Using Base with your wallet

Base can be added as a custom network to any EVM-compatible wallet (i.e. MetaMask).

Mainnet

MetaMask​

To add Base as a custom network to MetaMask:

1. Open the MetaMask browser extension.

2. Open the network selection dropdown menu by clicking the dropdown button at the top of the extension.

3. Click the Add network button.

4. Click Add a network manually.

5. In the Add a network manually dialog that appears, enter the following information for Base mainnet:

   Name	Value
   Network Name	Base Mainnet
   Description	The public mainnet for Base.
   RPC Endpoint	https://mainnet.base.org
   Chain ID	8453
   Currency Symbol	ETH
   Block Explorer	https://basescan.org

6. Tap the Save button to save Base as a network.

You should now be able to connect to the Base by selecting it from the network selection dropdown menu.

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Testnet​

MetaMask​

To add Base Goerli as a custom network to MetaMask:

1. Open the MetaMask browser extension.

2. Open the network selection dropdown menu by clicking the dropdown button at the top of the extension.

3. Click the Add network button.

4. Click Add a network manually.

5. In the Add a network manually dialog that appears, enter the following information for the Base Goerli testnet:

   Name	Value
   Network Name	Base Goerli
   RPC Endpoint	https://goerli.base.org
   Chain ID	84531
   Currency Symbol	ETH
   Block Explorer	https://goerli.basescan.org/

6. Tap the Save button to save Base Goerli as a network.

You should now be able to connect to the Base Goerli testnet by selecting it from the network selection dropdown menu.