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Are you gettings the “switching the network” error on the open sea?
Here’s the full error message “There was a Problem switching the network” on the open sea.
The error is generated because you have not added yet the “Polygons” Network in Metamask.
To fix the “Switching the network” problem on open sea you need to add the Polygon network in Metamask.
In this guide, you will learn why you gettings the “There was a Problem switching the network” on the open sea and how to fix it.
1. Go to Opensea and open MetaMask
The first thing to do to fix the “there was a problem switching network” on OpenSea is to Go to the OpenSea Website by clicking here.
or past this link in your browser [https://opensea.io/].
Once you open the OpenSea website next click on the MetaMask wallet.
If you have a mobile then directly go to the MetaMask wallet and open it.
When the “MetaMask wallet” is open with you then click on the Profile icon in the top right corner.
After you click on the “Profile icon” a new pop-up will open with you there search for “setting” and tap on it.
Next, the MetaMask settings will be open with you which contain “General”, “Contact”, “Alerts” etc…
In the “Settings” scroll to the bottom find Network Settings next to Alerts and open it.
In the “Network” window you will be seeing all the networks that are currently added to the Metamask wallet.
Search for “Polygon network” if it’s already added to your wallet then wait for 24 to 48 hours and the error will be fixed.
If the Polygon network is not added to your wallet then you need to add the polygon network in the MetaMask wallet to fix this error.
2. Click on Add Network
Tap on the Add Network button at the bottom to add the polygon network to your MetaMask wallet address.
It will redirect you to the Network page where you will be able to add a Polygon Network in MetaMask.
On the Network page, they ask for “Network name”, “New RPC URL”, “Chain ID”, and “Currency Symbol”.
Here is how to Enter a value in Polygon Network:
Network Name: Polygon
New RPC Url: https://matic-mainnet.chainstacklabs.com/
Chain ID: 137
Currency symbol: ETH
After that click on the Save button at the bottom and you are good to go.
Restart your browser or if your using the Mobile then restart the “MetaMask wallet” app and the error will be fixed.
Conclusions
You face the “There was a Problem switching the network” error on OpenSea because you have not added the Polygon network in your MetaMask wallet.
The Adding of “Polygon Network” in MetaMask is simple in the above guide and is explained in detail.
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