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# eth\_requestAccounts

Requests access to Account addresses.

:::info
The `eth_requestAccounts` methods effectively "connects" an Application to a Wallet.
:::

Call it from a user gesture, such as a **Connect** button, because the Wallet opens its authentication screen (the `/sign/eth-request-accounts` [route of the Wallet UI](https://www.openfort.io/docs/products/cross-app-wallet/setup/react/wallet-ui#wallet-routes)) so the user can sign in and approve the connection.

It is also the handshake the rest of the provider depends on. The Ecosystem SDK provider rejects every other method with `4100` until `eth_requestAccounts` has resolved once. After it resolves, the provider stores the addresses and emits `connect` with the current chain ID together with `accountsChanged`, so [`eth_accounts`](https://www.openfort.io/docs/products/cross-app-wallet/rpc/eth_accounts) returns the same list without prompting the user again.

## Request

```ts
type Request = {
  method: "eth_requestAccounts";
};
```

### Parameters

`eth_requestAccounts` takes no parameters.

## Response

Array of connected Account addresses. The first entry is the account the Wallet signs with.

```ts
type Response = `0x${string}`[];
```

```json
["0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef"]
```

## Example

An interactive demo, runnable on this page.

:::warning
To make these instructions concrete, we have created a sample global wallet called **Rapidfire ID**. To interact with it, you can find its SDK in the NPM package directory: [@rapidfire/id](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@rapidfire/id).

You can check out the GitHub [repository for Rapidfire Wallet](https://github.com/openfort-xyz/ecosystem-sample) to learn how to create your own wallet.
:::

```ts
import RapidfireID from "@rapidfire/id";

const rapidfire = new RapidfireID();
const provider = rapidfire.getEthereumProvider();

const accounts = await provider.request({ method: "eth_requestAccounts" });// [!code focus]
```

## Errors

| Code   | Meaning                   | When it happens                                                                        |
| ------ | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `4001` | User rejected the request | The user closes the Wallet window or declines the connection.                            |
| `4100` | Unauthorized              | Any other method is called before `eth_requestAccounts` has connected the Application.   |

Both codes are defined by [EIP-1193](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1193). Treat `4001` as a normal outcome and leave the user on the disconnected state rather than retrying automatically.

## Related

* [`eth_accounts`](https://www.openfort.io/docs/products/cross-app-wallet/rpc/eth_accounts) reads the connected addresses without opening the Wallet.
* [`wallet_getCapabilities`](https://www.openfort.io/docs/products/cross-app-wallet/rpc/wallet_getCapabilities) reports what the Wallet supports on each chain once connected.
* [Wagmi setup for global wallets](https://www.openfort.io/docs/products/cross-app-wallet/usage/web-app-wagmi) wires the connection into a React app.