How to Add AVAX to MetaMask

Adding AVAX to MetaMask is a key step to using C-Chain. This step has to be done manually, using the MetaMask dropdown menu. Open the wallet and view the selection of networks, with Ethereum set as default.

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It is key to use only verified sources for the target network information. Malicious setup guides may give a wrong target for the network. 

The valid data from the project’s own guide contain the right credentials to connect MetaMask to C-Chain.

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• Network Name: Avalanche Network
• New URL: https://api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc
• ChainID: 43114
• Symbol: AVAX
• Explorer: https://snowtrace.io/

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For a new wallet, the above data is required just once, after which Avalanche C-Chain will appear among the options from the blockchain dropdown menu.

When a browser game asks for a wallet connection, it will also check MetaMask. If an error is displayed, the wallet is connected to the wrong network. MetaMask only has a C-Chain option and will lose any AVAX sent from a P-Chain or X-Chain addresses.