requestAirdrop RPC Method

Please note that the Airdrop method is subject to limits set by Solana. For more tools for getting Devnet SOL, check out our Guide on : A Complete Guide to Airdropping Test SOL on Solana

Parameters

pubkey

string

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lamports

integer

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object

object

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commitment

string

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finalized

string

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confirmed

string

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processed

string

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Returns

result

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Request

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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "id":1, "method":"requestAirdrop", "params": ["YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS", 1000000000]}'

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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "id":1, "method":"requestAirdrop", "params": ["YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS", 1000000000]}'

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "method": "requestAirdrop",
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  "params": [
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    "YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS",
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    1000000000
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  ]
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "method": "requestAirdrop",
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  "params": [
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    "YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS",
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    1000000000
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  ]
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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import { createSolanaRpc, address, lamports } from "@solana/kit";
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(async () => {
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  const solanaRpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  const walletAddress = address("YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS");
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  const airdropAmount = lamports(BigInt(1_000_000_000));
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  try {
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    const airdropSignature = await solanaRpc.requestAirdrop(walletAddress, airdropAmount).send();
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    console.log(airdropSignature);
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  } catch (error) {
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    console.error("Error requesting airdrop:", error);
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  }
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})();
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import { createSolanaRpc, address, lamports } from "@solana/kit";
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(async () => {
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  const solanaRpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  const walletAddress = address("YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS");
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  const airdropAmount = lamports(BigInt(1_000_000_000));
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  try {
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    const airdropSignature = await solanaRpc.requestAirdrop(walletAddress, airdropAmount).send();
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    console.log(airdropSignature);
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  } catch (error) {
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    console.error("Error requesting airdrop:", error);
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  }
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})();
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const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
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(async () => {
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  const url = "https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/";
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  const solana = new web3.Connection(url);
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  console.log(
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    await solana.requestAirdrop(
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      new web3.PublicKey("YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS"),
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      1000000000
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    )
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  );
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})();
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const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
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(async () => {
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  const url = "https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/";
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  const solana = new web3.Connection(url);
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  console.log(
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    await solana.requestAirdrop(
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      new web3.PublicKey("YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS"),
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      1000000000
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    )
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  );
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})();
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from solana.rpc.api import Client
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from solana.publickey import PublicKey
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print(solana_client.request_airdrop(PublicKey("YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS"), 1000000000))

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from solana.rpc.api import Client
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from solana.publickey import PublicKey
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print(solana_client.request_airdrop(PublicKey("YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS"), 1000000000))

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use reqwest::header;
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use reqwest::Client;
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use std::error::Error;
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#[tokio::main]
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async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
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    let mut headers = header::HeaderMap::new();
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    headers.insert("Content-Type", "application/json".parse().unwrap());
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    let client = Client::new();
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    let json_data = r#"
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    {
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        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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        "id": 1,
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        "method": "requestAirdrop",
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        "params": [
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            "YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS",
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            1000000000
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        ]
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    }
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    "#;
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    let response = client
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        .post("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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        .headers(headers)
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        .body(json_data)
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        .send()
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        .await?; 
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    let body = response.text().await?;
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    println!("{}", body);
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    Ok(())
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}

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use reqwest::header;
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use reqwest::Client;
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use std::error::Error;
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#[tokio::main]
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async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
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    let mut headers = header::HeaderMap::new();
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    headers.insert("Content-Type", "application/json".parse().unwrap());
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    let client = Client::new();
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    let json_data = r#"
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    {
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        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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        "id": 1,
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        "method": "requestAirdrop",
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        "params": [
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            "YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS",
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            1000000000
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        ]
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    }
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    "#;
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    let response = client
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        .post("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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        .headers(headers)
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        .body(json_data)
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        .send()
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        .await?; 
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    let body = response.text().await?;
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    println!("{}", body);
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    Ok(())
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}

Response

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": "5VERv8NMvzbJMEkV8xnrLkEaWRtSz9CosKDYjCJjBRnbJLgp8uirBgmQpjKhoR4tjF3ZpRzrFmBV6UjKdiSZkQUW",
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  "id": 1
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": "5VERv8NMvzbJMEkV8xnrLkEaWRtSz9CosKDYjCJjBRnbJLgp8uirBgmQpjKhoR4tjF3ZpRzrFmBV6UjKdiSZkQUW",
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  "id": 1
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}

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