# Token Management

Unlike Stellar assets, contract tokens a user owns are not automatically displayed in Freighter — they must be explicitly added. This method lets your dapp prompt users to add a contract token directly, without the user having to find and add it in Freighter manually.

{% hint style="info" %}
In a future release, Freighter will auto-detect token transfers and display them automatically. Once that ships, `addToken()` will become a no-op.
{% endhint %}

## Adding a Token

### `addToken()`

Trigger an "add token" flow that displays token details in a modal for the user to review and approve.

```
addToken({ contractId: string, networkPassphrase?: string })
  -> Promise<{ contractId: string } & { error?: FreighterApiError }>
```

When called, Freighter loads the token's **symbol**, **name**, **decimals**, and **balance** from the contract and displays them for the user to verify before adding.

### Parameters

| Parameter           | Type     | Description                                           |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `contractId`        | `string` | **Required.** The contract token ID (`C...` address). |
| `networkPassphrase` | `string` | Defaults to Mainnet passphrase if omitted.            |

### Example

```typescript
import { isConnected, addToken } from "@stellar/freighter-api";

const { isConnected: connected } = await isConnected();
if (!connected) return;

const result = await addToken({
  contractId: "CC...ABCD",
  networkPassphrase: "Test SDF Network ; September 2015", // optional
});

if (result.error) {
  console.error(result.error.message);
} else {
  console.log(`Token added: ${result.contractId}`);
}
```

{% hint style="info" %}
After the user approves, Freighter will automatically track the token's balance and display it alongside other account balances.
{% endhint %}


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