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In order to import an existing wallet, you must be able to access the wallet’s recovery phrase.
Most Ethereum wallets have a 12 word recovery phrase, which act as the key to your wallet. These words must be kept safe. No wallet provider, including Coinbase Wallet, can recover this 12 word recovery phrase for you.
Recovery phrases are portable, enabling you to transfer your wallet from one self-custody wallet provider to another. With Coinbase Wallet, you can import any Ethereum-based wallet that you may have created with another provider such as MetaMask, Trust Wallet, and others. You can even import your Coinbase Wallet from your mobile device so you can use it in the browser extension as well.
When you import an existing wallet using your recovery phrase into Coinbase Wallet extension, there is no impact on your existing wallet. You will be able to continue using your existing wallet across multiple providers, and any transactions you make will show up in your wallet across all of your wallet providers.
While the recovery phrase is portable, the password that you set for your wallet is provider-specific and will not be ported over to another provider. Like recovery phrases, passwords cannot be recovered by any wallet provider, including Coinbase Wallet.
How to import your MetaMask wallet into Coinbase Wallet extension
Step 1: To get started, please install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store
Step 2: Open up MetaMask in your browser extension or on the mobile app, and enter in your password to access your wallet
Step 3: Navigate to Settings. From the list, click on the “Security & Privacy” option, and tap on “Reveal Secret Recovery Phrase”. Enter in your password to continue.
Step 4: Copy down your Secret Recovery Phrase. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe.
Step 5: Open up the Coinbase Wallet extension, and click on the “Import an existing wallet option”
Step 6: Enter in the Secret Recovery Phrase that you copied down on Step 4. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe, as this is the key to access your wallet and Coinbase cannot recover this phrase for you. Click on Import wallet once complete.
Step 7: Select a username. Then create a password to access your wallet. Keep this safe, as you’ll need it to access your wallet regularly. Remember, Coinbase cannot recover your password for you!
Step 8: All done! Your MetaMask wallet has been imported into the Coinbase Wallet extension, and is ready to use!
Import an existing wallet from Trust Wallet
Step 1: To get started, please install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store
Step 2: Open up the Trust Wallet app on your phone
Step 3: Click on the Settings, and tap “Wallets”. Tap the informational icon for the wallet that you’d like to import, and click on “Show Recovery Phrase”
Step 4: Copy down your Secret phrase. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe.
Step 5: Open up the Coinbase Wallet extension, and click on the “Import an existing wallet option”
Step 6: Enter in the Secret phrase that you copied down on Step 5. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe, as this is the key to access your wallet and Coinbase cannot recover this phrase for you. Click on Import wallet once complete.
Step 7: Select a username. Then create a password to access your wallet. Keep this safe, as you’ll need it to access your wallet regularly. Remember, Coinbase cannot recover your password for you!
Step 8: All done! Your Trust wallet has been imported into the Coinbase Wallet extension, and is ready to use!
Import an existing wallet from Coinbase Wallet
Step 1: To get started, please install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store
Step 2: Open up the Coinbase Wallet app on your phone. Click on the Settings, and tap “Recovery Phrase”. Enter in your password or biometrics to access your Recovery Phrase
Step 3: Copy down your Recovery Phrase. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe.
Step 4: Open up the Coinbase Wallet extension, and click on the “Import an existing wallet option”
Step 5: Enter in the Recovery Phrase that you copied down on Step 5. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe, as this is the key to access your wallet and Coinbase cannot recover this phrase for you. Click on Import wallet once complete.
Step 6: Create a password to access your wallet. Keep this safe, as you’ll need it to access your wallet regularly. Remember, Coinbase cannot recover your password for you!
Step 7: All done! Your Coinbase Wallet has been imported into the Coinbase Wallet extension, and is ready to use!
Other wallets
Step 1: To get started, please install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store
Step 2: Open up your existing wallet, either on your mobile app or extension
Step 3: You can typically find your Recovery Phrase in the Settings menu of most wallets. Copy down your Recovery Phrase. This should be 12 words. Keep this safe.
Step 4: Open up the Coinbase Wallet extension, and click on the “Import an existing wallet option”. Enter in the Recovery Phrase that you copied down onto the Coinbase Wallet extension. Click on Import wallet once complete.
Step 5: Create a password to access your wallet. Keep this safe, as you’ll need it to access your wallet regularly. Remember, Coinbase cannot recover your password for you!
Step 6: All done! Your wallet has been imported into the Coinbase Wallet extension, and is ready to use!