Export Private Key

How and when to export your Privy private key — and the security trade-offs that come with it.

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How do I export my Privy private key? Open /account/wallets, find your Privy wallet, and choose the export action. The flow:

1. Re-authenticate — the export action requires fresh authentication for safety.
2. Read the security warning — the screen describes exactly what control you're taking on, and what Alphio can no longer do for you afterwards.
3. Reveal the key — the private key is displayed once. Copy it to a safe location immediately; the screen does not retain it.
4. Confirm you've stored it securely before closing the dialog.

For non-Privy wallets (MetaMask, WalletConnect, external), you already control the private key in the wallet app itself — Alphio has no copy to export. Use the wallet app's own export flow.

What can I do with the exported key? The private key gives full control of the wallet:

• Sign transactions from any wallet app that accepts a private key import — MetaMask, Rabby, Frame, Trust Wallet, etc.
• Continue using the wallet outside of Alphio — the address and funds are unchanged.
• Move funds without using Alphio's UI at all.

A private key is bearer authority — whoever holds it controls the wallet. Treat it like cash.

How to import the key into MetaMask. A common reason to export is to use the wallet in MetaMask for full self-custody outside Alphio:

1. Open MetaMask → click the account avatar → Add account or hardware wallet → Import account.
2. Select Private Key as the import type.
3. Paste the private key you exported from Alphio.
4. The wallet appears in MetaMask. Verify the address matches what Alphio showed — they must match exactly. If they don't, do not use the wallet and report immediately.

Once imported, you can use the wallet in MetaMask while still keeping it connected on Alphio. Both interfaces operate on the same underlying address.

Security warnings before exporting. Read these carefully before you export — the export is a one-way handoff of responsibility:

• Alphio can never recover the key once exported. If you lose the exported copy, neither Alphio nor anyone else can restore the wallet.
• The exported key is bearer. Anyone who reads it can drain the wallet.
• Never paste the key into a website, chat, screenshot service, or cloud doc. Each of those is a leak vector.
• Phishing is the leading cause of leaks. No legitimate Alphio process ever asks you to re-enter the private key after export. Any prompt to do so is phishing.
• Hardware wallets remain the safest storage. If the wallet holds meaningful value, consider migrating the funds to a hardware wallet rather than relying on a hot software wallet.

Lost my private key — can Alphio recover? It depends on the wallet type:

• Privy wallet, not exported yet — the key is still accessible through your Alphio account. Log in normally and you can continue using the wallet; you can also export at any time.
• Privy wallet, exported and lost — the exported copy was the only one outside Alphio. Inside Alphio you still have access, so log in and re-export. If you've also lost access to your Alphio account, follow the account-recovery flow first.
• MetaMask / WalletConnect / external wallet — Alphio never had the private key. Recovery is between you and the wallet app (seed phrase, hardware backup, etc.). Alphio cannot help with these.

The pattern: Alphio can help recover a Privy wallet only via account recovery, never via key recovery. If you control the Alphio account, you control the Privy wallet. If you don't, the wallet is unreachable to anyone — including Alphio.