isPrivateKeyCompressed

Checks if a private key is in compressed format (33 bytes / 66 hex characters).

---

Usage

import { isPrivateKeyCompressed } from '@stacks/transactions';

isPrivateKeyCompressed(
  '64879bd015b0fbc19a798040b399b59c3c756cc79eaa9d24d18e66106ad7ee4801'
); // true (66 hex chars, ends with 01)

isPrivateKeyCompressed(
  '64879bd015b0fbc19a798040b399b59c3c756cc79eaa9d24d18e66106ad7ee48'
); // false (64 hex chars)

Reference Link

---

Signature

function isPrivateKeyCompressed(privateKey: PrivateKey): boolean;

---

Returns

boolean

true if the private key is compressed (33 bytes), false otherwise.

---

Parameters

privateKey (required)

• Type: PrivateKey (string | Uint8Array)

The private key to check.