# How to Connect Metamask with BNB smart chain in 3 steps?

By [Zelta](https://paragraph.com/@zelta) · 2023-03-27

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BSC chain or Binance Smart Chain network is a new platform that aims to lower transaction costs and provide a space to create DApps and other DeFi products.

If you want to trade and us the DApps in the BSC network, you need to learn how to add BNB Smart Chain to Metamask first.

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In order to add BNB Smart Chain network (BSC) to metamask follow these steps:

**1.** [Setup a Metamask Wallet](https://zelta.io/blog/how-to-set-up-a-metamask-wallet/?utm_source=paragraph&utm_medium=bl&utm_campaign=cta).

**2.** In case of a new Metamask wallet the default network is set to Ethereum Mainnet. Click on the network tab located on the top right and then select the ‘Add Network’ option.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a44f54a9f2ed83d6a5375ed7153e5a0f.png)

**3.** To add network to metamask fill in the following details under the ‘Add Network’ window.

Network Name: BNB Smart Chain (previously Binance Smart Chain Mainnet)  
New URL: https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/  
Chain ID: 56  
Currency Symbol: BNB  
Block Explorer URL: https://bscscan.com/

Click on save when done

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/059687de91ec04ef493f1bd83814a289.png)

BNB Smart Chain Network is also available in the list of popular networks from where you can add it directly to your Metamask.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ba0cf7119ce4a4813d9c2018e0f6f5ab.png)

After completing all the steps the network will be added making your metamask on BNB Smart Chain network look like this:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3177bb104e534da1dcfa91c537920d98.png)

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*Originally published on [Zelta](https://paragraph.com/@zelta/add-bsc-to-metamask)*