If you need to back up or export your wallet credentials, you can view your Secret Recovery Phrase (12 words) or private keys in Phantom. These credentials are stored locally on your device in an encrypted vault.
Your recovery phrase and private keys give full access to your wallet or account, so only reveal them when necessary and store them in a secure, offline location.
Warning: Don't share your Secret Recovery Phrase or private key with anyone. If someone has access to either, they will have full control of your wallet. Phantom Support will never ask for your recovery phrase or private key.
How private keys work across supported chains:
- Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Monad, and HyperEVM share the same private key for each account.
- Solana, Bitcoin, and Sui use unique private keys for each account.
If you created your wallet with a Google or Apple account and a four-digit PIN, your wallet also has a Secret Recovery Phrase. Consider exporting it as an additional backup method.
If you imported any private keys into Phantom, those private keys are not connected to your main wallet’s recovery phrase.
Browser extension
View your recovery phrase
- Click your profile avatar in the upper left.
- Go to Settings → Security & Privacy.
- Click Show Recovery Phrase. If you previously imported additional recovery phrases, select the one you want to export.
- Enter your extension password.
- Review and acknowledge the warning, then click Continue.
- Copy your recovery phrase word by word, in the exact order, with spaces between each word, then store it securely offline.
View your private keys
- Click your profile avatar in the upper left.
- Go to Settings → Manage Accounts.
- Select the account, then click Show Private Key.
- Enter your extension password.
- Review and acknowledge the warning, then click Continue.
- Select the network: Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Monad, Base, Sui, Polygon, or HyperEVM.
- Copy your private key and store it securely offline.
If you don’t see a network in the list when exporting, go to Settings → Active Networks and turn it on.
Mobile app
View your recovery phrase
- Tap your profile avatar in the upper left.
- Go to Settings → Security & Privacy.
- Tap Show Recovery Phrase. If you previously imported additional recovery phrases, select the one you want to export.
- Review and acknowledge the warning, then tap Continue.
- Copy your recovery phrase word by word, in the exact order, with spaces between each word, then store it securely offline.
View your private keys
- Tap your profile avatar in the upper left.
- Tap the pencil icon next to the account whose private key you want to view.
- Tap Show Private Key.
- Review and acknowledge the warning, then tap Continue.
- Select the network: Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Monad, Base, Sui, Polygon, or HyperEVM.
- Copy your private key and store it securely offline.
If you don’t see a network in the list when exporting, go to Settings → Active Networks and turn it on.
Common issues
I don't see the "Show Recovery Phrase" or "Show Private Key" options
If you don’t see the Show Recovery Phrase or Show Private Key options in Phantom, you may be using a hardware wallet such as Ledger or Saga. Hardware wallets never reveal the recovery phrase or private key to apps, including Phantom. This is expected behavior.
If Show Recovery Phrase is missing but Show Private Key appears, your account was imported using a private key. In that case, the account does not have a recovery phrase associated with it. Use Show Private Key instead.
The recovery phrase field is blank for an account created in Phantom Terminal
If the recovery phrase field appears blank for an account created in Phantom Terminal (trade.phantom.com), the original Secret Recovery Phrase that was in your wallet when the trading account was created may no longer be present. Import that original recovery phrase to make the trading account’s recovery phrase visible again.