sendTransaction RPC Method

You can protect your transactions from toxic MEV threats like sandwich attacks and front-running by enabling MEV protection. To know more on how to enable it, check out our MEV Protection documentation. For an in-depth guide on MEV, see What is MEV (Maximum Extractable Value) and How to Protect Your Transactions on Solana.

Use sendTransaction when you want a single RPC call that:

• broadcasts your signed transaction
• optionally runs preflight simulation to catch common failures
• optionally retries submission during congestion

The standard sendTransaction RPC method available through our Core API provides reliable transaction submission through Quicknode's globally distributed infrastructure. sendTransaction leverages our optimized node architecture to propagate your transaction to the Solana network efficiently.

Stake-Weighted Quality of Service (SWQoS) applies when transaction best practices are followed, as outlined in Quicknode’s Solana transaction guidelines.

Best for: General-purpose applications, development environments, and standard dApp operations where consistent, reliable performance is needed without specialized requirements.

Parameters

transaction

string

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object

object

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skipPreflight

boolean

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preflightCommitment

string

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encoding

string

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maxRetries

usize

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minContextSlot

integer

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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 '{"method":"sendTransaction","params":["ENTER_ENCODED_TRANSACTION_ID"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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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 '{"method":"sendTransaction","params":["ENTER_ENCODED_TRANSACTION_ID"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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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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  "method": "sendTransaction",
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  "params": [
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    "ENTER_ENCODED_TRANSACTION_ID"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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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  "method": "sendTransaction",
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  "params": [
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    "ENTER_ENCODED_TRANSACTION_ID"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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 {
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    createSolanaRpc,
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    generateKeyPairSigner,
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    lamports,
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    sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory,
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    pipe,
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    createTransactionMessage,
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    setTransactionMessageFeePayer,
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    setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash,
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    appendTransactionMessageInstruction,
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    signTransactionMessageWithSigners,
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    getSignatureFromTransaction,
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} from "@solana/kit";
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import { getTransferSolInstruction } from "@solana-program/system";
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const LAMPORTS_PER_SOL = BigInt(1_000_000_000);
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(async () => {
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    try {
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        const rpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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        // 2 - Generate signers
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        const user1 = await generateKeyPairSigner();
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        console.log(`✅ - New user1 address created: ${user1.address}`);
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        const user2 = await generateKeyPairSigner();
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        console.log(`✅ - New user2 address created: ${user2.address}`);
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        // 3 - Airdrop SOL to user1
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        const airdropTx = await rpc.requestAirdrop(
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            user1.address,
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            lamports(LAMPORTS_PER_SOL),
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            { commitment: 'processed' }
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        ).send();
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        console.log(`✅ - Airdropped 1 SOL to user1. Transaction: ${airdropTx}`);
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        // 4 - Create transfer transaction
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        const { value: latestBlockhash } = await rpc.getLatestBlockhash().send();
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        const transactionMessage = pipe(
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            createTransactionMessage({ version: 0 }),
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            tx => setTransactionMessageFeePayer(user1.address, tx),
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            tx => setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash(latestBlockhash, tx),
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            tx => appendTransactionMessageInstruction(
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                getTransferSolInstruction({
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                    amount: lamports(LAMPORTS_PER_SOL / BigInt(2)),
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                    destination: user2.address,
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                    source: user1,
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                }),
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                tx
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            )
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        );
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        // 5 - Sign and send transaction
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        const signedTransaction = await signTransactionMessageWithSigners(transactionMessage);
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        const sendAndConfirmTransaction = sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory({ rpc, rpcSubscriptions });
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        await sendAndConfirmTransaction(
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            signedTransaction,
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            { commitment: 'confirmed', skipPreflight: true }
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        );
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        const signature = getSignatureFromTransaction(signedTransaction);
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        console.log(`✅ - Transfer transaction signature: ${signature}`);
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    } catch (error) {
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        console.error('Error occurred:', error);
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    }
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})();
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import {
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    createSolanaRpc,
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    generateKeyPairSigner,
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    lamports,
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    sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory,
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    pipe,
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    createTransactionMessage,
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    setTransactionMessageFeePayer,
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    setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash,
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    appendTransactionMessageInstruction,
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    signTransactionMessageWithSigners,
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    getSignatureFromTransaction,
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} from "@solana/kit";
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import { getTransferSolInstruction } from "@solana-program/system";
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const LAMPORTS_PER_SOL = BigInt(1_000_000_000);
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(async () => {
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    try {
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        const rpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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        // 2 - Generate signers
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        const user1 = await generateKeyPairSigner();
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        console.log(`✅ - New user1 address created: ${user1.address}`);
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        const user2 = await generateKeyPairSigner();
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        console.log(`✅ - New user2 address created: ${user2.address}`);
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        // 3 - Airdrop SOL to user1
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        const airdropTx = await rpc.requestAirdrop(
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            user1.address,
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            lamports(LAMPORTS_PER_SOL),
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            { commitment: 'processed' }
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        ).send();
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        console.log(`✅ - Airdropped 1 SOL to user1. Transaction: ${airdropTx}`);
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        // 4 - Create transfer transaction
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        const { value: latestBlockhash } = await rpc.getLatestBlockhash().send();
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        const transactionMessage = pipe(
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            createTransactionMessage({ version: 0 }),
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            tx => setTransactionMessageFeePayer(user1.address, tx),
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            tx => setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash(latestBlockhash, tx),
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            tx => appendTransactionMessageInstruction(
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                getTransferSolInstruction({
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                    amount: lamports(LAMPORTS_PER_SOL / BigInt(2)),
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                    destination: user2.address,
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                    source: user1,
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                }),
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                tx
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            )
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        );
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        // 5 - Sign and send transaction
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        const signedTransaction = await signTransactionMessageWithSigners(transactionMessage);
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        const sendAndConfirmTransaction = sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory({ rpc, rpcSubscriptions });
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        await sendAndConfirmTransaction(
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            signedTransaction,
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            { commitment: 'confirmed', skipPreflight: true }
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        );
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        const signature = getSignatureFromTransaction(signedTransaction);
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        console.log(`✅ - Transfer transaction signature: ${signature}`);
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    } catch (error) {
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        console.error('Error occurred:', 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 solana = new web3.Connection("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  // Replace fromWallet with your public/secret keypair, wallet must have funds to pay transaction fees.
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  const fromWallet = web3.Keypair.generate();
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  const toWallet = web3.Keypair.generate();
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  const transaction = new web3.Transaction().add(
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    web3.SystemProgram.transfer({
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      fromPubkey: fromWallet.publicKey,
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      toPubkey: toWallet.publicKey,
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      lamports: web3.LAMPORTS_PER_SOL / 100,
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    })
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  );
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  console.log(await solana.sendTransaction(transaction, [fromWallet]));
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})();
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const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
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(async () => {
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  const solana = new web3.Connection("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  // Replace fromWallet with your public/secret keypair, wallet must have funds to pay transaction fees.
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  const fromWallet = web3.Keypair.generate();
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  const toWallet = web3.Keypair.generate();
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  const transaction = new web3.Transaction().add(
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    web3.SystemProgram.transfer({
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      fromPubkey: fromWallet.publicKey,
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      toPubkey: toWallet.publicKey,
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      lamports: web3.LAMPORTS_PER_SOL / 100,
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    })
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  );
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  console.log(await solana.sendTransaction(transaction, [fromWallet]));
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})();
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from solana.rpc.api import Client
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from solana.account import Account
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from solana.system_program import TransferParams, transfer
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from solana.transaction import Transaction
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#Make sure to paste sender, reciever addresses and public key.
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solana_client = Client("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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sender, reciever = Account(1), Account(2)
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json_request = solana_client.get_recent_blockhash()
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recent_blockhash = json_request["result"]["value"]["blockhash"]
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txn = Transaction(fee_payer=sender.public_key(), recent_blockhash=recent_blockhash)
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txn.add(
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    transfer(
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        TransferParams(
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            from_pubkey=sender.public_key(),
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            to_pubkey=reciever.public_key(), 
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            lamports=1000
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        )
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    )
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)
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txn.sign(sender)
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print(solana_client.send_transaction(txn, sender))

