Go from zero to hero with the Alchemy NFT API. Learn how to query NFT data using the Alchemy SDK (recommended), fetch, or Axios.
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Getting Started Instructions
Follow along with the steps below to get started with the NFT API:
1. Choose a package manager (npm or yarn)
For this guide, we will be using npm or yarn as our package manager to install either alchemy-sdk, fetch, or axios.
npm
To get started with npm, follow the documentation to install Node.js and npm for your operating system: https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm
yarn
To get started with yarn, follow these steps: https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install
2. Set up your repo (npm or yarn)
npm
Open up a terminal, and from the command line, create a new repository to hold your quickstart scripts. We'll also initialize the repo as an npm project.
mkdir alchemy-nft-api
cd alchemy-nft-api
npm init --yes
yarn
mkdir alchemy-nft-api
cd alchemy-nft-api
yarn init --yes
Support Import Syntax
Since we'll be using import syntax to load ES6 modules, add
'type': 'module'to yourpackage.jsonfile:// package.json { ... "type": "module" }See this discussion for more context.
3. Choose a Library
Alchemy SDK (Recommended)
You can install the alchemy-sdk-js module to easily interact with Alchemy APIs. We highly recommend using the Alchemy SDK because you also get WebSocket support, retries, and other benefits without the complexity!
For full documentation on alchemy-sdk-js, check the GitHub repo:
Installation
Run the following command to install alchemy-web3 with npm and yarn
npm install alchemy-sdk
yarn add alchemy-sdk
Demo Script
The demo script for the Alchemy SDK
In your alchemy-nft-api directory, you can create a new file called alchemy-sdk-script.js using your favorite file browser, code editor, or just directly in the terminal using the touch command like this:
touch alchemy-sdk-script.js
and then paste the following code snippet into the file:
// This script demonstrates access to the NFT API via the Alchemy SDK.
import { Network, Alchemy } from "alchemy-sdk";
// Optional Config object, but defaults to demo api-key and eth-mainnet.
const settings = {
apiKey: "demo", // Replace with your Alchemy API Key.
network: Network.ETH_MAINNET, // Replace with your network.
};
const alchemy = new Alchemy(settings);
// Print owner's wallet address:
const ownerAddr = "vitalik.eth";
console.log("fetching NFTs for address:", ownerAddr);
console.log("...");
// Print total NFT count returned in the response:
const nftsForOwner = await alchemy.nft.getNftsForOwner("vitalik.eth");
console.log("number of NFTs found:", nftsForOwner.totalCount);
console.log("...");
// Print contract address and tokenId for each NFT:
for (const nft of nftsForOwner.ownedNfts) {
console.log("===");
console.log("contract address:", nft.contract.address);
console.log("token ID:", nft.tokenId);
}
console.log("===");
// Fetch metadata for a particular NFT:
console.log("fetching metadata for a Crypto Coven NFT...");
const response = await alchemy.nft.getNftMetadata(
"0x5180db8F5c931aaE63c74266b211F580155ecac8",
"1590"
);
// Uncomment this line to see the full api response:
// console.log(response);
// Print some commonly used fields:
console.log("NFT name: ", response.title);
console.log("token type: ", response.tokenType);
console.log("tokenUri: ", response.tokenUri.gateway);
console.log("image url: ", response.rawMetadata.image);
console.log("time last updated: ", response.timeLastUpdated);
console.log("===");
From your command line, you can execute the script with:
node alchemy-sdk-script.js
You should see output like this:
node alchemy-sdk-script.js ✔ 4s
fetching NFTs for address: vitalik.eth
...
number of NFTs found: 516
...
===
contract address: 0x000386e3f7559d9b6a2f5c46b4ad1a9587d59dc3
token ID: 29
===
contract address: 0x000386e3f7559d9b6a2f5c46b4ad1a9587d59dc3
token ID: 238
===
...........
===
fetching metadata for a Crypto Coven NFT...
