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How to add accounts in your wallet

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:::info[Want to add an account from another wallet, associated with a different Secret Recovery Phrase/seed phrase?]

Head to How to import an account instead. Imported accounts are those you add to MetaMask that originate from other wallets, or other Secret Recovery Phrases/seed phrases not stored in your current wallet. This article refers to adding accounts derived from your current MetaMask Secret Recovery Phrase(s).

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When you create your MetaMask wallet, you will be given a Secret Recovery Phrase, and an account is automatically generated. You'll see that as your Account 1 (default account).

If you'd like to create and manage multiple accounts, you could do so simply by adding more accounts within MetaMask. If you have multiple Secret Recovery Phrases in your wallet, you can choose which one to derive the new account from.

Note that once you add an account, you cannot permanently delete it. It will exist on the blockchain forever. However, you can stop using it or hide it in MetaMask.

If you want to re-add accounts after restoring your wallet using your Secret Recovery Phrase, take a look at this article.

  1. Click the account selector at the top of your wallet.
  2. Select 'Add account or hardware wallet' at the bottom of the list.

MetaMask add account type
options

  1. On the next page, select '+ Ethereum account’ under ‘Create new account’.

MetaMask add Ethereum account menu
item

  1. Enter your account name. (example: Test account)

MetaMask add Ethereum account choose account
name

  1. Select Secret Recovery Phrase (SRP) to derive account from (if multiple exist).

MetaMask add ethereum account select
SRP

  1. Review details and click ‘Create’.

MetaMask add ethereum account review
details

As mentioned above, accounts added using this method are permanently created on the blockchain and cannot be removed. They are associated with your Secret Recovery Phrase from the point of creation onwards. If you want to no longer see it in MetaMask, you can hide it. If you want to change your account name, use the instructions [here](/configure/accounts/how-do-i-change-my account-name-).