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Check a Mantle Bridge Transfer in Your Wallet

Track the source transaction, bridge message and destination balance separately to tell a pending Mantle transfer from a completed one, and know what to check next.

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Check a Mantle Bridge Transfer in Your Wallet

5000 is Mantle mainnet’s chain ID, a quick way to check that your wallet is showing the right network. To verify a bridge transfer, match the source transaction with the bridge’s status and the balance on the destination chain.

A bridge moves assets between separate networks, so one wallet screen may not show the whole process. Your wallet records the transaction you signed; the bridge and each network’s explorer can show what happened after that.

Where do you find a Mantle bridge transfer?

Start with the wallet you used to send the funds, then check the bridge’s History page. The wallet gives you the source transaction hash, while bridge history can connect that transaction to the transfer’s progress on the other network.

For route choice and the differences between transfer methods, the fuller mantle bridge explainer lays out the trade-offs. Here, the key is to follow the transaction you already made, not to start another one.

Use this sequence:

  1. Open your wallet’s activity and select the transaction used for the bridge. Copy its transaction hash, a unique identifier for that on-chain transaction.
  2. Check the hash on the explorer for the source network. If you sent from Ethereum, use an Ethereum explorer; if you sent from Mantle, use Mantle’s explorer.
  3. Confirm the transaction status, token, amount, sender and time. A failed transaction did not complete the on-chain action, though the network may still have charged gas.
  4. Open the bridge’s History page and look for the matching transfer. Compare the direction, amount and source hash before relying on its status.
  5. Check your address on the destination network. Confirm the network in your wallet, then look for the expected token and amount.

Mantle’s official bridge has a History view alongside its bridge interface. Keep the source hash: it helps you distinguish a transfer that never left the source network from one that is still being processed.

What does each transfer status mean?

A successful source transaction means the source network accepted the transaction; it does not, by itself, prove that the destination balance is ready. The bridge may still need to process or relay the transfer between networks.

That distinction matters because a bridge is not a single wallet-to-wallet payment. It coordinates activity across two networks, and each network has its own transaction record. The source transaction can be complete while the bridge history still shows the transfer in progress.

Read the status alongside the direction of travel. A transfer from Ethereum to Mantle should be checked first on Ethereum, then in bridge history and on Mantle. For a transfer leaving Mantle, start with Mantle and check the destination network afterward.

If the bridge marks a step as pending, compare its details with the source hash rather than sending again. If the interface asks you to complete a follow-up step, check that the original transfer and destination are correct before signing anything.

Why can’t you see the funds in your wallet?

The destination network or token display is often the first thing to check when a transfer appears complete but the balance looks unchanged. Wallets show balances for a selected network, and some hide tokens until you add or enable their display.

Switch to the destination network and check the address on its explorer. Look for the token transfer and the address that received it. A bridge contract may appear in the source transaction, so do not assume that the contract address is the final recipient; check the destination record and your own wallet address.

  • If the source transaction failed, the transfer did not complete from that network.
  • If the source transaction succeeded but bridge history is pending, the bridge step is not yet shown as complete.
  • If the destination explorer shows the funds at your address but the wallet does not, check the selected network and token display.

Use official bridge pages and explorers you reach through trusted sources. Never share your wallet’s recovery phrase or private key to check a transaction; you only need public transaction details and your address.

For most checks, the clearest evidence is the destination record: the expected asset reaching your address on the correct network. Treat the wallet activity, bridge status and destination balance as separate checkpoints, and follow the source hash between them.