Getting Ethereum Accounts

This page explains how to fetch accounts from a Web3 provider.

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Getting Ethereum accounts with EIP-1102

Use EIP-1102 to obtain authorization and get Ethereum accounts. Invoking EIP-1102 shows a QR code dialog if the user’s mobile wallet is not already connected to your app.

The following code runs in response to a user-initiated action such as clicking a button to ensure the pop up is not blocked by the browser.

// Use eth_requestAccounts
ethereum.request({ method: "eth_requestAccounts" }).then((response) => {
  const accounts: string[] = response as string[];
  console.log(`User's address is ${accounts[0]}`);

  // Optionally, have the default account set for web3.js
  web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
});

// ethereum.enable() is now deprecated in 4.0.0
ethereum.enable().then((accounts: string[]) => {
  console.log(`User's address is ${accounts[0]}`);
  web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
});

Once the user obtains authorization, the Web3 object (web3) and the Web3 Provider (ethereum) are ready to be used.

Next steps:

• Switching or Adding EVM Chains