Reading Transaction Details
Select one of the tabs below for a guide on understanding the transaction details in your Talisman wallet.
A message to sign on EVM can be triggered by various dApps.
For example, Opensea asks a new user to very their address. They request a message signing. Talisman will ask for our approval once we click "Continue".

When signing a transaction, Talisman displays the exact message of the extrinsic that you are about to sign.

When sending EVM funds on Talisman, A simple externally triggered token transfer on EVM gives us this view when asking for approval. First you see the logo and name of the dApp that triggered the request. Then the amount and token type you are going to transfer, the account you are currently signing with and the chain that the transaction would occur on.

To view more details on the gas fee, click the "i" icon next to "Estimated Fee".

Talisman will show the block it was included in. Just click the number to check it out in the block explorer.
Note that these details are not displayed when sending funds via the Talisman wallet itself. Instead you can check details after your transaction is finalized.

For a guide on sending funds via the Talisman wallet you can check out this article:
Sending FundsA Substrate extrinsic signing request will occur in a lot of interactions that aren't simple token transfers, like when purchasing an NFT via the singular marketplace. In this sleek first view Talisman shows the key information about this request.
First you see the logo and name of the dApp that triggered the request. Then the account you are signing with and the chain on which the transaction will take place.

For more information, click View Details.
With substrate extrinsics, you can go further than checking addresses and gas fees, and also get a description of the atomical execution steps. These arguments that get passed to the extrinsic are displayed in a separate gray section. You can choose between YAML or JSON format.

If you are further interested in the effect of a certain extrinsic you can look it up in the substrate documentation.
A simple token transfer request has this representation in the Talisman interface. First you see the logo and name of the dApp that triggered the request. Then the account you are currently signing with and the chain that the transaction would occur on.

On substrate transfers you can go further than checking addresses and gas fees. You also get a description of the atomical execution steps. The arguments that get passed to the extrinsic are displayed in a separate gray section. You can choose between YAML or JSON format. In this example the id hold the recipients account and the value refers to the amount of KSM that you are sending. If you are further interested in the effect of a certain extrinsic you can look it up in the substrate documentation.

Talisman will show the block it got included on. Just click it to check it out in the block explorer.
Note that these details are not displayed when sending funds via the Talisman wallet itself. Instead you can check details after your transaction is finalized.

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