What Is PolygonScan?

PolygonScan is the official blockchain explorer for the Polygon PoS network, developed in partnership between Polygon Labs and the Etherscan team. It functions as a search engine and analytics platform for everything that happens on the Polygon blockchain — transactions, addresses, tokens, smart contracts, blocks, and validators. If you have used Etherscan for Ethereum, you will find PolygonScan immediately familiar in both layout and functionality.

Searching for a Transaction

To look up a specific transaction, enter the transaction hash into the PolygonScan search bar at the top of the page. The transaction detail page will show you the status, block number, timestamp, from and to addresses, POL value, gas used, and any token transfer events associated with the transaction.

Checking a Wallet Address

Paste any Polygon wallet address into the search bar to view that address's current POL balance, complete transaction history, ERC-20 token holdings, and NFT gallery. The address page also shows internal transactions triggered by smart contracts and allows you to export the full transaction history as a CSV file — useful for tax reporting and accounting.

Exploring Tokens

PolygonScan's token tracker lists all ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokens deployed on the Polygon network. For each token, you can view the current price, total supply, number of holders, and recent transfer events. The tracker is useful for verifying whether a token contract is legitimate before interacting with it.

Verifying and Interacting with Smart Contracts

PolygonScan allows users to read from and write to verified smart contracts directly through the browser. To verify your own contract's source code, navigate to the contract address page, click the Contract tab, and follow the verification wizard to upload your Solidity source files. Verified contracts display a green checkmark and make their ABI publicly accessible.

Using the Gas Tracker

The PolygonScan gas tracker displays real-time gas price recommendations in Gwei for safe, standard, and fast transaction confirmation. Access it from the network stats section at the top of the PolygonScan homepage. The gas tracker is also accessible programmatically via the PolygonScan API's gas oracle endpoint.