@crossmint/wallets-sdk

Typescript SDK for creating and managing Crossmint Wallets on EVM, Solana, and Stellar chains.

Prerequisites

Get a Crossmint API key from the developer console. Ensure your key has the Wallet API scopes enabled.

• Client-side (browser): Use a client API key
• Server-side (Node.js): Use a server API key

Installation

npm install @crossmint/wallets-sdk
# or
pnpm add @crossmint/wallets-sdk
# or
yarn add @crossmint/wallets-sdk

Quick Start

Server-side (Node.js)

import { createCrossmint, CrossmintWallets } from "@crossmint/wallets-sdk";

const crossmint = createCrossmint({ apiKey: "<YOUR_SERVER_API_KEY>" });
const wallets = CrossmintWallets.from(crossmint);

// Create a wallet with a server signer
const wallet = await wallets.createWallet({
  chain: "base-sepolia",
  recovery: { type: "server", secret: "<RECOVERY_SECRET>" },
});

console.log(wallet.address);

// Send tokens
const tx = await wallet.send("0xRecipientAddress", "usdc", "10");
console.log(tx.explorerLink);

Client-side (Headless)

For client-side usage without React, you can use the SDK directly with JWT authentication:

import { createCrossmint, CrossmintWallets } from "@crossmint/wallets-sdk";

const crossmint = createCrossmint({ apiKey: "<YOUR_CLIENT_API_KEY>" });
crossmint.setJwt("<USER_JWT>");

const wallets = CrossmintWallets.from(crossmint);

const wallet = await wallets.getWallet({ chain: "base-sepolia" });
console.log(wallet.address);

For React apps, use @crossmint/client-sdk-react-ui which provides CrossmintWalletProvider, hooks, and built-in UI for OTP and passkey flows.

Creating a Wallet

Server signer

Create a wallet with a server key as the recovery signer:

import { createCrossmint, CrossmintWallets } from "@crossmint/wallets-sdk";

const crossmint = createCrossmint({ apiKey: "<YOUR_SERVER_API_KEY>" });
const wallets = CrossmintWallets.from(crossmint);

const wallet = await wallets.createWallet({
  chain: "base-sepolia",
  recovery: { type: "server", secret: "<RECOVERY_SECRET>" },
});

console.log(wallet.address);

External wallet signer

Bring your own key (MetaMask, KMS, etc.):

const wallet = await wallets.createWallet({
  chain: "base-sepolia",
  recovery: {
    type: "external-wallet",
    address: "0xYourWalletAddress",
    onSign: async (message: string) => {
      // Sign the message with your wallet/KMS and return the signature
      return await yourWallet.signMessage({ message: { raw: message as `0x${string}` } });
    },
  },
});

Device signer (browser / React Native)

Device signers use hardware-backed P256 keys for frictionless client-side signing. They must be created on the client and can be passed to the server at wallet creation time:

// Client: generate a device signer descriptor
const { createDeviceSigner } = useWallet();
const deviceSigner = await createDeviceSigner();
// Send deviceSigner to your server

// Server: create the wallet with the device signer pre-registered
const wallet = await wallets.createWallet({
  chain: "base-sepolia",
  owner: "email:[email protected]",
  recovery: { type: "email", email: "[email protected]" },
  signers: [deviceSigner],
});

Device signers are browser and React Native only — not available in Node.js. See the Server-Side Wallet with Device Signer guide for the full pattern.

Retrieving an existing wallet

// Client-side
const wallet = await wallets.getWallet({ chain: "base-sepolia" });

// Server-side — requires a wallet locator
const wallet = await wallets.getWallet("0xWalletAddress", {
  chain: "base-sepolia",
});

Core Concepts

Signers

Wallets SDK uses a two-tier signer model:

• Recovery signer — High-security, used for wallet recovery and adding new signers. Supports email OTP, phone OTP, external wallet, or server key.
• Operational signer — Low-friction, used for day-to-day signing. Supports server key, external wallet, passkey, and device (browser/mobile only). For server-side (Node.js) usage, use a server or external-wallet signer.

When no operational signer is available, the recovery signer automatically serves as a fallback for signing.

Usage

Balances

const balances = await wallet.balances();

console.log(balances.nativeToken.amount);
console.log(balances.usdc.amount);

Send Tokens

const tx = await wallet.send("0xRecipient", "usdc", "100");
console.log(tx.explorerLink);

Transfers

const transfers = await wallet.transfers({
  tokens: "usdc",
  status: "successful",
});

NFTs

const nfts = await wallet.nfts({ perPage: 10, page: 1 });

Chain-Specific Transactions

import { EVMWallet, SolanaWallet, StellarWallet } from "@crossmint/wallets-sdk";

// EVM — smart contract interaction
const evmWallet = EVMWallet.from(wallet);
const tx = await evmWallet.sendTransaction({
  to: "0xContractAddress",
  abi: contractAbi,
  functionName: "mint",
  args: [1],
  value: 0n,
});

// EVM — sign a message
const sig = await evmWallet.signMessage({ message: "Hello" });

// EVM — viem public client
const client = evmWallet.getViemClient();

// Solana
const solWallet = SolanaWallet.from(wallet);
const solTx = await solWallet.sendTransaction({
  serializedTransaction: "<base64-encoded-transaction>",
});

// Stellar
const stellarWallet = StellarWallet.from(wallet);
const stellarTx = await stellarWallet.sendTransaction({
  contractId: "C...",
  method: "transfer",
  args: { to: "G...", amount: "1000000" },
});

Signer Management

// Add a new signer
await wallet.addSigner({ type: "server", secret: "<SECRET>" });

// List signers
const signers = await wallet.signers();
console.log(signers); // [{ type: "server", locator: "server:...", status: "success" }, ...]

// Set the active signer (required after getWallet server-side)
await wallet.useSigner({ type: "server", secret: "<SECRET>" });

Transaction Approval (Prepare-Only Mode)

For flows that require multi-step approval:

// Create a transaction without auto-approving
const pendingTx = await wallet.send("0xRecipient", "usdc", "10", {
  prepareOnly: true,
});
console.log(pendingTx.transactionId);

// Approve later
const result = await wallet.approve({
  transactionId: pendingTx.transactionId,
});

Signer Types

| Type | Use Case | Platforms | |---|---|---| | device | Hardware-backed, no OTP. Browser and React Native only — not available in Node.js. | Browser, React Native | | server | Server-side automated operations (AI agents, backends). | Node.js | | email | OTP-based recovery signer. | All | | phone | OTP-based recovery signer. | All | | passkey | WebAuthn/FIDO2 biometric signer. | Browser (EVM only) | | external-wallet | Bring-your-own key (MetaMask, KMS, etc). | All |

React / React Native

For React applications, use @crossmint/client-sdk-react-ui which provides wallet providers, hooks (useWallet, useWalletOtpSigner), and built-in UI for OTP and passkey flows.

For React Native, see @crossmint/client-sdk-react-native-ui.

Documentation

• Crossmint Wallets Docs
• SDK Reference

License

Apache-2.0