Get test tokens
Test funds are available to developer so that they can test their smart contracts and applications within the confines of a test network. This page covers how to get test funds from a local testnet.
Before we begin, you must have a local testnet running. Follow the Run a local network guide if you haven’t got a local testnet set up yet.
- 1.Change directory to where you created the
lotusandlotus-minerbinaries. If you followed the Run a local network guide these binaries will be in~/lotus-devnet:\cd ~/lotus-devnet - 2.View the wallets available on this node with
lotus wallet list:\./lotus wallet listThis command will output something like:\Address Balance Nonce Defaultt1snly7vh4mjtjznwze56ihrdhzfwvbajywwmrenq 0 FIL 0t3q4o7gkwe7p7xokhgws4rwntj7yqfhpj5pm6cqc7dycl7cwk4uvgh2odwdvge5re7ne5gcc6xluifss5uu5cq 49999999.999763880085417692 FIL 2 X - 3.Create the send request with
lotus send, supplying the pre-minedt3q4o...address as the--fromaddress, the newt1snl...address as the receiving address, and the amount of FIL we want to send:\./lotus send --from <PRE-MINED ADDRESS> <TO ADDRESS> <VALUE>For example:\./lotus send --from t3q4o7gkwe7p7xokhgws4rwntj7yqfhpj5pm6cqc7dycl7cwk4uvgh2odwdvge5re7ne5gcc6xluifss5uu5cq t1snly7vh4mjtjznwze56ihrdhzfwvbajywwmrenq 2000This command will output something like:\bafy2bzaceaqzbgiazwvtpago6wpkxl42puxfkvwv5cwjpime2irqatamji2bq - 4.Check the balance of your new
t1snl...address withlotus wallet balance:\./lotus wallet balance <ADDRESS>For example:\./lotus wallet balance t1snly7vh4mjtjznwze56ihrdhzfwvbajywwmrenqThis command will output something like:\2000 FIL
If you want to manage your local testnet tokens in MetaMask you will need to create a
t4 address. You can create a t4 address using lotus wallet new deleated. Once you have a t4 address you can connect MetaMask to your local testnet to see the new balance within the MetaMask extension.Last modified 1mo ago