> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pearlswap.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pearlswap.ai/use-it/swapping.md).

# Swapping into PRL

Pay with what you already hold, and native PRL arrives at your own Pearl address.

One screen, one payment, no account. You pay with an asset you already hold; native PRL arrives at your Pearl address.

<figure><img src="https://215240236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwlmadLPdVKbSiMNzGovG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d5eff8234c21d1dce7fad3d192f17f4a2b145098%2Fswap-quote.png?alt=media" alt="The swap screen: 25 USDC on Base in, 96.4427 PRL out, with the fee and the time it takes shown underneath"><figcaption><p>What you will get is worked out before you commit to anything.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Before you start

You need **a Pearl address of your own**, from a Pearl wallet. It starts with `prl1p`.

{% hint style="warning" %}
We never make a Pearl address for you and never ask for your recovery words. Only Pearl's own wallets can make an address correctly, and only you should hold its keys.
{% endhint %}

### Step by step

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Pick what you are paying with

Choose the asset and the network you hold it on, and type an amount. The screen prices it as you type.

<figure><img src="https://215240236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwlmadLPdVKbSiMNzGovG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7f1d8131823e4cdc69c1e2094f25c5073d1e9241%2Fswap-start.png?alt=media" alt="The swap screen before anything is entered"><figcaption><p>Anything on any supported network can go in the top half.</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Check the figure

**You get** is what arrives, after everything. The line underneath shows the fee and roughly how long it takes. **Details** breaks it down if you want it.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Give your Pearl address

This is where the PRL lands. Paste it from your wallet rather than typing it.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Pay

Either connect a wallet and approve one payment, or choose **Pay by sending instead** and send the exact amount shown to the address on screen.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Close the page if you like

The swap keeps going without you, and the progress is there when you come back.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### If it cannot finish

Nothing is kept. If the price moves too far, the amount is outside the limits, or a network stops answering for too long, your money goes back automatically. There is nobody to email and nothing to claim.

### What we hold, and for how long

While the swap runs we hold what you paid for the seconds or minutes it takes to buy your PRL and hand it to the guardians. That is the one moment your money is in our hands, the total we can hold at once is capped, and the screen says so before you pay. The PRL reserve itself is not ours: it sits with [the guardians](/how-it-works/guardians.md).


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