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&quot;,
    &quot;kdf&quot; : &quot;scrypt&quot;,
    &quot;kdfparams&quot; : {
        &quot;dklen&quot; : 32,
        &quot;n&quot; : 262144,
        &quot;r&quot; : 1,
        &quot;p&quot; : 8,
        &quot;salt&quot; : &quot;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&quot;
    },
    &quot;mac&quot; : &quot;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&quot;
},
&quot;id&quot; : &quot;xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxx&quot;,
&quot;version&quot; : 3}
</code></pre>
<p>I have the decryption password and so many tools have failed, that's why I am starting to think this is not a blockchain wallet backup or maybe it's an Ethereum keystore or something else.</p>
<p>It's from my old hard drive.</p>
<p>thank you</p>

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2022-10-13T09:00:53.957Z
https://blockchain.info/wallet/wallet-format is not working anymore
Alexio puk2sefu
<wallet><blockchain.info><wallet-recovery>
What is the correct format for wallet.aes.json?
Alexio puk2sefu
# What is the correct format for wallet.aes.json?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-10-13)

I have a file (wallet.aes.json) which I think it's a Blockchain wallet backup but when I go to [Blockchain import](https://login.blockchain.com/wallet/import-wallet) it says Unknown format.

But here is a clue of whats inside the file

```
{
"address":"008aeexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"crypto" : {
    "cipher" : "aes-128-ctr",
    "cipherparams" : {
        "iv" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
    },
    "ciphertext" : "dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "kdf" : "scrypt",
    "kdfparams" : {
        "dklen" : 32,
        "n" : 262144,
        "r" : 1,
        "p" : 8,
        "salt" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
    },
    "mac" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
},
"id" : "xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxx",
"version" : 3}

```

I have the decryption password and so many tools have failed, that's why I am starting to think this is not a blockchain wallet backup or maybe it's an Ethereum keystore or something else.

It's from my old hard drive.

thank you

**Tags:** wallet, blockchain.info, wallet-recovery

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: https://blockchain.info/wallet/wallet-format is not working anymore  

---

## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-10-13. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> **What is the correct format for wallet.aes.json?**

It seems Blockchain.info / blockchain.com's custodial wallets have used several different formats.

In the github repository for btcrecover you can find some example wallets used for testing. These are in the [btcrecover/test/test-wallets/](https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/tree/master/btcrecover/test/test-wallets) folder

* `blockchain-unencrypted-wallet.aes.json`
* `blockchain-v0.0-wallet.aes.json`
* `blockchain-v2.0-wallet.aes.json`

---

`blockchain-unencrypted-wallet.aes.json` is in text format:

```
{
    "guid" : "9bb4c672-563e-4806-9012-a3e8f86a0eca",
    "sharedKey" : "728e769e-4c26-4301-a0b8-2db25c564c5a",
    "double_encryption" : true,
    "dpasswordhash" : "ba3b18c73dd213b7c411e91f32e202d68208eca63ffe3e4530e6c19fb1f276a5",
    "options" : {"fee_policy":0,"html5_notifications":false,"logout_time":600000,"tx_display":0,"always_keep_local_backup":false,"transactions_per_page":30,"additional_seeds":[]},
    "keys" : [
{"addr":"1BUoAfr3N6RcH3JArntzoFGfk9hrgU4i5a","priv":"oXndJ0rnJR3XTXAxzIAQvjpYdLD1F5X4aCOVB/lKJzwbdQqcYZ4kH9uHodiYXf+jcDHLItxMh5AaAh76m382/w==","created_time":0,"created_device_name":"javascript_web","created_device_version":"1.0"}
    ]
}

```

---

`blockchain-v0.0-wallet.aes.json` looks like base58 encoded data:

```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```

---

`blockchain-v2.0-wallet.aes.json` is text/json but almost all the data is in what looks like a base58 string.

```
{"pbkdf2_iterations":10000,"version":2,"payload":"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"}

```

---

As you suspected, the data you posted looks like an [Ethereum Keystore file](https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/q/93415). Etherum is off topic here, but see [How do I get the raw private key from my Mist keystore file?](https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/a/47135)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-10-01. Score: 0

Use <https://login.blockchain.com/wallet/import-wallet>
Drag the wallet file into the area above. Supports blockchain.info (wallet.aes.json) files.Use your passwords and enjoy


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-01-31. Score: 0

The blockchain wallet.aes.json file has many different formats depending on when it was created. You have V1 , V2 , V3 and now V4 all different.

The above file you posted seems not to be a blockchain.com/info format but rather geth/mist or any other ERC20 wallet format as the address field indicated its and ERC20 wallet.

You can find out more about their formats from the github <https://github.com/blockchain/>


---

