> ## Documentation Index
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# Decrypt Wallet

> Decrypt an encrypted wallet object

## Method Signature

```typescript theme={null}
align.blockchain.wallets.decryptWallet(
  encrypted: EncryptedWallet,
  password: string
): Promise<Wallet>
```

## Parameters

<ParamField body="encrypted" type="EncryptedWallet" required>
  The encrypted wallet data object
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="password" type="string" required>
  The password used for encryption
</ParamField>

## Returns

Returns the full `Wallet` object with address, private key, and mnemonic.

## Examples

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
    ```typescript theme={null}
    import Align from "@tolbel/align";
    import fs from "fs";

    const align = new Align({
      apiKey: process.env.ALIGN_API_KEY!,
      environment: "sandbox",
    });

    // Load encrypted wallet from storage
    const encryptedJson = fs.readFileSync("./wallet.json", "utf8");
    const encrypted = JSON.parse(encryptedJson);

    // Decrypt the wallet
    const wallet = await align.blockchain.wallets.decryptWallet(
      encrypted,
      process.env.WALLET_PASSWORD!
    );

    console.log(`Decrypted: ${wallet.address}`);

    // Now you can use the wallet normally
    const tx = await align.blockchain.wallets.sendNativeToken(
      wallet,
      recipient,
      "0.1",
      "polygon"
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="JavaScript">
    ```javascript theme={null}
    const wallet = await align.blockchain.wallets.decryptWallet(
      encrypted,
      password
    );
    console.log("Decrypted:", wallet.address);
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Warning>
  Decryption will fail if the wrong password is provided. Handle errors
  appropriately.
</Warning>

## Related Methods

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Encrypt Wallet" icon="lock" href="/docs/api/blockchain/wallets/encrypt-wallet">
    Encrypt a wallet
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create from Encrypted" icon="key" href="/docs/api/blockchain/wallets/create-from-encrypted">
    Alternative decryption
  </Card>
</CardGroup>