Solana RPC
Overview
At QuickNode, we run Solana RPC endpoints. In aggregate, we serve hundreds of billions of requests every month. To make it easier for developers to integrate with QuickNode, we've created this documentation that shows how to call RPC methods using cURL, JavaScript, Python, Ruby. QuickNode-supported Solana APIs include:
- Solana JSON-RPC API
- NFT API
Solana Network Support
| Network | WSS | HTTPS |
|---|---|---|
| DEVNET | ✅ | ✅ |
| TESTNET | ✅ | ✅ |
| MAINNET | ✅ | ✅ |
Making Solana API Requests
In this documentation, you will see example requests made with various programming languages for each supported Solana method. This section will explain how to execute each one of them on your machine.
cURL
Most *nix based systems have cURL support out of the box. cURL is a command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs. Check if you have it by running the following:
curl -h
Solana.py
Solana.py is a Python library for interacting with Solana. It is important to note that Solana.py is community-maintained and updates may not be available at the same time as the Solana Web3 API. If you'd like to use this library, please be sure to install it and its dependencies like so:
pip install solana cachetools
JsonRpcClient
Generate JSON-RPC requests and parse responses in Python. Install it using the following command:
pip install jsonrpcclient
Requests
Requests is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built for human beings. Install it using the following command:
python -m pip install requests
Solana/Web3.js
Solana/Web3.js is a Json RPC library on JavaScript that is updated by the Solana Labs team. You can install it with the following command:
npm install @solana/web3.js
Axios
Axios is a promise-based HTTP Client for node.js and the browser. On the server-side it uses the native node.js http module, while on the client (browser) it uses XMLHttpRequests. Install it using the following command:
npm install axios
WebSocket cat (wscat)
WebSocket cat (wscat) is a simple tool for connecting to WebSocket APIs in your terminal. Install it using the following command:
npm install -g wscat
API Credits
Usage in our pricing plans is measured in API Credits. To learn more about the API Credits for Solana, please visit this page.
Endpoint Authentication Options
Token Authentication
By default, all endpoints created on QuickNode are protected by a token in the URL which looks something like this:
http://sample-endpoint-name.network.quiknode.pro/token-goes-here/
Approved Referrer List
For endpoints on the shared network, you are able to add a list of approved referrers. This requires any HTTP request to send a REFERRER header or any WebSocket request to send an ORIGIN header populated with one of the referrers you entered into our user panel.
Disabling Token Authentication
You can also disable the token authentication completely in your security settings for a given endpoint. This will allow anyone to make requests to the endpoint without the token.
JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
For additional security, you can also enable JWT for each of your deployed endpoints. JWT allows for stateless authentication between you and your endpoint. Learn how to use JWT with QuickNode in this step-by-step guide.
Multiple Authentication Tokens
Create multiple authentication tokens for each of your deployed endpoints. This allows you to revoke any tokens that may be comprised, without needing to restart your non-compromised endpoint.
To roll an individual authentication token, create an additional token and then delete the previous token. Learn more about multiple authentication tokens in this QuickNode guide.
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