This article explains how to revoke Ethereum permissions and approvals on your crypto wallet. Smart contract/token permission, also known as approval, involves you allowing the dapp to access and move the tokens in your wallet on your behalf. For example, when you use a DEX (Decentralized Exchange), you need to sign an approval letter that allows its smart contract to acquire tokens to complete the transaction you request.
How to revoke Ethereum permissions and approvals?
There are many tools that allow you to completely revoke token approval. There are many third-party tools that allow you to manage it. In this tutorial, we will use Etherscan's Token Approval tool.
- Navigate toEtherscan token approvals checker
- Press Connect to Web3 to connect your wallet.
- Browse the ERC-20, ERC-721, or ERC-1155 tabs until you see the token approval and permission you want to revoke.
- Press Revoke to revoke token approval. This will prompt a signing request in your wallet.
- After the transaction is completed, the token approval will be revoked.
I hope you will now have the knowledge of how to revoke Ethereum permissions and approvals. For a more in-depth look at token approvals and dapp permissions, you can read our related articles.
