How can I get the provider object from a wallet object in ethersjs?

Question

How can I get the provider from a Wallet when using ethersjs?

I have tried getting the provider through wallet.provider but this is different from the Ethereum provider which has the send method.

I have also tried the following:

const network = await wallet.provider.getNetwork();
const provider = new providers.JsonRpcProvider(network);

The JsonRpcProvider in this case should return a provider object which has the send method that is different from wallet.provider. However, the above still doesn't work because I'm not sure how I can convert from the wallet to the provider without losing any information.

Answer 1

If your wallet is connected to the provider you should be able to get the providers object using wallet.provider

if you are trying to access the send function of the provider try creating a provider with JsonRpcProvider like:

• create a provider with new ethers. providers.JsonRpcProvider(<networkUrl>)
• but I guess this send function is used to fetch blockchain with raw data

if you are trying to send transaction using ethers provider directly. use provider.sendTransaction(<signedTransaction>) this will send your signed Transaction to blockchain

Answer 2

const provider = new ethers.providers.Web3Provider( window.ethereum, "any" );
const network = await provider.getNetwork();
const chainId = network.chainId;