How to add a custom token in metamask

Metamask is undoubtedly the most popular wallet for the use of Dapps such as aave and opensea , erc20 token creator with it you can also send and receive your cryptocurrencies. but for this you must familiarize yourself with it.

On many occasions we make a purchase or shipment and we do not see the cryptocurrency, that is because we have not added it, that is, it is there but we do not see it, so do not worry.

Add tokens to MetaMask automatically

The first thing you have to do is have the extension installed in your browser and create a wallet , I suppose you have already done this but if you are totally new I will leave you this link to the official website and continue once inside the wallet itself, I I am going to do the example with Chainlink, ERC20 token generator .

Always use official links since there are copies in which all your cryptocurrencies are stolen

You go to coinmarketcap.com , look for the name of the token you want to add and click on the metamask icon . Keep in mind in the network that you are working for example LINK is available for both ethereum and binance smart chain and others.

2. Once this is done, a metamask pop-up window will open and we must click on “Add token” And that’s it! It’s that easy to add a token to view it in your wallet.

Token added metamask

Add custom tokens to MetaMask manually

Now we are going to do it manually using only the contract since sometimes the cryptocurrency that we want to add will not be in coinmarketcap and we will have to do it this way by searching for the contract on the official website of the project.

Step 1: Know the contract of the token you want to add

The first thing is to know the contract of the token that you want to add to your wallet, to do this if it is listed you can go to coinmarketcap , search for it and copy it by clicking on the icon next to metamask that you have just below the name of the currency.

Step 2: Custom import it

In the initial metamask screen you will see that only ETH appears, here you must click on “ Import tokens ” or “Add tokens” depending on the language and you have 2 options to use the search engine (which I do not recommend since there may be 2 with the same name and by mistake you add the one that is not)

search token metamask

Click on “Custom Token” and it will ask us for the contract that we have previously copied in coinmarketcap.

Step 3: Paste the contract

We paste it and the rest of the data will be automatically filled in as a symbol and decimals, click on “Add Custom token”

custom token metamask

Now if we return to the initial screen, the added token and the amount that we store will appear.Token added metamask.

How to add a new token in the Trust Wallet app

There are two ways to add tokens to the Trust Wallet app, namely by looking for them directly in the settings menu and by manual means. This manual way is to select the Add custom token option in the settings menu.

Click the settings menu in the upper right corner In the search field, find the token you want to activate and click the activation mark on the right side of the token name. If the name of the token you are looking for does not appear immediately, you should look for it in the Add custom token option There will be columns like the following: Network: create erc20 token Choose the desired network, in the Trust Wallet application itself the most used is the Smart Chain network Contract address : enter the address token of the contract. You can search for it on the CoinMarketCap page or directly on the website of the token you want. Name, Symbol, Decimals will usually be auto-completed if the address on the contract is correct. Finally,