How to import a private key into your wallet
After a search you get a private key or a recovery phrase. Here's how to add it to a wallet. Menu names can differ between wallet versions.
Save the key first, and never paste it into a website or chat. Only the wallet app should ever see it.
MetaMask (Ethereum and EVM networks)
- Open the account menu at the top
- Choose to add an account, then Import account
- Paste the private key and confirm
Phantom (Solana)
- Open the account menu and choose to add an account
- Choose Import private key
- Enter a name, paste the private key and confirm
TronLink (TRON)
- Choose to add a wallet, then import it with a private key
- Paste the private key
- Set a wallet name and confirm
Tonkeeper (TON)
- Choose to add a wallet, then an existing wallet
- Enter your 12 or 24 words
- If the address differs, choose the wallet version you searched for in the settings
Electrum (Bitcoin)
- Choose File, then New/Restore, and name the wallet
- Choose to import Bitcoin addresses or private keys
- Paste the key. For a
bc1qaddress, typep2wpkh:right before the key, with no space
After importing
- Compare the whole address in the wallet with the one you found
- Send a small test amount and send it back before using the address for anything larger