NFT name: balsa vault
token type: ERC721
tokenUri: https://alchemy.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmaXzZhcYnsisuue5WRdQDH6FDvqkLQX1NckLqBYeYYEfm/1590.json
image url: https://cryptocoven.s3.amazonaws.com/a7875f5758f85544dcaab79a8a1ca406.png
time last updated: 2022-06-23T06:48:33.229Z
===
For full documentation on the available endpoints for alchemy-sdk, check the github repo:
Javascript Fetch
node-fetch is a lightweight, common module that brings the Fetch API to Node.js and allows us to make our HTTP requests.
See the documentation for more info: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-fetch
Installation
Run the following command to install node-fetch with npm and yarn
npm install node-fetch
yarn add node-fetch
Demo Script
In your alchemy-nft-api directory, you can create a new file called fetch-script.js using your favorite file browser, code editor, or just directly in the terminal using the touch command like this:
touch fetch-script.js
and then paste the following code snippet in to explore the getNFTs or getNFTMetadata methods:
// alchemy-nft-api/fetch-script.js
import fetch from 'node-fetch';
// Setup request options:
var requestOptions = {
method: 'GET',
redirect: 'follow'
};
// Replace with your Alchemy API key:
const apiKey = "demo";
const baseURL = `https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/nft/v2/${apiKey}/getNFTs/`;
// Replace with the wallet address you want to query:
const ownerAddr = "0xF5FFF32CF83A1A614e15F25Ce55B0c0A6b5F8F2c";
const fetchURL = `${baseURL}?owner=${ownerAddr}`;
// Make the request and print the formatted response:
fetch(fetchURL, requestOptions)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(response => JSON.stringify(response, null, 2))
.then(result => console.log(result))
.catch(error => console.log('error', error));
import fetch from 'node-fetch';
var requestOptions = {
method: 'GET',
redirect: 'follow'
};
const apiKey = "demo"
const baseURL = `https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/nft/v2/${demo}/getNFTMetadata`;
const contractAddr = "0xbc4ca0eda7647a8ab7c2061c2e118a18a936f13d";
const tokenId = "2";
const tokenType = "erc721";
const fetchURL = `${baseURL}?contractAddress=${contractAddr}&tokenId=${tokenId}&tokenType=${tokenType}`;
fetch(fetchURL, requestOptions)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(response => JSON.stringify(response, null, 2))
.then(result => console.log(result))
.catch(error => console.log('error', error));
From your command line, you can execute the script with:
node fetch-script.js
Your output should look like the following:
{
"ownedNfts": [
{
"contract": {
"address": "0x0beed7099af7514ccedf642cfea435731176fb02"
},
"id": {
"tokenId": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001c"
},
"balance": "1"
},
......
},
{
"contract": {
"address": "0xc4c377565a4b9eb6e657c2422bd33b6e4859b041"
},
"id": {
"tokenId": "0x01"
},
"balance": "1"
}
],
"totalCount": 12,
"blockHash": "0x470e52bdaffff978b4a89b2cfb2b8a3f92ec523bffb4bdb3d9b656ff8be57f8d"
}
{
"contract": {
"address": "0xbc4ca0eda7647a8ab7c2061c2e118a18a936f13d"
},
"id": {
"tokenId": "2",
"tokenMetadata": {
"tokenType": "ERC721"
}
},
"title": "",
"description": "",
"tokenUri": {
"raw": "ipfs://QmeSjSinHpPnmXmspMjwiXyN6zS4E9zccariGR3jxcaWtq/2",
"gateway": "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmeSjSinHpPnmXmspMjwiXyN6zS4E9zccariGR3jxcaWtq/2"
},
"media": [
{
"uri": {
"raw": "ipfs://QmcJYkCKK7QPmYWjp4FD2e3Lv5WCGFuHNUByvGKBaytif4",
"gateway": "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcJYkCKK7QPmYWjp4FD2e3Lv5WCGFuHNUByvGKBaytif4"
}
}
],
"metadata": {
"image": "ipfs://QmcJYkCKK7QPmYWjp4FD2e3Lv5WCGFuHNUByvGKBaytif4",
"attributes": [
{
"value": "3d",
"trait_type": "Eyes"
},
{
"value": "Bored Cigarette",
"trait_type": "Mouth"
},
{
"value": "Robot",
"trait_type": "Fur"
},
{
"value": "Sea Captain's Hat",
"trait_type": "Hat"
},
{
"value": "Aquamarine",
"trait_type": "Background"
}
]
},
"timeLastUpdated": "2022-02-01T00:30:04.643Z"
}
Javascript Axios
axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js, which allows us to make a raw request to the Alchemy API.
