# How to show my seed phrase

**URL:** https://forums.counterparty.io/t/how-to-show-my-seed-phrase/6650
**Category:** Counterwallet
**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/how-to-show-my-seed-phrase/6650 "2023-06-23T10:10:42Z")
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### Author: ![Dwoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Dwoi](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Dwoi)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/how-to-show-my-seed-phrase/6650/2 "2023-06-30T11:56:27Z")

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I don’t think it is possible but I do not know that for certain. I hope one of the formal support person can confirm:

1. You cannot show the 12 word passphrase. The passphrase/seed is never stored on any server. It only appears once and only client side.

2. Segwit addresses do not have an associated private key. They are generated using the 12 word seed.

3. If you can recall most of the seed (like 10 words) you might be able to brute force the remaining 2 using command line tools.

Refs:

> [@Lost my 12 words, but have quick access link, can I recover 12 words from there?](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/lost-my-12-words-but-have-quick-access-link-can-i-recover-12-words-from-there/1245):
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> Hello! lost (well, forgot to write) the 12 words for the login, but saved the quick access link. So I can login to my wallet, but I want to know if it is possible to recover the 12 words from that link. Thank you!

> [@Segwit Address - bech32](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/segwit-address-bech32/5719/3):
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> Segwit addresses do not have any private key associated with them, as they are generated using the HD seed (your 12-word passphrase).

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