Create an unsigned transaction

These methods allow you to build a transaction that requires further processing before it is submitted to a Hedera network. After you freeze the transaction you can use .sign(privateKey) to sign the transaction with multiple keys or convert the transaction to bytes for further processing.

V2

Method	Type	Description
freeze()		Freeze this transaction from further modification to prepare for signing or serialization. You will need to set the node account ID (setNodeAccountId()) and transaction ID (setTransactionId()).
freezeWith(<client>)	Client	Freeze this transaction from further modification to prepare for signing or serialization. Will use the 'Client', if available, to generate a default Transaction ID and select 1/3 nodes to prepare this transaction for.
freezeWithSigner(<signer>)		Freeze the transaction with a local wallet. Local wallet available in Hedera JavaScript SDK only. >=v2.11.0

Java

//Create an unsigned transaction 
AccountCreateTransaction transaction = new AccountCreateTransaction()
    .setKey(newPublicKey)
    .setInitialBalance(Hbar.fromTinybars(1000));

//Freeze the transaction for signing
//The transaction cannot be modified after this point
AccountCreateTransaction freezeTransaction = transaction.freezeWith(client);

System.out.println(freezeTransaction);

//v2.0.0

JavaScript

//Create an unsigned transaction 
const transaction = new AccountCreateTransaction()
    .setKey(newPublicKey)
    .setInitialBalance(Hbar.fromTinybars(1000));

//Freeze the transaction for signing
//The transaction cannot be modified after this point
const freezeTransaction = transaction.freezeWith(client);

console.log(freezeTransaction);

//v2.0.5

Go

//Create an unsigned transaction 
transaction := hedera.NewAccountCreateTransaction().
    SetKey(newKey.PublicKey()).
    SetInitialBalance(hedera.NewHbar(1000))
    
//Freeze the transaction for signing
//The transaction cannot be modified after this point
freezeTransaction, err := transaction.FreezeWith(client)
if err != nil {
	panic(err)
}

println(freezeTransaction.String())

//v2.0.0

Sample Output:

crypto_create_account { auto_renew_period { seconds: 7776000 } initial_balance: 1000 key { ed25519: "\272g\374\310f\354\274\273bU\256\v\032$e\311\021p\216*L\332\277Y\343\230\277PUmy\373" } receive_record_threshold: 9223372036854775807 send_record_threshold: 9223372036854775807 node_account_i_d { account_num: 6 realm_num: 0 shard_num: 0 } transaction_fee: 100000000 transaction_i_d { account_i_d { account_num: 9401 realm_num: 0 shard_num: 0 } transaction_valid_start { nanos: 469101387 seconds: 1604559135 } } transaction_valid_duration { seconds: 120 } }

V1

Method	Type	Description
build()		Freeze this transaction from further modification to prepare for signing or serialization. You will need to set the node account ID (setNodeAccountId()) and transaction ID (setTransactionId()).
build(<client>)	Client	Freeze this transaction from further modification to prepare for signing or serialization. Will use the 'Client', if available, to generate a default Transaction ID and select 1/3 nodes to prepare this transaction for.

Java

//Create an unsigned transaction 
AccountCreateTransaction transaction = new AccountCreateTransaction()
    .setKey(newPublicKey)
    .setInitialBalance(Hbar.fromTinybars(1000));

//Freeze the transaction for signing
//The transaction cannot be modified after this point
AccountCreateTransaction unsignedTransaction = transaction.build(client);

System.out.println(unsignedTransaction);

//v1.3.2

JavaScript

//Create an unsigned transaction 
const transaction = new AccountCreateTransaction()
    .setKey(newPublicKey)
    .setInitialBalance(Hbar.fromTinybars(1000));

//Freeze the transaction for signing
//The transaction cannot be modified after this point
const unsignedTransaction = transaction.build(client);

System.out.println(unsignedTransaction);

//v1.4.4