# Is it possible to initiate transaction for external wallet(whitelisted) using only wallet name or walletaddress?

**URL:** https://community.fireblocks.com/t/is-it-possible-to-initiate-transaction-for-external-wallet-whitelisted-using-only-wallet-name-or-walletaddress/1106
**Category:** Developer Discussion
**Created:** [June 13, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/is-it-possible-to-initiate-transaction-for-external-wallet-whitelisted-using-only-wallet-name-or-walletaddress/1106 "2024-06-13T08:08:20Z")
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### Author: ![unforgettablethunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9fc348/32.png) [@unforgettablethunder](https://community.fireblocks.com/u/unforgettablethunder)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/is-it-possible-to-initiate-transaction-for-external-wallet-whitelisted-using-only-wallet-name-or-walletaddress/1106/1 "2024-06-13T08:08:20Z")

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Is it possible to initiate transaction for external wallet(whitelisted) using only wallet name or walletaddress?  
I found only one solution to initiate transaction for external wallet by using wallet id, but where can I find this id? I need to initiate transactions using simple csv file which has wallet addresses, amount and asset

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### Author: ![Mohammed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.fireblocks.com/mohammed/32/511_2.png) [@Mohammed](https://community.fireblocks.com/u/Mohammed)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/is-it-possible-to-initiate-transaction-for-external-wallet-whitelisted-using-only-wallet-name-or-walletaddress/1106/2 "2024-06-13T16:45:31Z")

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Hi @unforgettablethunder Its impossible to create transaction with External wallet as the source.

Creating a transaction via API allows you to set the source and destination, but we cannot set source as External wallet, as Fireblocks cannot initiate a transfer from an externally owned account, But it can be specified as the destination.

WalletId is obtainable by querying the list external wallet endpoint [List external wallets](https://developers.fireblocks.com/reference/get_external-wallets)

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### Author: ![Mohammed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.fireblocks.com/mohammed/32/511_2.png) [@Mohammed](https://community.fireblocks.com/u/Mohammed)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/is-it-possible-to-initiate-transaction-for-external-wallet-whitelisted-using-only-wallet-name-or-walletaddress/1106/3 "2024-06-14T11:35:14Z")

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Creating a transaction with external wallet as the source is impossible, as Fireblocks cannot execute transfers for that address

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### Author: ![IKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@IKE](https://community.fireblocks.com/u/IKE)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.fireblocks.com/t/is-it-possible-to-initiate-transaction-for-external-wallet-whitelisted-using-only-wallet-name-or-walletaddress/1106/4 "2025-02-21T17:49:41Z")

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@Mohammed Would be possible to implement a query param to search the WalletId by name in the “List External Wallets” api !??