@solana/web3.js

[!NOTE] This is the maintenance branch for the 1.x line of @solana/web3.js. You can find the successor to this library here: @solana/kit.

Solana JavaScript SDK (v1.x)

Use this to interact with accounts and programs on the Solana network through the Solana JSON RPC API.

Installation

For use in Node.js or a web application

$ npm install --save @solana/web3.js

For use in a browser, without a build system

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Documentation and examples

• The Solana Cookbook has extensive task-based documentation using this library.
• For more detail on individual functions, see the latest API Documentation

Getting help

Have a question or a problem? Check the Solana Stack Exchange to see if anyone else is having the same one. If not, post a new question.

Include:

• A detailed description of what you're trying to achieve
• Source code, if possible
• The text of any errors you encountered, with stacktraces if available

Compatibility

This library requires a JavaScript runtime that supports BigInt and the exponentiation operator. Both are supported in the following runtimes:

• Browsers, by release date:
  • Chrome: May 2018
  • Firefox: July 2019
  • Safari: September 2020
  • Mobile Safari: September 2020
  • Edge: January 2020
  • Opera: June 2018
  • Samsung Internet: April 2019
• Runtimes, by version:
  • Deno: >=1.0
  • Node: >=10.4.0
• React Native:
  • >=0.7.0 using the Hermes engine (integration guide):

Development environment setup

Testing

Unit tests

To run the full suite of unit tests, execute the following in the root:

$ npm test

Integration tests

Integration tests require a validator client running on your machine.

To install a test validator:

$ npm run test:live-with-test-validator:setup

To start the test validator and run all of the integration tests in live mode:

$ cd packages/library-legacy
$ npm run test:live-with-test-validator

Contributing

If you found a bug or would like to request a feature, please file an issue. If, based on the discussion on an issue you would like to offer a code change, please make a pull request. If neither of these describes what you would like to contribute, read the getting help section above.

Disclaimer

All claims, content, designs, algorithms, estimates, roadmaps, specifications, and performance measurements described in this project are done with the Solana Foundation's ("SF") best efforts. It is up to the reader to check and validate their accuracy and truthfulness. Furthermore nothing in this project constitutes a solicitation for investment.

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