# Create a Blockchain Address

In this example you'll learn how to create a valid blockchain address that can be used on Public Mint's blockchain.

## **Before you start**

Public Mint's service APIs offer a series of methods that can be used to integrate with Public Mint services and blockchain. Before you start, it's recommended that you review the full documentation available online on [developers.publicmint.io](https://developers.publicmint.io/).

## Creating Addresses

There are many ways of creating a blockchain address. In this example, we'll use **NodeJS** with the **Web3 lib** to communicate with the blockchain.

**Example**

```javascript
const Web3 = require('web3');
const provider = 'https://public.tst.publicmint.io:8545'; // Public Mint TestNet Blockchain
const opts = {
    defaultBlock: 'latest',
    transactionConfirmationBlocks: 1,
}
const web3 = new Web3(provider, null, opts);
(async function () {
   const passphrase = 'test';
   const account = await web3.eth.accounts.create(passphrase);  
   console.log('PMINT ACCOUNT address:', account.address);
   console.log('PMINT ACCOUNT PK:', account.privateKey);
})();
```

{% code title="// OUTPUT" %}

```
PMINT ACCOUNT address: 0xEa3F2eb61dD221344834eA6a3fd2128dF6641D4E
PMINT ACCOUNT PK: 0x0edd054f73c62fdca08b3940413df4f713a34cd5b702f88641b984499f165565
```

{% endcode %}

This example will return the *private key* and the *public address* of the newly created account. Both will be necessary to integrate with Public Mint's blockchain and service APIs.