Access to users address in Metamask

Question

I am building a Web dApp and would like to show the users address. Is it possible read this from the signer object I get from MetaMask? Or is this intentionally not possible?

If it is not possible, what are common ways to achieve this goal? Ask the user explicitly? (This seems a bit cumbersome to me from a UI perspective but I can see how it is much better from the privacy perspective)

Thanks!

Edit: Clarify where the problem was for me.

Do you want the user's wallet address, their native asset balance (e.g. ETH), or an ERC-20 token balance? Please clarify your question. — Paul Razvan Berg, Jun 27 '21 at 14:12
As per your clarification, this question is a duplicate. There are many other posts for looking up an ERC-20 token balance. Check them out! — Paul Razvan Berg, Jun 27 '21 at 21:33

trizin · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-27T22:27:46.673

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I'm guessing you are using ethers.js in that case you can get the address from the signer object. Try:

signer.getAddress()

edited Jun 27 '21 at 22:27

answered Jun 27 '21 at 17:03

trizin

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Thank you! It worked for me, I have no idea why you received -1. – 0xC257275276a4E539141Ca11b890B Jun 30 '21 at 18:39
I guess people can be cruel, glad to hear it worked for you! – trizin Jun 30 '21 at 21:04
trizin, this answer is exactly what I need. Thank you! – Russo Oct 19 '21 at 09:15

Access to users address in Metamask

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