2. How to Import an Existing MetaMask Wallet
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Click the account selector at the top of your wallet.
Select 'Add account or hardware wallet' at the bottom of the list.
On the next menu, select 'Import account'.
You will be directed to the Import page. Paste your private key and click 'Import'.
You should be able to see the newly imported account in the account selector dropdown with an 'Imported' tag next to it.
You can use a JSON to import a wallet into MetaMask, but only on Extension. To do so, get the JSON file from your external wallet and follow the steps for Extension above until you get to the import page in step 3. From there:
On the Import page, expand the dropdown from'select Type'.
Select 'JSON File'.
Click 'Choose File' and locate the file from your computer.
Enter the password that protects your JSON file (not your MetaMask password).
Click 'Import'.
