nostr-nsec-seedphrase/docs/namespaces/nip19/functions/nsecEncode.md

A comprehensive TypeScript library for Nostr key management with BIP39 seed phrases, supporting both ESM and CommonJS. Implements NIP-01, NIP-06, NIP-19, and NIP-26 with key generation, event signing, bech32 encoding/decoding, and secure cryptographic ope

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[nostr-nsec-seedphrase](../../../globals.md) / [nip19](../README.md) / nsecEncode

# Function: nsecEncode()

> **nsecEncode**(`privkey`): `string`

Encodes a private key into nsec format

## Parameters

### privkey

`string`

The hex-encoded private key

## Returns

`string`

The bech32-encoded nsec string

## Defined in

[index.ts:256](https://github.com/HumanjavaEnterprises/nostr-nsec-seedphrase/blob/885e04e5180059d4aa901af59d633038a53240cb/src/index.ts#L256)