Solana API
The Solana API accepts HTTP requests using the JSON-RPC specification. Find methods that Alchemy supports for Solana mainnet development below.
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Getting Started with the Solana API
- 1.Get access to your Solana API key! During out beta roll-out, we'll email you an API key that you can use
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- 3.Configure solana-web3.js to use Alchemy:
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const solanaWeb3 = require('@solana/web3.js');
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const establishConnection = async () =>{
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rpc="https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/<API-KEY>";
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connection = new solanaWeb3.Connection(rpc, 'confirmed');
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console.log('Cluster Connected:', rpcUrl);
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}
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establishConnection();
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What is the Solana API?
The Solana API allows decentralized applications to connect to a Solana node that is part of the Solana blockchain. Developers can interact with on-chain data, send transactions, and deploy contracts by leveraging Alchemy's API endpoints. The API follows a JSON-RPC standard, a lightweight, remote procedure call (RPC) protocol that is commonly used when interacting with blockchain data.
Types of Requests in the Solana API
Getting Blocks
Retrieves information from a particular block in the blockchain.
Account Information
Returns information regarding an address's stored on-chain data.
Node Information
Returns information regarding node configurations.
Network Inflation Information
Returns inflation / staking information for the Solana blockchain.
Network Information
Returns aggregate network information.
Transaction Information
Handles transaction-based Solana interactions
Slot Information
Returns slot (the period of time for which each leader ingests transactions and produces a block) information
Token Information
Returns balance / account information
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Want to get started with Alchemy's Solana API?
Getting Started with the Solana API
What is the Solana API?
Types of Requests in the Solana API
Getting Blocks
Account Information
Node Information
Network Inflation Information
Network Information
Transaction Information
Slot Information
Token Information