TxTransfers

Blockchain operations

• transfer

• transfer_to_vesting

• transfer_to_savings

• transfer_from_savings

• cancel_transfer_from_savings

Columns

Name	Description
type	Contains the blockchain operation name
from	account sending assets
to	account receiving assets
amount	amount sent
amount_symbol	asset symbol
memo	a communication that accompanies the transfer. The memo is plain-text, any encryption on the memo is up to a higher-level protocol.
request_id	only for transfer_from_savings or cancel_transfer_from_savings

Description

transfer

Transfers assets from one account to another.

• Transferring of Hive Power (VESTS) is not allowed.

• Cannot transfer a negative amount.

• memo must be less than 2048 bytes.

• memo must be UTF-8.

transfer_to_vesting

This operation can converts HIVE into VESTS (Hive Power) at the current hive_per_vests rate (see DynamicGlobalProperties). With this operation, it is possible to give vesting shares (Hive Power) to another account.

• amount must be in HIVE.

• amount must be greater than zero.

transfer_to_savings and transfer_from_savings

A user can place Hive and Hive Dollars into time -locked savings balances. Transfer from an account to savings is instant. Funds withdrawals from the savings to an account take three days. Their execution is recorded in the blockchain with the fill_transfer_from_saving virtual operation (see VOFillTransferFromSavings)

cancel_transfer_from_savings

Funds withdrawals from the savings can be canceled at any time before it is executed.