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description: >-
  Example code for the getnewaddress  {disallowed} json-rpc method. Сomplete
  guide on how to use getnewaddress  {disallowed} json-rpc in GetBlock.io Web3
  documentation.
---

# getnewaddress {disallowed} - Bitcoin SV

#### Parameters

`label` - string, optional, default=””

The label name for the address to be linked to. It can also be set to the empty string “” to represent the default label. The label does not need to exist, it will be created if there is no label by the given name.

`address_type` - string, optional, default=set by -addresstype

The address type to use. Options are “legacy”, “p2sh-segwit”, and “bech32”.

#### Request

```java
curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
--data-raw '{"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "getnewaddress",
"params": [null, null],
"id": "getblock.io"}'
```

#### Response

```java
{
    "result": "null",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "status_code": 405,
    "message": "Method not allowed"
}
```
