A Permit is a spending authorization that allows a Mini App to debit a specific amount of tokens from your wallet in the future. You may be asked to allow a Permit when performing a transaction in a Mini App.
How does a Permit work?
When you perform a Mini App action, tokens may be sent and received as part of the transaction. A Permit is separate from the transaction itself, it is the Mini App requesting permission to debit your wallet later.
If you approve a Permit:
The Mini App may debit your wallet at any time in the future.
Debits can happen in one or multiple transactions.
The total amount debited cannot exceed the amount you approved.
For example:
If you approve a Permit of 5 WLD, the app could:
Debit 0.5 WLD ten times
Debit 5 WLD once
Debit multiple times in different amounts
As long as the total does not exceed 5 WLD.
Also note: If you approve multiple Permits (for example, three separate approvals of 5 WLD), each approval grants additional spending authorization. In that case, the Mini App could debit up to 15 WLD total across those approvals.
Additional Questions
- Does approving a Permit immediately move funds?
No. Approving a Permit does not transfer funds immediately. It only authorizes the Mini App to debit up to the approved amount in the future.
- Is a Permit the same as a network fee?
No. Permits and transaction fees are independent and unrelated.
They may appear in the same confirmation flow, but they serve different purposes and are not connected.
- Can I change the Permit amount?
No. The Permit amount is requested by the Mini App.
You can either:
Approve the requested amount
Decline the request
You cannot manually adjust the amount yourself.
- Which tokens use Permits?
Permits apply to the specific token displayed in the request.
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