# Get EVM Address

Convert SS58 address to EVM H160 address

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/api-reference/evm/get-evm-address-from-ss58_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-18_

```http
GET https://api.taostats.io/api/evm/address_from_ss58/v1
```

Requires an API key in the `Authorization` header.

Convert SS58 address to EVM H160 address

## Try it

Try this request in the browser on the HTML version of this page, or use the code samples below.

### Code samples

**cURL**

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  "https://api.taostats.io/api/evm/address_from_ss58/v1"
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const response = await fetch('https://api.taostats.io/api/evm/address_from_ss58/v1', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: '<YOUR_API_KEY>',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.taostats.io/api/evm/address_from_ss58/v1",
    headers={"Authorization": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"},
)
data = response.json()
```

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ss58_address` | query | `string` | Yes |  |

## Responses

### `200` — Address retrieved successfully

Returns `text/plain` — a `string` body.

### Other responses

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `400` | Bad request |
| `404` | Address not found |
| `500` | Internal server error |

Every request needs an `Authorization` header holding your API key — see [Getting started with the Taostats API](https://beta.taostats.io/docs/start-here/getting-started-with-taostats-api).