# Connecting the Swoop Wallet

1. Go to the Swoop Telegram bot — [t.me/swoop\_solana\_bot](https://t.me/swoop_solana_bot) — and select **“Wallet”** in the main menu.

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2. In the wallet menu, click **“Export private key”** and confirm that you understand **you must never share this key with anyone**.\
   Axiom is a trusted platform that we will be using later, so proceed to the next step.

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3. You need to copy your private key and import it into Axiom.

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4\. Make sure you are logged in to Axiom, then follow these steps:

1. Click **“Portfolio”** at the top.
2. Go to **“Wallets”**.&#x20;
3. Click **“Import”**.

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Paste your **Swoop wallet private key** into the popup window.

Click **“Import Wallet”**.

5. If everything was done correctly, you will see your Swoop wallet listed in the wallet selection panel.

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6. Make the wallet active

To do this, click the toggle switch next to the wallet name so it turns on.\
Then rename the wallet by clicking the **pencil icon** — for example, name it **“Swoop”** to avoid confusion.

This wallet will be used for trading through **Swoop Pro** via our browser extension (terminal), while **Axiom** will be needed for viewing charts and additional analytics during trading.

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