sendtoaddress

sendtoaddress "address" amount ( "comment" "comment_to" subtractfeefromamount replaceable conf_target "estimate_mode" avoid_reuse fee_rate verbose )

Send an amount to a given address.

If the wallet is encrypted, the wallet passphrase must be set using the walletpassphrase command before proceeding.

Argument #1 – address

Type: string, required

The bitcoinevo address to send to.

Argument #2 – amount

Type: numeric or string, required

The amount in BTCE to send. eg 0.1

Argument #3 – comment

Type: string, optional

A comment used to store the purpose of the transaction.: This comment is not part of the transaction itself but is stored locally in your wallet.

Argument #4 – comment_to

Type: string, optional

A comment to record the name of the person or organization: to whom you are sending the transaction. This is not part of the transaction, just kept in your wallet.

Argument #5 – subtractfeefromamount

Type: boolean, optional, default=false

The transaction fee will be deducted from the amount being sent.: The recipient will receive less BitcoinEvos than the amount entered.

Argument #6 – replaceable

Type: boolean, optional, default=wallet default

Allows the transaction to be replaced by one with higher fees, in accordance with BIP 125.

Argument #7 – conf_target

Type: numeric, optional, default=wallet -txconfirmtarget

Confirmation target in blocks.

Argument #8 – estimate_mode

Type: string, optional, default=unset

The fee estimate mode, must be one of (case insensitive):: “unset” “economical” “conservative”

Argument #9 – avoid_reuse

Type: boolean, optional, default=true

(Only available if the avoid_reuse wallet flag is set) Avoids spending from “dirty” addresses. Addresses are considered: dirty if they have been previously used in a transaction.

Result (if verbose is not set or set to false)

Name	Type	Description
hex	string	The transaction id.

Result (if verbose is set to true)

{                          (json object)
  "txid" : "hex",          (string) The transaction id.
  "fee reason" : "str"     (string) The transaction fee reason.
}

Examples

Send 0.1 BTCE:

bitcoinevo-cli sendtoaddress "bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl" 0.1

Send 0.1 BTCE with a confirmation target of 6 blocks in economical fee estimate mode using positional arguments:

bitcoinevo-cli sendtoaddress "bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl" 0.1 "donation" "sean's outpost" false true 6 economical

Send 0.1 BTCE with a fee rate of 1.1 sat/vB, subtract fee from amount, BIP125-replaceable, using positional arguments:

bitcoinevo-cli sendtoaddress "bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl" 0.1 "drinks" "room77" true true null "unset" null 1.1

Send 0.2 BTCE with a confirmation target of 6 blocks in economical fee estimate mode using named arguments:

bitcoinevo-cli -named sendtoaddress address="bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl" amount=0.2 conf_target=6 estimate_mode="economical"

Send 0.5 BTCE with a fee rate of 25 sat/vB using named arguments:

bitcoinevo-cli -named sendtoaddress address="bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl" amount=0.5 fee_rate=25

bitcoinevo-cli -named sendtoaddress address="bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl" amount=0.5 fee_rate=25 subtractfeefromamount=false replaceable=true avoid_reuse=true comment="2 pizzas" comment_to="jeremy" verbose=true