See the documentation for more info: https://www.npmjs.com/package/axios
Installation
Run the following command to install axios with npm and `yarn
npm install axios
yarn add axios
Demo Script
In your alchemy-nft-api directory, you can create a new file called axios-script.js using your favorite file browser, code editor, or just directly in the terminal using the touch command.
touch axios-script.js
and then paste the following code snippet in to explore the getNFTs or getNFTMetadata methods:
// alchemy-nft-api/axios-script.js
import axios from 'axios';
// Replace with your Alchemy API key:
const apiKey = "demo";
const baseURL = `https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/nft/v2/${apiKey}/getNFTs/`;
// Replace with the wallet address you want to query for NFTs:
const ownerAddr = "0xF5FFF32CF83A1A614e15F25Ce55B0c0A6b5F8F2c";
// Construct the axios request:
var config = {
method: 'get',
url: `${baseURL}?owner=${ownerAddr}`
};
// Make the request and print the formatted response:
axios(config)
.then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)))
.catch(error => console.log(error));
import axios from 'axios';
// replace with your Alchemy api key
const apiKey = "demo";
const baseURL = `https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/nft/v2/${apiKey}/getNFTMetadata`;
const contractAddr = "0xbc4ca0eda7647a8ab7c2061c2e118a18a936f13d";
const tokenId = "2";
const tokenType = "erc721";
var config = {
method: 'get',
url: `${baseURL}?contractAddress=${contractAddr}&tokenId=${tokenId}&tokenType=${tokenType}`,
headers: { }
};
axios(config)
.then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)))
.catch(error => console.log(error));
From your command line, you can execute the script with:
node axios-script.js
Your output should look like the following:
alchemy-nft-api % node axios-script.js
{
"ownedNfts": [
{
"contract": {
"address": "0x049aba7510f45ba5b64ea9e658e342f904db358d"
},
"id": {
"tokenId": "0x3651c7a73d3eea6a637f10a28ad1d8d296223e321b06626b2b4eac48eef4af4e"
},
"balance": "1"
},
...
{
"contract": {
"address": "0xf3e778f839934fc819cfa1040aabacecba01e049"
},
"id": {
"tokenId": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000060ed"
},
"balance": "1"
}
],
"totalCount": 36,
"blockHash": "0x282c0c43a9eb14c0c42d72c3102421c76af27d9afa7f79cee595c4fec9e63535"
}
{
"contract": {
"address": "0xbc4ca0eda7647a8ab7c2061c2e118a18a936f13d"
},
"id": {
"tokenId": "2",
"tokenMetadata": {
"tokenType": "ERC721"
}
},
"title": "",
"description": "",
"tokenUri": {
"raw": "ipfs://QmeSjSinHpPnmXmspMjwiXyN6zS4E9zccariGR3jxcaWtq/2",
"gateway": "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmeSjSinHpPnmXmspMjwiXyN6zS4E9zccariGR3jxcaWtq/2"
},
"media": [
{
"uri": {
"raw": "ipfs://QmcJYkCKK7QPmYWjp4FD2e3Lv5WCGFuHNUByvGKBaytif4",
"gateway": "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcJYkCKK7QPmYWjp4FD2e3Lv5WCGFuHNUByvGKBaytif4"
}
}
],
"metadata": {
"image": "ipfs://QmcJYkCKK7QPmYWjp4FD2e3Lv5WCGFuHNUByvGKBaytif4",
"attributes": [
{
"value": "3d",
"trait_type": "Eyes"
},
{
"value": "Bored Cigarette",
"trait_type": "Mouth"
},
{
"value": "Robot",
"trait_type": "Fur"
},
{
"value": "Sea Captain's Hat",
"trait_type": "Hat"
},
{
"value": "Aquamarine",
"trait_type": "Background"
}
]
},
"timeLastUpdated": "2022-02-01T00:30:04.643Z"
}