Send AXL to an EVM chain
Transfer AXL tokens from Axelar to an EVM chain using the terminal.
Prerequisites
- Skill level: intermediate
- You have downloaded the Axelar blockchain and are comfortable with Basic node management.
- Your Axelar node has an account named
my_account
that you control. Let{MY_ADDR}
denote the address of yourmy_account
account. - Select an EVM chain
{EVM_CHAIN}
from: Ethereum, Avalanche, Fantom, Moonbeam, Polygon. - Complete steps from Metamask for EVM chains to connect your Metamask to
{EVM_CHAIN}
. - You need both AXL tokens and
{EVM_CHAIN}
tokens to pay transaction fees.- Testnet:
- Get some
{EVM_CHAIN}
testnet tokens as per Metamask for EVM chains. - Get some AXL tokens from the Axelar faucets: testnet (opens in a new tab).
- Get some
- Mainnet: You are responsible for obtaining your own tokens.
- Testnet:
{EVM_DEST_ADDR}
is an address controlled by you on the external EVM chain{EVM_CHAIN}
. (In your Metamask, for example.) This is where your AXL tokens will be sent.{AMOUNT}
is the amount of AXL tokens you wish to transfer, denominated inuaxl
. Recall that1 AXL = 1000000 uaxl
. See Testnet resources or Mainnet resources for minimum transfer amounts.
Send AXL tokens from Axelar to an EVM chain
Optional: Verify that your my_account
account has sufficient balance as per Basic node management.
Link your {EVM_DEST_ADDR}
to a new temporary deposit address on Axelar:
axelard tx axelarnet link {EVM_CHAIN} {EVM_DEST_ADDR} uaxl --from my_account
Output should contain
successfully linked {AXELAR_TEMP_ADDR} and {EVM_DEST_ADDR}
Optional: query your new {AXELAR_TEMP_ADDR}
:
axelard q nexus latest-deposit-address axelarnet {EVM_CHAIN} {EVM_DEST_ADDR}
Send {AMOUNT}
of uaxl
to the new {AXELAR_TEMP_ADDR}
.
axelard tx bank send my_account {AXELAR_TEMP_ADDR} {AMOUNT}uaxl --from my_account
Note: Third-party monitoring tools will automatically complete the remaining steps of this process.
Wait a few minutes then check your Metamask for the AXL tokens. Don't forget to import the AXL token into Metamask so you can see your balance as described in Metamask for EVM chains.
Caution: If you attempt the remaining steps while third-party monitoring tools are active then your commands are likely to conflict with third-party commands. In this case you are likely to observe errors. Deeper investigation might be needed to resolve conflicts and complete the transfer.
The remaining steps are needed only if there are no active third-party monitoring tools and you wish to complete the process manually.
Confirm the deposit transaction. Look for {TX_HASH}
in the output of the previous command.
axelard tx axelarnet confirm-deposit {TX_HASH} {AMOUNT}uaxl {AXELAR_TEMP_ADDR} --from my_account
Create and sign pending transfers for {EVM_CHAIN}
.
axelard tx evm create-pending-transfers {EVM_CHAIN} --from my_account
axelard tx evm sign-commands {EVM_CHAIN} --from my_account
Output should contain
successfull