# Trying to import private keys without having to download the whole blockchain

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trying-to-import-private-keys-without-having-to-download-the-whole-blockchain/37860>\
**Category:** Zcash Apps\
**Created:** [November 28, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trying-to-import-private-keys-without-having-to-download-the-whole-blockchain/37860 "2020-11-28T14:43:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![wdwdwd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@wdwdwd](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/wdwdwd)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trying-to-import-private-keys-without-having-to-download-the-whole-blockchain/37860/1 "2020-11-28T14:43:08Z")

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Any wallets can do it?

I tried ZecWallet FullNode, ZecWallet Lite and Unstoppable and none appear to be able to do it (the fullnode version is the only one that can import them but I have to download the whole blockchain)

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**Author:** ![adityapk00](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/adityapk00/32/11062_2.png) [@adityapk00](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/adityapk00)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trying-to-import-private-keys-without-having-to-download-the-whole-blockchain/37860/2 "2020-11-28T15:45:44Z")

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Is it a shielded address key? The newest Zecwallet lite can import z address private keys.

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**Author:** ![wdwdwd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@wdwdwd](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/wdwdwd)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trying-to-import-private-keys-without-having-to-download-the-whole-blockchain/37860/3 "2020-11-28T15:57:54Z")

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non-shielded addresses and I have 100s of them (ZecWallet Lite can only import one shielded address at a time)

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**Author:** ![Autotunafish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/autotunafish/32/7827_2.png) [@Autotunafish](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Autotunafish)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/trying-to-import-private-keys-without-having-to-download-the-whole-blockchain/37860/4 "2020-11-28T17:23:09Z")

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Downloading the blockchain takes a while. I started a new node a day and a half ago maybe and its currently at 31% but it seems to go a little faster as the height goes up past 50% or so (I think because of the upgrades). I’ll let you when mine syncs up, just gotta be patient

98% now