Prepare the right input
Copy the address from your own wallet’s receive screen or an existing transaction record. Keep the full string. A shortened address from a screenshot is useful for discussion but cannot be looked up reliably. Select Bitcoin in the network field; an Ethereum address belongs in a different lookup.
An address and a transaction ID answer different questions. The address opens a history view. A transaction ID identifies one transfer record. If you only have a transaction ID, open it in a Bitcoin explorer first and inspect its outputs to find the address you need.
Read the lookup in a repeatable order
In Skooby, open Investigate and paste the public address. Start with the retrieval time and data scope, then inspect the recent movements. This order helps you avoid treating an older result as a fresh update.
- Choose Bitcoin and select Scan wallet.
- Compare the displayed balance with the address page linked from Full explorer history.
- Open the movement you recognize and inspect its transaction hash, block, fee, and listed addresses.
- Save the address to your casebook if you want to return on the same browser.
Keep an address view separate from a wallet view
A Bitcoin wallet can use many addresses. Its change outputs can go to a different address from the one you originally searched. Bitcoin.org explains why wallets commonly produce a new receiving address. A zero balance at one address does not by itself mean the entire wallet is empty.
For a useful note, record the searched address, the retrieval time, and what the lookup covered. Avoid assigning an owner to an address based only on who sent it funds. The public trail establishes movements; identifying people requires other evidence.
Observation: address A had two loaded outgoing movements at the time of lookup. Unknown: whether either recipient is another address belonging to the same wallet.
Sources & scope
These guides combine Skooby product walkthroughs with the references below. Examples are illustrative. Skooby’s scans cover a limited recent window of native BTC or ETH activity.