loadwallet "filename" ( load_on_startup )
Loads a wallet from a wallet file or directory.
Note that all wallet command-line options used when starting bitcoind will be
applied to the new wallet.
Arguments:
1. filename (string, required) The path to the directory of the wallet to be loaded, either absolute or relative to the "wallets" directory. The "wallets" directory is set by the -walletdir option and defaults to the "wallets" folder within the data directory.
2. load_on_startup (boolean, optional) Save wallet name to persistent settings and load on startup. True to add wallet to startup list, false to remove, null to leave unchanged.
Result:
{ (json object)
"name" : "str", (string) The wallet name if loaded successfully.
"warnings" : [ (json array, optional) Warning messages, if any, related to loading the wallet.
"str", (string)
...
]
}
Examples:
Load wallet from the wallet dir:
> bitcoin-cli loadwallet "walletname"
> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "curltest", "method": "loadwallet", "params": ["walletname"]}' -H 'content-type: application/json' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
Load wallet using absolute path (Unix):
> bitcoin-cli loadwallet "/path/to/walletname/"
> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "curltest", "method": "loadwallet", "params": ["/path/to/walletname/"]}' -H 'content-type: application/json' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
Load wallet using absolute path (Windows):
> bitcoin-cli loadwallet "DriveLetter:\path\to\walletname\"
> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "curltest", "method": "loadwallet", "params": ["DriveLetter:\path\to\walletname\"]}' -H 'content-type: application/json' http://127.0.0.1:8332/