☄️Add Polygon Network to Metamask

Learn how to correctly add the Polygon Network to Metamask

In order to buy Axion on ApeSwap or interact with the Staking Portal, you must first connect to the Polygon network. By default, your MetaMask wallet is on Ethereum.

Add Polygon To Metamask

The easiest way to add the network is to visit the staking portal, and to click on Switch Network from the red warning message:

If you are on mobile, click on the menu icon on the top right to connect your wallet

This will bring up a MetaMask window that asks you for approval to add the Polygon Network to your wallet.

Once you click on approve, you will see another window asking for your confirmation before switching the network.

Click on Switch Network to be connected to the Polygon Mainnet.

Now click on the Connect button to access the Axion Staking Portal.

Adding Polygon to MetaMask with the help of the Staking Portal

To manually add the Polygon network, please use the following set of instructions.

For desktop users: You can see which network you are on by opening the MetaMask extension and looking at the very top row.

To add a new network on both the desktop browser extension and on the mobile app, navigate to Settings and then to Networks. Once you can see the list of networks in your wallet, click Add Network.

Enter the following information into MetaMask:

Network Name: Polygon Mainnet

RPC Url: https://polygon-rpc.com/

Chain ID: 137

Symbol: MATIC

Block Explorer URL: https://polygonscan.com/

Once you click Save, the network will be added, and your wallet will automatically switch to the new network.

Adding Polygon to MetaMask manually