Recovering Your Utila Backup

Station70 provides secure storage and policy-based recovery for your Utila vault backups. This article walks you through recovering your backup, from initiating the request in Station70 to completing recovery with Utila's tools.

About Your Wallet Data

If your Utila account is linked with Station70, we automatically store your wallet data and keep it up to date — so you won't need to manually re-export it from Utila, even after adding new assets to your vault.

If your account isn't linked, you'll need to export your wallet data from Utila yourself as part of the process below. Check out Linking your Wallet Provider for more information on how to link your account.

Step 1: Initiate Recovery in Station70

  1. Log in to Station70 and go to the Backups tab
  2. Select your Utila backup and choose Recover Entire Workspace
  3. Wait for approval — the number of approvals needed depends on how your policy is configured
  4. Once approved, download your recovery package

Step 2: Get Your Utila Wallet Data (if not linked)

If your account isn't linked with Station70:

  1. Log in to your Utila account
  2. Go to Vault Settings > Backup
  3. Select Export Wallet Data

If your account is linked, skip this — the wallet data is already included in your Station70 recovery package.

Step 3: Recover Your Wallet

You can complete recovery using either of Utila's official tools.

  1. From your Station70 recovery package, gather the Encrypted Keys JSON, Wallet Data JSON, and Private RSA Key files
  2. Open the Utila Offline App
  3. In the side navigation, select Recover
  4. Upload the Encrypted Keys JSON file, then click Next
  5. Upload the Wallet Data JSON file
  6. Upload the Private RSA Key file — make sure it's renamed with a .PEM extension
  7. Click Recover
  8. Choose where to save the output — you'll get a CSV file (utila_recovered_keys_xxxx-xx-xx.csv  ) containing your wallet information

Option B: Developer CLI Package

  1. Download the Developer CLI Package from the Utila Resource Center
  2. Open your computer's terminal
  3. Load your encrypted backup file from Station70, along with your Seed Phrase and your Wallet Data JSON
  4. Run:
./utilacli-arm64-darwin backup --backup-file encrypted_backup.json recover --backup-mnemonic vault,backup,the,other,thirteen,words,of,the,seed,phrase --wallets-data utila_vault_VAULTID_wallet_data_DATE.json
  1. Your recovered vault information will display directly in the terminal

Note: Utila's recovery process doesn't return HD keys — only the private key for the specific asset(s) you select.


Having trouble? Email support@station70.com and we'll help you get sorted.

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