<p>Use the <code>importprivkey</code> console command.  The console is accessible via the debug window.</p>

<pre><code> importprivkey 5xxx.....
</code></pre>

<p>It will rescan the blockchain to find all past transactions involving the corresponding address and finally add its balance to your wallet.  This process takes several minutes (or more) and bitcoin-qt may appear to freeze while it's working, so just be patient.</p>

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2014-05-26T15:21:36.677Z
2014-05-26T15:21:36.677Z
Nate Eldredge
<p>I  haven't tested this myself yet but I understand that you can use the info from a paper wallet and generate a transaction using <a href="http://brainwallet.org" rel="nofollow">http://brainwallet.org</a>, that said brainwallet.org make some rather nice paper wallets much more info included the the blockchain.info paper wallet.  Let me know if you send a Transaction using this would be interested to know if it works and how simple it was....</p>

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hafnero
<p>If I only have a public key string and a private key string written on a sheet of paper.  How do I use those in bitcoin-qt?</p>

<p>If this can be added to bitcoin-qt, will it eventually show me how much funds that private/public key has when the block chain is synchronized on my computer?</p>

<p>I understand this action will cause the cold private key to become a hot private key.</p>

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Using paper based public/private keys in bitcoin-qt
oshirowanen
# Using paper based public/private keys in bitcoin-qt

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-26)

If I only have a public key string and a private key string written on a sheet of paper. How do I use those in bitcoin-qt?

If this can be added to bitcoin-qt, will it eventually show me how much funds that private/public key has when the block chain is synchronized on my computer?

I understand this action will cause the cold private key to become a hot private key.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, private-key, public-key, paper-wallet, import


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-26. Score: 0

Use the `importprivkey` console command. The console is accessible via the debug window.

```
 importprivkey 5xxx.....

```

It will rescan the blockchain to find all past transactions involving the corresponding address and finally add its balance to your wallet. This process takes several minutes (or more) and bitcoin-qt may appear to freeze while it's working, so just be patient.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-05-26. Score: 0

I haven't tested this myself yet but I understand that you can use the info from a paper wallet and generate a transaction using <http://brainwallet.org>, that said brainwallet.org make some rather nice paper wallets much more info included the the blockchain.info paper wallet. Let me know if you send a Transaction using this would be interested to know if it works and how simple it was....


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