Case-specific assessment
We evaluate the wallet state, affected accounts, and chain context to determine whether PAPI Rescue fits the case.
PAPI Rescue is built for Polkadot-based chains and for cases where private keys have been compromised but funds remain recoverable. The polkadot-api team adapts the product to each eligible case and operates the recovery workflow.
What PAPI Rescue is built to do
PAPI Rescue is not generic wallet support. It is a recovery product designed for compromised-wallet cases on Polkadot-based chains where assets remain technically recoverable.
We evaluate the wallet state, affected accounts, and chain context to determine whether PAPI Rescue fits the case.
The product is built to account for wallet constraints, chain-specific behavior, and locks that shape how recovery can be executed.
We operate PAPI Rescue on Polkadot-based chains, including the infrastructure and execution required to return funds safely.
Who this is for
PAPI Rescue is intentionally narrow in scope. If your situation falls within these boundaries, PAPI Rescue may be the right fit.
Private keys may have been exposed, the wallet is compromised, and the assets have not yet left the wallet or are still recoverable because chain-level locks cannot be unlocked immediately.
Funds have already left the wallet, been transferred away, or otherwise moved beyond the wallet itself. PAPI Rescue does not handle post-transfer tracing or recovery once assets are no longer recoverable in place.
Recovery process
The process stays direct: review the situation, reply with an assessment, and handle the technical execution if the case is viable.
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Email a short description of the wallet issue, the chain involved, and what you believe happened.
02
The team reviews whether PAPI Rescue fits the case and whether the assets appear technically recoverable.
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If the case is viable, we handle the technical recovery process with minimal user involvement during execution.
Recovery impact
PAPI Rescue is built by the polkadot-api team. The product is rooted in technical work within the Polkadot ecosystem, not anonymous recovery claims.
Lifetime total recovered
$250,000+
Total assets recovered across cases handled with PAPI Rescue
Asset recovery rate
100%
Share of eligible asset value recovered to date in cases handled with PAPI Rescue
FAQ
The goal is to define product fit clearly and remove ambiguity about how PAPI Rescue works.
PAPI Rescue is built for compromised wallets on Polkadot-based chains where private keys may have been exposed but the assets are still in the wallet or otherwise still recoverable.
No. The product is limited to cases where funds have not yet left the wallet. If assets have already been transferred away, that is outside the scope of PAPI Rescue.
PAPI Rescue is built for Polkadot-based chains, including networks such as Polkadot, Polkadot Asset Hub, Hydration, Acala, and other chains in the Polkadot ecosystem.
No. Once the case is understood and PAPI Rescue fits it, the recovery process is handled by the team, with minimal user interaction during execution.
The team reviews the case details, evaluates whether PAPI Rescue fits the case and whether the assets appear recoverable, and then replies with an assessment.
PAPI Rescue is built by the polkadot-api team. The product is grounded in direct technical experience within the Polkadot ecosystem.
The team operates under public identity and has established involvement in the Polkadot ecosystem. PAPI Rescue is not an anonymous recovery operation. It is a product built by contributors known for technical work on Polkadot tooling.
Next step
If you believe a wallet on a Polkadot-based chain has been compromised, send a short description of the situation by email.