☑️How to Add Polygon Network
How to add Polygon (MATIC) Network to MetaMask or your favorite defi wallet
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How to add Polygon (MATIC) Network to MetaMask or your favorite defi wallet
Last updated
Polygon is a layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution that is built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. It was built to solve the Ethereum problems such as low transaction speed, high gas fees, and limited options for developers.
MetaMask is a famous cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It supports Ethereum tokens such as ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155.
You can mint Polygon-based NFTs in OpenSea or any other NFT MarketPlace
You can send or receive MATIC on Metamask
This is the easiest and fatest way to add polygon Network to Metamask (or your fav defi wallet). However you cannot use this for MetaMask mobile application
Navigate to the Polygonescan website
Polygonscan is a Polygon blockchain explorer that allows users to explore the transactions, addresses, tokens and other activities
Once you are on the Polygonscan website, scroll to the bottom
If you scroll to the bottom of the website, there you can see the Add Polygon Network Button
Click on it
Upon clicking the Add Polygon Network you will get a notification in your MetaMask wallet
That will be nothing but an approval notification. Just click Approve
Clicking Approve will automatically import the Polygon network's name, URL and chain ID into Metamask and you will be automatically switched to the Polygon's Mainnet
Launch your MetaMask Wallet
Click the network selection dropdown menu.
Then, click the Add Network Button
After clicking the Add network, a window will open up to add a custom network
Add the details one by one manually
Remember, trust only the authentic Network. MetaMask will not be responsible in case of a malicious network provider recording your activity.
Copy-paste the following details accordingly:
Network Name: Polygon Mainnet
New RPC URL: https://polygon-rpc.com/
Chain ID: 137
Currency Symbol (optional): MATIC
Block Explorer URL (optional): https://polygonscan.com/
After copy-pasting the above details, click on Save.
This will add the Polygon Network to MetaMask.
Once you have clicked on the Save, your network will automatically get changed.
You can confirm that you have successfully added the Polygon Network by navigating into your MetaMask wallet.
On your MetaMask wallet, you can see the MATIC icon along with the MATIC balance.
