How to solve The method personal newAccount does not exist is not available Error

Question

I am working on web3 and running a private blockchain

The app.ts file:

import * as Web3 from 'web3';

var web3   = new Web3(new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider('ws://localhost:8546'));

web3.eth.getAccounts().then(accounts => {

    var sender = accounts[0];

    web3.eth.personal.unlockAccount(sender, 'password');

});

And I am getting the following error:

Unhandled rejection Error: Returned error: The method personal_newAccount does not exist/is not available

Answer 1

You are connecting using WS but have added personal to rpcapi. To make it work, you have add wsapi to your code and it will work.

Always be careful through what you are trying to connect and what you have written in your code.