Honeypot Detector
Honeypots are tokens designed so you can buy them freely — but can never sell.
What It Checks
DappScore runs every EVM token address through honeypot.is — a public API that simulates buy and sell transactions against the token's contract to detect sell restrictions.
✅ Buy simulation
Can you buy?
✅ Sell simulation
Can you sell?
✅ Tax analysis
Buy/sell tax percentages
✅ Max transaction
Is there a hidden max sell?
Possible Results
✅ Safe
Buy and sell both succeed at reasonable tax
⚠️ High Tax
Sell tax > 10% — potentially exploitative
🚨 Honeypot
Sell simulation fails — you can't sell
❓ Unknown
Contract not yet in honeypot.is database
Understanding the Tax Display
The panel shows:
Buy Tax — percentage deducted when buying
Sell Tax — percentage deducted when selling
Taxes above 10% are a yellow flag. Some meme tokens run 10–25% but legitimate DeFi protocols should have 0–3%.
Supported Chains
The honeypot check runs on all chains where honeypot.is has coverage, including Ethereum, Base, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum, and more.
Limitations
Does not catch all scam patterns — only sell-restriction honeypots
Token must be deployed (not just listed) for a result
Very new tokens may return "Unknown" before indexing
Honeypot detection runs automatically on all supported chains with no additional setup.
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