# Empty address in Bitcoin queries

**URL:** https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180
**Category:** GraphQL API
**Tags:** closed, support
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180 "2021-06-15T10:35:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![matt-ci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.bitquery.io/matt-ci/32/23_2.png) [@matt-ci](https://community.bitquery.io/u/matt-ci)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180/1 "2021-06-15T10:35:35Z")

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What does it mean when an address is equal to `""`?

For example, I can search for transactions where the input address is `""` but I would have thought this is an invalid address, no?

 ![Screenshot 2021-06-15 at 11.26.22](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/bitquery/original/1X/16311fd2278189993e9ac58da35fb39a652ba05f.png)

[Query Link](https://graphql.bitquery.io/ide/krU4KQxsql)

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### Author: ![gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@gaurav](https://community.bitquery.io/u/gaurav)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180/2 "2021-06-15T16:34:10Z")

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For Bitcoin “” represents coinbase address

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### Author: ![matt-ci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.bitquery.io/matt-ci/32/23_2.png) [@matt-ci](https://community.bitquery.io/u/matt-ci)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180/3 "2021-06-15T16:35:16Z")

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Ah, gotcha! Thank you!

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### Author: ![matt-ci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.bitquery.io/matt-ci/32/23_2.png) [@matt-ci](https://community.bitquery.io/u/matt-ci)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180/4 "2021-06-16T09:04:09Z")

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Using bitcoin `coinpath` I am seeing receiver addresses of “”.  
Does this indicate transaction fees?

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### Author: ![gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@gaurav](https://community.bitquery.io/u/gaurav)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.bitquery.io/t/empty-address-in-bitcoin-queries/180/5 "2021-06-16T16:26:42Z")

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Transaction Fees and Miners