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# TypedData.recoverAddress

Recovers the signing address of signed [EIP-712](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-712) typed data.

## Imports

```ts
import { TypedData } from 'viem/utils'
```

## Examples

```ts twoslash
// @noErrors
import { TypedData } from 'viem/utils'

const address = TypedData.recoverAddress({
  domain: {
    name: 'Ether Mail',
    version: '1',
    chainId: 1,
    verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
  },
  types: {
    Mail: [
      { name: 'from', type: 'address' },
      { name: 'to', type: 'address' },
      { name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
    ],
  },
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: '0xa0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
    to: '0xa0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
    contents: 'hello world',
  },
  signature: '0x…',
})
```

## Definition

```ts
function recoverAddress(
  options: recoverAddress.Options,
): Address
```

## Parameters

### options.domain

* **Type:** `TypedDataDomain`

The typed data domain.

### options.types

* **Type:** `TypedData`

The type definitions for the typed data.

### options.primaryType

* **Type:** `string`

The primary type to extract from `types` and use in `message`.

### options.message

* **Type:** `Record<string, unknown>`

The message that was signed.

### options.signature

* **Type:** `Hex | Bytes | Signature.Signature`

Signature of the typed data.

## Return Type

The recovered signing address.

`Address`