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@polkadot/api-derive
Common functions used across Polkadot, derived from RPC calls and storage queries.
@polkadot/api-derive
Collection of high-level utility functions built on top of the @polkadot/api library. Designed to simplify the process of querying complex on-chain data by combining multiple RPC calls, storage queries, and runtime logic into a single, callable function.
Instead of manually fetching and processing blockchain data, developers can use api.derive methods to retrieve information.
Available Derive Namespaces
The derive functions are categorized into namespaces based on different common Substrate modules. Accesible by calling api.derive.NAMESPACE (e.g. api.derive.balances). The available modules are as follows:
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Common functions used across Polkadot, derived from RPC calls and storage queries.
The npm package @polkadot/api-derive receives a total of 115,045 weekly downloads. As such, @polkadot/api-derive popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @polkadot/api-derive demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 09 Dec 2025
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