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# PSBT Howto for Bitcoin Core
Since Bitcoin Core 0.17, an RPC interface exists for Partially Signed Bitcoin
Transactions (PSBTs, as specified in
[BIP 174](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0174.mediawiki)).
This document describes the overall workflow for producing signed transactions
through the use of PSBT, and the specific RPC commands used in typical
scenarios.
## PSBT in general
PSBT is an interchange format for Bitcoin transactions that are not fully signed
yet, together with relevant metadata to help entities work towards signing it.
It is intended to simplify workflows where multiple parties need to cooperate to
produce a transaction. Examples include hardware wallets, multisig setups, and
[CoinJoin](https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=279249) transactions.
### Overall workflow
Overall, the construction of a fully signed Bitcoin transaction goes through the
following steps:
- A **Creator** proposes a particular transaction to be created. They construct
a PSBT that contains certain inputs and outputs, but no additional metadata.
- For each input, an **Updater** adds information about the UTXOs being spent by
the transaction to the PSBT. They also add information about the scripts and
public keys involved in each of the inputs (and possibly outputs) of the PSBT.
- **Signers** inspect the transaction and its metadata to decide whether they
agree with the transaction. They can use amount information from the UTXOs
to assess the values and fees involved. If they agree, they produce a
partial signature for the inputs for which they have relevant key(s).
- A **Finalizer** is run for each input to convert the partial signatures and
possibly script information into a final `scriptSig` and/or `scriptWitness`.
- An **Extractor** produces a valid Bitcoin transaction (in network format)
from a PSBT for which all inputs are finalized.
Generally, each of the above (excluding Creator and Extractor) will simply
add more and more data to a particular PSBT, until all inputs are fully signed.
In a naive workflow, they all have to operate sequentially, passing the PSBT
from one to the next, until the Extractor can convert it to a real transaction.
In order to permit parallel operation, **Combiners** can be employed which merge
metadata from different PSBTs for the same unsigned transaction.
The names above in bold are the names of the roles defined in BIP174. They're
useful in understanding the underlying steps, but in practice, software and
hardware implementations will typically implement multiple roles simultaneously.
## PSBT in Bitcoin Core
### RPCs
- **`converttopsbt` (Creator)** is a utility RPC that converts an
unsigned raw transaction to PSBT format. It ignores existing signatures.
- **`createpsbt` (Creator)** is a utility RPC that takes a list of inputs and
outputs and converts them to a PSBT with no additional information. It is
equivalent to calling `createrawtransaction` followed by `converttopsbt`.
- **`walletcreatefundedpsbt` (Creator, Updater)** is a wallet RPC that creates a
PSBT with the specified inputs and outputs, adds additional inputs and change
to it to balance it out, and adds relevant metadata. In particular, for inputs
that the wallet knows about (counting towards its normal or watch-only
balance), UTXO information will be added. For outputs and inputs with UTXO
information present, key and script information will be added which the wallet
knows about. It is equivalent to running `createrawtransaction`, followed by
`fundrawtransaction`, and `converttopsbt`.
- **`walletprocesspsbt` (Updater, Signer, Finalizer)** is a wallet RPC that takes as
input a PSBT, adds UTXO, key, and script data to inputs and outputs that miss
it, and optionally signs inputs. Where possible it also finalizes the partial
signatures.
- **`finalizepsbt` (Finalizer, Extractor)** is a utility RPC that finalizes any
partial signatures, and if all inputs are finalized, converts the result to a
fully signed transaction which can be broadcast with `sendrawtransaction`.
- **`combinepsbt` (Combiner)** is a utility RPC that implements a Combiner. It
can be used at any point in the workflow to merge information added to
different versions of the same PSBT. In particular it is useful to combine the
output of multiple Updaters or Signers.
- **`decodepsbt`** is a diagnostic utility RPC which will show all information in
a PSBT in human-readable form, as well as compute its eventual fee if known.
### Workflows
#### Multisig with multiple Bitcoin Core instances
Alice, Bob, and Carol want to create a 2-of-3 multisig address. They're all using
Bitcoin Core. We assume their wallets only contain the multisig funds. In case
they also have a personal wallet, this can be accomplished through the
multiwallet feature - possibly resulting in a need to add `-rpcwallet=name` to
the command line in case `bitcoin-cli` is used.
Setup:
- All three call `getnewaddress` to create a new address; call these addresses
*Aalice*, *Abob*, and *Acarol*.
- All three call `getaddressinfo "X"`, with *X* their respective address, and
remember the corresponding public keys. Call these public keys *Kalice*,
*Kbob*, and *Kcarol*.
- All three now run `addmultisigaddress 2 ["Kalice","Kbob","Kcarol"]` to teach
their wallet about the multisig script. Call the address produced by this
command *Amulti*. They may be required to explicitly specify the same
addresstype option each, to avoid constructing different versions due to
differences in configuration.
- They also run `importaddress "Amulti" "" false` to make their wallets treat
payments to *Amulti* as contributing to the watch-only balance.
- Others can verify the produced address by running
`createmultisig 2 ["Kalice","Kbob","Kcarol"]`, and expecting *Amulti* as
output. Again, it may be necessary to explicitly specify the addresstype
in order to get a result that matches. This command won't enable them to
initiate transactions later, however.
- They can now give out *Amulti* as address others can pay to.
Later, when *V* BTC has been received on *Amulti*, and Bob and Carol want to
move the coins in their entirety to address *Asend*, with no change. Alice
does not need to be involved.
- One of them - let's assume Carol here - initiates the creation. She runs
`walletcreatefundedpsbt [] {"Asend":V} 0 {"subtractFeeFromOutputs":[0], "includeWatching":true}`.
We call the resulting PSBT *P*. *P* does not contain any signatures.
- Carol needs to sign the transaction herself. In order to do so, she runs
`walletprocesspsbt "P"`, and gives the resulting PSBT *P2* to Bob.
- Bob inspects the PSBT using `decodepsbt "P2"` to determine if the transaction
has indeed just the expected input, and an output to *Asend*, and the fee is
reasonable. If he agrees, he calls `walletprocesspsbt "P2"` to sign. The
resulting PSBT *P3* contains both Carol's and Bob's signature.
- Now anyone can call `finalizepsbt "P3"` to extract a fully signed transaction
*T*.
- Finally anyone can broadcast the transaction using `sendrawtransaction "T"`.
In case there are more signers, it may be advantageous to let them all sign in
parallel, rather than passing the PSBT from one signer to the next one. In the
above example this would translate to Carol handing a copy of *P* to each signer
separately. They can then all invoke `walletprocesspsbt "P"`, and end up with
their individually-signed PSBT structures. They then all send those back to
Carol (or anyone) who can combine them using `combinepsbt`. The last two steps
(`finalizepsbt` and `sendrawtransaction`) remain unchanged.
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