diff --git a/wallet/src/ui/app/ApiProvider.ts b/wallet/src/ui/app/ApiProvider.ts
index 5aab4a47d3eb1..039a474dc8bbb 100644
--- a/wallet/src/ui/app/ApiProvider.ts
+++ b/wallet/src/ui/app/ApiProvider.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,40 @@
 
 import { JsonRpcProvider } from '@mysten/sui.js';
 
-// const DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT = 'https://gateway.devnet.sui.io';
-const DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT = 'http://127.0.0.1:5001';
+export enum API_ENV {
+    local = 'local',
+    devNet = 'devNet',
+}
+
+export const ENV_TO_API: Record<API_ENV, string | undefined> = {
+    [API_ENV.local]: process.env.API_ENDPOINT_LOCAL,
+    [API_ENV.devNet]: process.env.API_ENDPOINT_DEV_NET,
+};
+
+function getDefaultApiEnv() {
+    const apiEnv = process.env.API_ENV;
+    if (apiEnv && !Object.keys(API_ENV).includes(apiEnv)) {
+        throw new Error(`Unknown environment variable API_ENV, ${apiEnv}`);
+    }
+    return apiEnv ? API_ENV[apiEnv as keyof typeof API_ENV] : API_ENV.devNet;
+}
+
+function getDefaultAPI(env: API_ENV) {
+    const apiEndpoint = ENV_TO_API[env];
+    if (!apiEndpoint) {
+        throw new Error(`API endpoint not found for API_ENV ${env}`);
+    }
+    return apiEndpoint;
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_API_ENV = getDefaultApiEnv();
+export const DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT = getDefaultAPI(DEFAULT_API_ENV);
 
 export default class ApiProvider {
     private _apiProvider: JsonRpcProvider;
 
     constructor() {
-        // TODO: allow overriding default endpoint
-        const apiEndpoint = DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT;
-        this._apiProvider = new JsonRpcProvider(apiEndpoint);
+        this._apiProvider = new JsonRpcProvider(DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     public get instance() {
diff --git a/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/SuiObject.module.scss b/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/SuiObject.module.scss
index 5bbcf1f940e13..77d13dfc8ec6c 100644
--- a/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/SuiObject.module.scss
+++ b/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/SuiObject.module.scss
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@
     overflow-y: auto;
     max-height: 100%;
 }
+
+.explorer-link {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    padding: 5px;
+    color: #43b0e6;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
diff --git a/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/index.tsx b/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/index.tsx
index e236f63192923..57c852ec133f9 100644
--- a/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/index.tsx
+++ b/wallet/src/ui/app/components/sui-object/index.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import { isSuiMoveObject, isSuiMovePackage } from '@mysten/sui.js';
-import { memo } from 'react';
+import { memo, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import Field from './field';
+import BsIcon from '_components/bs-icon';
 import CopyToClipboard from '_components/copy-to-clipboard';
 import { useMiddleEllipsis, useMediaUrl, useSuiObjectFields } from '_hooks';
+import { Explorer } from '_redux/slices/sui-objects/Explorer';
 
 import type { SuiObject as SuiObjectType } from '@mysten/sui.js';
 
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@ export type SuiObjectProps = {
 };
 
 function SuiObject({ obj }: SuiObjectProps) {
-    const shortId = useMiddleEllipsis(obj.reference.objectId);
+    const { objectId } = obj.reference;
+    const shortId = useMiddleEllipsis(objectId);
     const objType =
         (isSuiMoveObject(obj.data) && obj.data.type) || 'Move Package';
     const imgUrl = useMediaUrl(obj.data);
@@ -25,12 +28,14 @@ function SuiObject({ obj }: SuiObjectProps) {
     const suiMoveObjectFields = isSuiMoveObject(obj.data)
         ? obj.data.fields
         : null;
+    const explorerUrl = useMemo(
+        () => Explorer.getObjectUrl(objectId),
+        [objectId]
+    );
     return (
         <div className={st.container}>
-            <span className={st.id} title={obj.reference.objectId}>
-                <CopyToClipboard txt={obj.reference.objectId}>
-                    {shortId}
-                </CopyToClipboard>
+            <span className={st.id} title={objectId}>
+                <CopyToClipboard txt={objectId}>{shortId}</CopyToClipboard>
             </span>
             <span className={st.type}>{objType}</span>
             <div className={st.content}>
@@ -60,6 +65,17 @@ function SuiObject({ obj }: SuiObjectProps) {
                     ) : null}
                 </div>
             </div>
+            <a
+                href={explorerUrl}
+                target="_blank"
+                className={st['explorer-link']}
+                rel="noreferrer"
+            >
+                <BsIcon
+                    title="View on Sui Explorer"
+                    icon="box-arrow-up-right"
+                />
+            </a>
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/wallet/src/ui/app/redux/slices/sui-objects/Explorer.ts b/wallet/src/ui/app/redux/slices/sui-objects/Explorer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2620b6b04a74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wallet/src/ui/app/redux/slices/sui-objects/Explorer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022, Mysten Labs, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { API_ENV, DEFAULT_API_ENV } from '_app/ApiProvider';
+
+import type { ObjectId } from '@mysten/sui.js';
+
+const API_ENV_TO_EXPLORER_URL: Record<API_ENV, string | undefined> = {
+    [API_ENV.local]: process.env.EXPLORER_URL_LOCAL,
+    [API_ENV.devNet]: process.env.EXPLORER_URL_DEV_NET,
+};
+
+function getDefaultUrl() {
+    const url = API_ENV_TO_EXPLORER_URL[DEFAULT_API_ENV];
+    if (!url) {
+        throw new Error(`Url for API_ENV ${DEFAULT_API_ENV} is not defined`);
+    }
+    return url;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_EXPLORER_URL = getDefaultUrl();
+
+export class Explorer {
+    private static _url = DEFAULT_EXPLORER_URL;
+
+    public static getObjectUrl(objectID: ObjectId) {
+        return new URL(`/objects/${objectID}`, Explorer._url).href;
+    }
+}