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Create an account management Snap

Create an account management Snap to connect to custom EVM accounts.

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Prerequisites​

Steps​

1. Install the Keyring API​

Install the @metamask/keyring-api module in your project directory using Yarn or npm:

yarn add @metamask/keyring-api

or

npm install @metamask/keyring-api

2. Add permissions​

Specify the following permissions in your Snap manifest file:

snap.manifest.json
"initialPermissions": {
  "endowment:keyring": {
    "allowedOrigins": [
      "https://<dapp domain>"
    ]
  },
  "endowment:rpc": {
    "dapps": true
  },
  "snap_manageAccounts": {},
  "snap_manageState": {}
},

Add a list of dapp URLs allowed to call Keyring API methods on your Snap using the endowment:keyring permission.

3. Implement the Account Management API​

Implement the Account Management API in your Snap. Make sure to limit the methods exposed to dapps.

class MySnapKeyring implements Keyring {
  // Implement the required methods here.
}

4. Handle requests submitted by MetaMask​

MetaMask submits EVM requests from dapps using the keyring_submitRequest method of the Keyring API. See the EVM methods for externally owned accounts and ERC-4337 accounts.

The following is an example of a personal_sign request:

{
  "id": "d6e23af6-4bea-48dd-aeb0-7d3c30ea67f9",
  "scope": "",
  "account": "69438371-bef3-4957-9f91-c3f22c1d75f3",
  "request": {
    "method": "personal_sign",
    "params": [
      "0x4578616d706c652060706572736f6e616c5f7369676e60206d657373616765",
      "0x5874174dcf1ab6F7Efd8496f4f09404CD1c5bA84"
    ]
  }
}

The request includes:

  • id - The unique identifier for the request.
  • scope - The CAIP-2 chain ID of the selected chain. Currently, this property is always an empty string. Your Snap should use the chain ID present in the request object instead.
  • account - The ID of the account that should handle the request.
  • request - The request object.

Your Snap must respond with either a synchronous or asynchronous result:

return { pending: false, result }

5. Notify MetaMask about events​

Notify MetaMask when Account Management API events take place, using the emitSnapKeyringEvent() helper function.

For example, when an account is created:

try {
  emitSnapKeyringEvent(snap, KeyringEvent.AccountCreated, { account })
  // Update your Snap's state.
} catch (error) {
  // Handle the error.
}

MetaMask returns an error if the account already exists or the account object is invalid.

6. Expose the Account Management API​

Create an onKeyringRequest entry point handler method to expose the Account Management API methods to MetaMask and your dapp:

export const onKeyringRequest: OnKeyringRequestHandler = async ({
  origin,
  request,
}) => {
  // Add custom logic here.
  return handleKeyringRequest(keyring, request)
}

7. Create a companion dapp​

Create a companion dapp to provide a user interface for your account management Snap, enabling them to create and interact with custom EVM accounts.

Example​

See the example account management Snap source code for more information.