Getting Started Guides

Getting Started with the Uniswap Web App

• How to connect a wallet to Uniswap

  You can connect a wallet to the Uniswap web app using a desktop or mobile browser.   To connect your wallet to Uniswa...

• How to disconnect a wallet from Uniswap

  You are able to disconnect your wallet from Uniswap.   To disconnect your wallet from Uniswap: Open your portfolio b...

• How to get a crypto wallet

  A cryptocurrency wallet allows you to store, send, and receive cryptocurrencies on the blockchain. Before selecting t...

• What is a crypto wallet?

  A cryptocurrency wallet allows you to store, send, and receive cryptocurrency on the blockchain. Your wallet is a com...

• What is a crypto wallet address?

  A crypto wallet address is the public address for your crypto wallet.Your wallet address appears as a randomly genera...

• What is the Uniswap tokens page?

  The tokens page allows you to discover and evaluate ERC-20 tokens to make informed decisions when buying or selling a...

Getting Started with Buying Crypto

• Buying crypto on Uniswap

  The following tokens are available for purchase using our providers on Uniswap. Some tokens may not be supported in y...

• How to buy crypto in the Uniswap Wallet

  You can buy crypto from multiple providers in the Uniswap Wallet.   How to buy crypto in the Uniswap Wallet: Select ...

• How to buy crypto using the Uniswap Web app

  You can buy crypto from multiple providers in the Uniswap Web app.   How to buy crypto in the Uniswap Wallet: Open U...

• What payment methods are accepted when buying crypto?

  Each financial institution has certain payments methods accepted depending on your region.   Here is a list of paymen...

• Why do I have to verify my identity when buying crypto?

  When buying crypto, financial institutions are required to collect user information to comply with US and global fina...

• What is Know Your Customer (KYC) when buying crypto?

  Know Your Customer (KYC) is a process financial institutions use to identify and verify a user when they open an acco...

Getting Started with Networks

• Networks on Uniswap

  The Uniswap interfaces support the following Networks: Ethereum Arbitrum Avalanche Base Blast BNB Chain Celo Optimis...

• How to switch networks

  You can add liquidity and swap tokens on Uniswap across multiple networks.   To add liquidity or swap tokens on a dif...

• What is a blockchain network?

  A network is an Ethereum environment. This is where users test, develop, and interact with others. There are differen...

• What is a Layer 2 Network?

  To understand Layer 2, we start with Layer 1. The Layer 1 network of the Uniswap Protocol is the Ethereum blockchain....

• Testnets on Uniswap

  A testnet is a blockchain designed to allow developers to experiment with decentralized applications (dapps) without ...

Getting Started with Liquidity

• What is a liquidity pool?

  A liquidity pool is a pairing of tokens in a smart contract that is used for swapping on decentralized exchanges (DEX...

• What is a liquidity provider (LP) fee?

  A Liquidity Provider (LP) fee is applied to all swaps when using the Uniswap Protocol.   The LP fee is taken from the...

• What are fee tiers?

  A fee tier is the percentage of the liquidity provider fee that swaps pay when swapping. When providing liquidity you...

• What is a tick when providing liquidity?

  Ticks are units of measurement that are used to define specific price ranges. A tick is the smallest area where liqui...

• How to convert a price to a tick that can be initialized

  Converting a price to a tick that can be initialized1 is done using the following formula:   To convert a price to ...

• Do I need to hold both tokens to provide liquidity using Uniswap v3?

  When providing liquidity using Uniswap v3, you do not need to hold both tokens to provide liquidity. Your chosen pric...

Getting Started with Limit Orders

• What is a Limit Order?

  A limit order is an agreement to swap tokens at a specific price you set.   Unlike a traditional swap, which swaps im...

• What tokens are available with limits orders?

  Any token listed on the Uniswap Protocol can be used in a limit order.   Always remember to conduct your own research...

• What networks do limits support?

  Limit orders on Uniswap are supported on Ethereum Mainnet.   Limit orders use the UniswapX network to broadcast order...

• Is there slippage on limit orders?

  There is no slippage for limit orders on the Uniswap Web app.   The limit order only executes if one of the the open ...

• Do limit orders lock my funds?

  When a limit order is open, the tokens in your wallet are not locked. This means you are free to swap or send these t...

• What is a limit order’s expiry?

  The expiry of a limit order is the expiration date you set when submitting a limit order.   The expiry sets how long ...

Getting started with UniswapX

• What is UniswapX?

  UniswapX is a new permissionless, open source (GPL), auction-based protocol for trading across AMMs and other liquidi...

• How does UniswapX work?

  Below is an example of how UniswapX works using a hypothetical situation.   To start, lets say Alice (the swapper) wa...

• What networks are supported by UniswapX?

  UniswapX is currently only available on Ethereum Mainnet.   Uniswap Labs is committed to expanding the supported netw...

• Who fills UniswapX orders?

  UniswapX outsources routing complexity to an open network of third-party fillers.   Fillers then compete to fill swap...

• How does UniswapX save me money?

  UniswapX can save swappers money in multiple ways by using an open network of third-party fillers to fill swaps.   Un...