Detect address

Validates an address and returns it in all standard formats. Use this to convert between address formats or to validate user input. Returns raw format (0:abc), base64 bounceable (EQ), base64 non-bounceable (UQ), and URL-safe variants.

GET /api/v2/detectAddress

Detect address

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://toncenter.com/api/v2/detectAddress \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'

200

{
  "ok": true,
  "result": {
    "@type": "ext.utils.detectedAddress",
    "raw_form": "<string>",
    "bounceable": {
      "@type": "ext.utils.detectedAddressVariant",
      "b64": "<string>",
      "b64url": "<string>"
    },
    "non_bounceable": {
      "@type": "ext.utils.detectedAddressVariant",
      "b64": "<string>",
      "b64url": "<string>"
    },
    "given_type": "raw_form",
    "test_only": true
  },
  "@extra": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

APIKeyHeaderAPIKeyQuery

X-API-Key · string · header · required

API key header of the form X-API-Key: <token>, where <token> is the API key. Requests without a key are limited to 1 RPS. Refer to the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

address · string · required

The account address to query. Account address in raw format (e.g., 0:ca6e321c...) or user-friendly format (e.g., EQDKbjIcfM...). All formats are automatically detected.

Response

200

application/json

Returns the address in all supported formats (raw, bounceable, non-bounceable) with base64 and URL-safe variants.

ok · boolean · default: true · required

Returns true if the request succeeded; otherwise false. See the error field for details.

result · object · required

Response data. Present only when ok is true.

Show child attributes

@extra · string

Optional request ID that can be passed in the request and received back in the response. Useful for matching async responses.