> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.hoseki.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Add by xpub or descriptor > Track any wallet from its public key, or verify a single-signature wallet by signing a message yourself. Use this for a wallet you can't connect directly. For example, a software wallet, a wallet the scan didn't find, or a wallet with no balance yet. You have two choices: | Choice | What it does | Works with | Can go on a statement | | - | - | - | - | | [**Track**](#track-a-wallet) | Watches the balance. You don't prove you own it. | Single-signature and multisig | No. It shows as **Unverified**. | | [**Manually Sign**](#manually-sign-to-verify) | Watches the balance, and you sign a message to prove you own it. | Single-signature only | Yes, once verified | Not sure where to find your xpub? See [Find your xpub](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/wallet-guides/find-xpub.md) for Sparrow, BlueWallet, and Blockstream. ## Track a wallet 1. Select **Add Account** → **Track Balance, ETF, or xpub**. 2. Select **xpub or Descriptor**. ![Track Balance, ETF, or xpub screen with Bitcoin Holdings, Bitcoin ETF Holdings, and xpub or Descriptor](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19/images/accounts-manual-type.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19\&q=85\&s=25d666ce78cce9c608bfebe11c1ac19a) Track a wallet, a manual holding, or ETF shares. 3. Enter a **Display Name**. 4. Paste the **xpub or Descriptor**. Control Center shows what it found, such as "Single-sig, Native SegWit (P2WPKH)" or "Multisig, 2 of 3". 5. If you pasted a plain `xpub`, pick the **Script Type**. 6. Select **Track Wallet**. ![Track an xpub or Descriptor form with a display name, an xpub, and Native SegWit selected](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19/images/accounts-track-form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19\&q=85\&s=afd0c7562ed2616b188adadc1f4c4568) Paste an xpub or descriptor. Pick the script type for a plain xpub. You see **Wallet added**, and the account opens. There's no success screen for tracked wallets. Already in Control Center? You see **This wallet is already in Control Center**, and that account opens. The wallet shows as **Unverified**. Its balance and history update like any other wallet. Statements leave it out. ### What you can track | Input | Example start | Notes | | - | - | - | | Single-signature descriptor | `wpkh(`, `sh(wpkh(`, `pkh(`, `tr(` | Includes the script type. You can paste the receive and change lines together. | | Multisig descriptor | `wsh(sortedmulti(` | Key origins are optional. Exports with `Ypub` or `Zpub` keys, such as from Casa, work too. | | `zpub` | `zpub6…` | Native SegWit | | `ypub` | `ypub6…` | Nested SegWit | | `xpub` | `xpub6…` | You pick the script type | Control Center won't track a descriptor it would read as a different wallet. For example, a Taproot script path, a single address, or a branch other than receive and change. A single multisig cosigner's key, such as one `Zpub`, isn't a wallet on its own. Already have this wallet in Control Center? You go to the existing account instead. If it was **pending**, it becomes **Unverified**, since you chose to track it. To verify a tracked wallet later, see [Verify a tracked wallet later](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/accounts/how-accounts-work.md#verify-a-tracked-wallet-later). ## Manually sign to verify Use this to put a single-signature wallet on a statement when Control Center can't connect to it. You sign a message yourself in your wallet software. 1. Select **Add Account** → **Manually Sign**. 2. Enter a **Display name**. 3. Paste an **account descriptor or extended public key**. 4. If you pasted an `xpub`, pick the **script type**. 5. Select **Add Account**. ![Manually Sign form with Display name, extended public key, and script type options](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19/images/accounts-xpub-form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19\&q=85\&s=53ed61aa5470b593c9be3fb3dc0f3bd0) Paste a descriptor or xpub. Pick the script type for an xpub. ### What you can paste | Input | Example start | Script type | | - | - | - | | Descriptor (preferred) | `wpkh(`, `sh(wpkh(`, `pkh(`, `tr(` | Included | | `zpub` | `zpub6…` | Native SegWit | | `ypub` | `ypub6…` | Nested SegWit | | `xpub` | `xpub6…` | You pick | > [!TIP] > > Use a descriptor if you can. It includes the script type, so the balance is right the first time. ### Which script type? Match the start of your receive addresses. | Your addresses start with | Pick | | - | - | | `1` | Legacy (P2PKH) | | `3` | Nested SegWit (P2SH) | | `bc1q` | Native SegWit (P2WPKH) | | `bc1p` | Taproot (P2TR) | A plain `xpub` starts on **Legacy (P2PKH)**. Change it if your addresses don't start with `1`. Balance is zero after adding? You picked the wrong type. Going back adds a second account; it doesn't fix the first. Open the wrong account, select **Abandon**, and add the wallet again. ### Sign the message 1. Copy the **Address** and **Message**. 2. Sign the message with that address in your wallet software. See [Sign a message in your wallet](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/wallet-guides/sign-message.md). 3. Paste the signature. Select **Verify**. See [Verify ownership](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/accounts/verify-ownership.md) for details. ## Limits * **Manually Sign** is single-signature only. To verify a multisig wallet, see [Multisig](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/accounts/multisig.md). * Mainnet only on packaged apps. * Never paste an `xprv` or a seed phrase. Control Center only needs public keys. ## Pasted a private key? Control Center refuses extended private keys, such as `xprv`, `yprv`, `zprv`, or `tprv`. That includes a descriptor with one anywhere inside it. | Where | What you see | | - | - | | **Track** | **Enter an xpub, or a single-sig or multisig descriptor** | | **Manually Sign** | **Invalid input, please enter a valid xPub/yPub/zPub key** | | **Multisig**, pasted descriptor | A message that starts **Invalid descriptor** | Pasted a multisig descriptor into **Manually Sign**? You see the same **Invalid input** message. Use **Multisig** instead. Export the wallet's public key or watch-only descriptor instead. See [Find your xpub](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/wallet-guides/find-xpub.md). 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