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Import your Tuyo wallet with a recovery phrase

Recover an existing Tuyo account with its 12- or 24-word recovery phrase.

Recover an existing Tuyo account by entering its recovery phrase in the Tuyo app.

Quick text guide

  1. On the Tuyo welcome page, tap Already have a Tuyo account?

  2. Select With recovery phrase.

  3. If your phrase contains 24 words, turn on Use a 24-word recovery phrase. Leave it off for a 12-word phrase.

  4. Enter every recovery word in the numbered fields, in the original order.

  5. Tap Import.

Keep your recovery phrase private

Anyone with your recovery phrase may be able to control your wallet. Enter it only in the official Tuyo app. Never send it to support, paste it into a chat, or include it in a screenshot.

Step-by-step guide

1. Open account recovery

On the Tuyo welcome page, tap Already have a Tuyo account?

Full-screen Tuyo welcome page with Already have a Tuyo account highlighted

2. Choose recovery phrase

Select With recovery phrase.

Full-screen account recovery options with With recovery phrase highlighted

3. Choose the phrase length

If your recovery phrase contains 24 words, turn on Use a 24-word recovery phrase. Leave the switch off for 12 words.

Full-screen empty recovery form with the 24-word switch highlighted

4. Enter the recovery phrase

Enter each word in its numbered field, in the original order.

Full-screen empty recovery form with the phrase fields highlighted; no recovery words are shown

5. Import the wallet

After every word is entered, tap Import.

Full-screen empty recovery form with Import highlighted; no recovery words are shown
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