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# NewKey API

This API creates a new account (i.e. a private key/address pair), and encrypts the private key under \~/.scriptcli/keys/encrypted/ by default.

**RPC Method:** scriptcli.NewKey

**Query Parameters**

password: the password for the new account

**Returns**

address: the address of the newly created account

`// Request`

`curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"scriptcli.NewKey","params":[{"password":"qwertyuiop"}],"id":1}' http://localhost:16889/rpc`

`// Result`

`{`

 `"jsonrpc": "2.0",`

 `"id": 1,`

 `"result": {`

 `"address": "0x8318dd49f83A2684E30d5fB50cD0D3D69aA82EAd"`

 `}`

`}`