# Connecting to Polymarket ### What is a proxy wallet? **TLDR: Proxy wallets allow you to make transactions without owning $MATIC and approving every market, saving you time and money.** A typical trade requires gas to approve and then initiate the transaction. If Polymarket did not use proxy wallets, you would need to own $MATIC to approve a market (30-60 seconds) and then initiate the transaction (20-40 seconds). Proxywallets enable you to submit transactions through a relayer that will pay the gas, removing the need to approve every single market and pay for gas yourself. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://legacy-docs.polymarket.com/faq/connecting-to-polymarket.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.