Monero restore height calculator Start the scan just before your first payment.
Pick a date and get the block height to restore from. Or turn a block height back into a date. It runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
Free.Mainnet.No network calls.
Pick a date. Your restore height shows up here.
Mainnet only. Everything is worked out in your browser from block timestamps built into the page, so nothing is sent anywhere. Results are estimates, good to within about a day.
The basics
What is a restore height?
A Monero wallet finds your payments by reading the blockchain block by block. The restore height is the block where it starts reading.
Nothing before that block is looked at. So the number has to be at or before your first payment. Your money is not stored in the wallet. It sits on the chain, and the wallet only needs to find it.
- Too early. The wallet scans blocks that hold nothing of yours. It is slower, but the balance is right.
- Too late. The wallet skips payments that came first. The balance looks too low and the history has gaps.
Not sure which to pick? Read the full guide on Monero restore height, or follow how to restore a Monero wallet. The height only helps if you still have your recovery words, so read the guide to your Monero seed phrase too.
| Year | About |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 372,000 |
| 2016 | 893,000 |
| 2017 | 1,214,000 |
| 2018 | 1,477,000 |
| 2019 | 1,739,000 |
| 2020 | 2,001,000 |
| 2021 | 2,265,000 |
| 2022 | 2,527,000 |
| 2023 | 2,790,000 |
| 2024 | 3,052,000 |
| 2025 | 3,315,000 |
| 2026 | 3,578,000 |
Old wallets
Why dates before 2016 are different
Monero blocks came every 60 seconds until March 2016 (block 1,009,827). After that, one every 120 seconds.
Early on there were twice as many blocks a day. A calculator that assumes 2 minutes all the way back counts too few of them, and puts an early wallet far too late. That means missing payments.
This calculator uses real block timestamps instead of a flat guess. That is why the numbers in the table are not a straight line. The change of pace shows up in the 2015 and 2016 rows.
Put it to work
How to use it in your wallet
Four steps. The only one that matters is starting early.
- iPick a date a bit before your first payment
The day you made the wallet, or the first time anyone sent you Monero. If you are not sure, choose an earlier day.
- iiCopy the height
The big number already includes a 7 day safety margin. Use the Copy button so nothing gets mistyped.
- iiiPaste it into your wallet
Most wallets have a restore height field on the restore screen. MonkStash asks for a date instead and does this for you.
- ivIf the balance looks low, go earlier
Restore again with an earlier date. A lower height never loses money. It only makes the first scan longer.
Restoring from a seed phrase? See how to restore a Monero wallet.
Questions
Restore height questions, answered
1What restore height should I use?
Use the block of your first incoming payment, or a little before it. If you only know the date, enter it in the calculator above. It moves the result 7 days earlier, so the scan starts before your first payment. When unsure, go lower: a height that is too low only costs time.
2What if I do not know when I made my wallet?
Pick the earliest date it could possibly be, such as the year you first bought Monero. A restore height far too early is safe, just slower. If you have no idea at all, use a height of 0 and let the wallet scan the whole chain.
3Can a restore height be too early?
Yes, but the only cost is time. The wallet scans blocks that hold none of your payments before it reaches the first one. Your balance and history will still be correct.
4Does MyMonero have a restore height?
MyMonero 13-word phrases do not store a date, so there is nothing to look up. MonkStash can restore them. Pick a date before the first time you used MyMonero, and use an earlier one if the balance looks low.
5Is this calculator accurate?
It is an estimate, usually within roughly a day. It uses real block timestamps from the Monero chain, not a flat 2 minute guess, and then adds a 7 day safety margin. Treat the second number it shows as the approximate block, and the big number as the one to use.
6Does it work for stagenet or testnet?
No. This calculator is for Monero mainnet only. Stagenet and testnet have their own, much shorter chains, and nobody keeps real money there.