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Why Some Tokens Can't Be Swept

Not every token in your wallet can be converted. This page lists every reason DustSweep may exclude or skip a token, what each one means, and what (if anything) you can do about it.

Reasons shown during scanning

Reason Meaning What you can do
BELOW_THRESHOLD The balance is worth less than $0.01. Nothing needed — it is not economical to swap.
UNKNOWN_PRICE No reliable USD price found in market data. Wait — prices appear once the token has active markets.
SPAM_OR_DENYLISTED Matched spam/scam heuristics. Leave it alone. See Hidden & Suspicious Tokens.
OUTPUT_ASSET The token is one of the sweep output assets. Choose a different output token, or swap it via the normal Swap page.

Reasons shown during quoting

Reason Meaning What you can do
NO_LIQUIDITY No DEX on Base offered a route for this token. Nothing — without liquidity there is no honest way to sell it.
QUOTE_FAILED A quoting source errored for this token. Retry; often temporary.
BALANCE_CHANGED Your live balance no longer matches the scanned amount. Refresh balances and re-quote.
NATIVE_WRAP_REQUIRED Native ETH cannot be a sweep input. Wrap ETH to WETH first if you really want to include it.

Reasons during execution

On the current sweep contract, a token that fails during the sweep does not block the others: its swap is skipped on-chain and the full input amount is refunded to your wallet in the same transaction. You will see it reported on the success screen, and on BaseScan as RouteSkipped and InputRefunded events.

flowchart TD
    A[Token in your wallet] --> B{Priced?}
    B -- no --> H[Hidden: UNKNOWN_PRICE]
    B -- yes --> C{Worth >= $0.01?}
    C -- no --> I[Hidden: BELOW_THRESHOLD]
    C -- yes --> D{Passes spam checks?}
    D -- no --> J[Suspicious]
    D -- yes --> E{Route found on a DEX?}
    E -- no --> K[Skipped: NO_LIQUIDITY]
    E -- yes --> F[Sweepable]
    F --> G{Swap succeeds on-chain?}
    G -- yes --> L[Converted to output token]
    G -- no --> M[Refunded automatically]

User Safety Note If a token has no liquidity and no price, be wary of any third-party site claiming it can "unlock" or "recover" its value — that is a common scam pattern. A token nobody will buy has no recoverable value.

FAQ

A token shows a price on the scan but gets skipped at quoting. Why? A price estimate can exist while actual sellable liquidity does not — the quote stage checks real routes with your real amount.

Will an unsweepable token ever become sweepable? Yes, if it gains liquidity and reliable pricing. Re-scan any time.

Can I force-include a hidden token? Tokens without a price or below the threshold cannot be quoted meaningfully, so they cannot be force-included.