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* docs: testnet * link * link * docs: added faucet screenshot + updated the amount sent (#509) * buf * todos * latex Co-authored-by: Guillermo Paoletti <guillermo.paoletti@gmail.com>
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# Faucet
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Check how to obtain testnet tokens from the Ethermint faucet website {synopsis}
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## Requesting tokens
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You can request tokens for the testnet by using the Ethermint [faucet](https://ethermint.io/faucet).
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Simply fill in your address on the input field in bech32 (`ethm1...`) or hex (`0x...`) format.
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::: warning
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If you use your bech32 address, make sure you input the [account address](./../basics/accounts#addresses-and-public-keys) (`ethm1...`) and **NOT** the validator operator address (`ethmvaloper1...`)
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:::
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![faucet site](./img/faucet_web_page.png)
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## Rate limits
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To prevent the faucet account from draining the available funds, the Ethermint testnet faucet
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imposes a maximum number of request for a period of time. By default the faucet service accepts 1
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request per day per address. All addresses **must** be authenticated using
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[Auth0](https://auth0.com/) before requesting tokens.
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## Amount
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For each request, the faucet transfers $1 ~ * ~ 10^{18}$ aphotons (i.e 1 Photon) to the given address.
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