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from solana.rpc.api import Client
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from solana.account import Account
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from solana.system_program import TransferParams, transfer
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from solana.transaction import Transaction
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#Make sure to paste sender, reciever addresses and public key.
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solana_client = Client("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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sender, reciever = Account(1), Account(2)
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json_request = solana_client.get_recent_blockhash()
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recent_blockhash = json_request["result"]["value"]["blockhash"]
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txn = Transaction(fee_payer=sender.public_key(), recent_blockhash=recent_blockhash)
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txn.add(
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    transfer(
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        TransferParams(
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            from_pubkey=sender.public_key(),
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            to_pubkey=reciever.public_key(), 
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            lamports=1000
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        )
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    )
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)
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txn.sign(sender)
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print(solana_client.send_transaction(txn, sender))

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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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        "method": "sendTransaction",
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        "params": [
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            "ENTER_ENCODED_TRANSACTION_ID"
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        ],
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        "id": 1,
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        "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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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        "method": "sendTransaction",
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        "params": [
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            "ENTER_ENCODED_TRANSACTION_ID"
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        ],
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        "id": 1,
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        "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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": "2id3YC2jK9G5Wo2phDx4gJVAew8DcY5NAojnVuao8rkxwPYPe8cSwE5GzhEgJA2y8fVjDEo6iR6ykBvDxrTQrtpb",
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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": "2id3YC2jK9G5Wo2phDx4gJVAew8DcY5NAojnVuao8rkxwPYPe8cSwE5GzhEgJA2y8fVjDEo6iR6ykBvDxrTQrtpb",
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  "id": 1
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}

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