How to swap tokens with the Uniswap web app

To swap tokens on the Uniswap web app follow these steps:

  1. Open the Uniswap web app and connect your wallet. Then select the token drop-down.



  2. Search for and select the token you wish to swap. You can browse the token list or search for a token by name or contract address.



  3. Select the token drop-down.



  4. Search for and select the token you wish to swap for. You can browse the token list or search for a token by name or contract address.



  5. Enter the amount you would like to swap, receive, or select the “Max” option.
    The “Max” option automatically inputs the total amount of the token you have available in your wallet for swapping. You may not be able to use the full balance if you are swapping a network token, since you need some to pay the network cost.



  6. Select “Swap”.



  7. Review the swap details, and then select “Confirm Swap”.



  8. In your wallet, approve spending for the token you are swapping.

    This will require a network cost. If this is your first time swapping the token with the Uniswap protocol, then you’ll need to approve the token in order to trade it.

    For more information on token approvals see our article What is an approval transaction?


  9. In your wallet, sign the message. This transaction will not require a network cost.



  10. In your wallet, confirm the swap. This transaction requires a network cost.



  11. Once confirmed, your swap is submitted to the blockchain and is pending.



  12. You will see “Swap success” and a green checkmark on screen when the transaction is successfully completed.



You have now successfully swapped with Uniswap! To view your swap on Etherscan, you can select “View on Explorer”.