How to Add Other Networks to MetaMask

MetaMask is a popular Ethereum wallet, but it also supports many other blockchains. We're covering how to add other EVM-compatible networks to MetaMask.

Which networks does MetaMask support?

MetaMask supports Ethereum (including all ERC-20 tokens) and both layer one and two EVM-compatible blockchains, including:

• BNB Smart Chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain/BSC)​

• Polygon

• Avalanche

• Fantom

• Harmony

• Aurora

• Optimism (Optimistic Ethereum)​

• Arbitrum​

• Palm​

• Celo

We’re covering how to add each of these different networks to MetaMask in this guide.

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How to add BNB Smart Chain to MetaMask

Here's how to add BNB Smart Chain to MetaMask:

1. Log into your MetaMask wallet and select settings
2. Go to networks and select add network
3. Select Smart Chain Mainnet
4. Enter the following information into the relevant fields:

• Network Name: Smart Chain

• New RPC URL: https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/

• ChainID: 56

• Symbol: BNB

• Block Explorer URL: https://bscscan.com

5. Select save
6. You'll return to your wallet dashboard and you should be able to select Binance Smart Chain from your networks

How to add Polygon to MetaMask

You can add MATIC to the MetaMask browser easily using Polyscan. Here's how it works:

1. Go to polygonscan.com

2. At the bottom of the page, select Add Polygon network

3. You should now see a MetaMask notification, select approve

How to add Avalanche to MetaMask

Want to add AVAX to your MetaMask wallet? Here's how:

1. Log into your MetaMask wallet and select settings
2. Go to networks and select add network
3. On the Add a Network page, enter the following details into the relevant fields:

• Network Name: Avalanche Network

• New RPC URL: https://api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc

• ChainID: 43114

• Symbol: AVAX

• Explorer: https://snowtrace.io/

4. Select save
5. You'll return to your wallet dashboard where you can now select Avalanche from your networks in MetaMask.

How to add Fantom to MetaMask

The easiest way to add Fantom Network to MetaMask is by using FTMScan, here’s how:

1. Go to https://ftmscan.com/

2. Select Add Fantom Network in the bottom left corner

3. You should now see a MetaMask notification, select approve

How to add Harmony to MetaMask

Here’s how to add Harmony to your MetaMask wallet:

1. Open MetaMask and select the list of networks at the top
2. Select Add Network
3. On the Add a Network page, enter the following details into the relevant fields:

• Network Name: Harmony Mainnet

• New RPC URL: https://api.harmony.one

• ChainID: 1666600000

• Symbol: ONE

• Explorer: explorer.harmony.one

4. Select save
5. You'll return to your wallet dashboard and you should be able to select Harmony from your networks

How to add Aurora to MetaMask

Here’s how to add Aurora (NEAR) to your MetaMask wallet:

1. Open MetaMask and select the list of networks at the top
2. Select Add Network
3. On the Add a Network page, enter the following details into the relevant fields:

• Network Name: Aurora Mainnet

• New RPC URL: https://mainnet.aurora.dev

• Chain ID: 1313161554

• Currency Symbol: ETH

• Block Explorer URL: https://explorer.mainnet.aurora.dev 

4. Select save
5. You'll return to your wallet dashboard and you should be able to select Aurora from your networks

How to add Optimism to MetaMask

Want to add Optimisitc Ethereum (Optimism) to your MetaMask wallet? Here’s how:

1. Go to https://optimistic.etherscan.io/

2. Select Add OP Mainnet in the bottom left corner

3. You should now see a MetaMask notification, select approve

How to add Arbitrum to MetaMask

Here’s how to add Arbitrum to MetaMask:

1. Open MetaMask and select the list of networks at the top
2. Select Add Network
3. On the Add a Network page, enter the following details into the relevant fields:

• Network Name: Arbitrum

• RPC: https://arb1.arbitrum.io/rpc

• Chain ID: 42161

• Currency Symbol: ETH

• Block Explorer URL: https://arbiscan.io

4. Select save
5. You'll return to your wallet dashboard and you should be able to select Arbitrum from your networks

How to add Palm to MetaMask

Want to add Palm to MetaMask to easily manage your NFTs? Here’s how:

1. Open MetaMask and select the list of networks at the top
2. Select Add Network
3. On the Add a Network page, enter the following details into the relevant fields:

• Network Name: Palm

• RPC: https://palm-mainnet.infura.io/v3/3a961d6501e54add9a41aa53f15de99b

• Chain ID: 11297108109

• Currency Symbol: PALM

• Block Explorer URL: explorer.palm.io

4. Select save
5. You'll return to your wallet dashboard and you should be able to select Palm from your networks

How to add Celo to MetaMask

The easiest way to add Celo to MetaMask is by using the Celo blockchain explorer:

1. Go to https://explorer.celo.org/mainnet/

2. Select Add Celo from the bottom navigation menu

3. You should now see a MetaMask notification, select approve