---
title: "Derive next key"
method: GET
path: "/wallet/deriveNextKey"
tags: ["wallet"]
---

# Derive next key

`GET /wallet/deriveNextKey`

Derives the next sequential key after the highest-index key already known to the wallet,
following EIP-3 (`m/44'/429'/0'/0/N`, where `N` is the next unused account-chain index).
Convenience wrapper over `/wallet/deriveKey` that picks the path for you. Wallet must be unlocked.

## Response `200`

Resulted secret path and address

- DeriveNextKeyResult
  - `derivationPath` string, required — BIP-32 derivation path that was picked for the newly derived key.
  - `address` string, required — Encoded Ergo Address

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

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