How to Get Solana Spl Token Details Using Python
Solana is a fast and scalable blockchain platform that has gained popularity in the DeFi (decentralized finance) space. One of the key features of Solana is its ability to provide access to token details via APIs that can be used by developers to build applications, automate trading strategies, or perform other tasks.
In this article, we will show you how to get Solana Spl token details using Python. Specifically, we will focus on the following:
- Use the Solana API to get the Spl token details by providing the token address and SolScan address.
- Create a Python API to interact with the Solana API and get the Spl token details.
Step 1: Install the necessary libraries
To use the Solana API in Python, you need to install the following libraries:
pysolana
(to interact with the Solana blockchain)
requests
(to send HTTP requests to the Solana API)
You can install these libraries using pip:
pip install py_solana requests
Step 2: Create a Python script to interact with the Solana API
Create a new Python file, for example spl_token_details.py
and add the following code:
import
from py_solana API import
Set the Solana project directory and API credentialsPROJECT_DIR = "/path/to/your/project"
API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
Replace with your API key SolanaSECRET_KEY = "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"
Replace with your Solana API secret keydef get_spl_token_details(token_address):
api = Api(api_key=API_KEY, secret_key=SECRET_KEY)
spl_token_info = api.get_token_info(
token_address,
use_cache=False,
account_address=None
)
return spl_token_info
token_address = "YOUR_TOKEN_ADDRESS"
spl_token_details = get_spl_token_details(token_address)
Print Spl token detailsprint("Current price:", spl_token_details["current price"])
print("Total supply:", spl_token_details["total_supply"])
print("Mint address:", spl_token_details["mint_address"])
Replace YOUR_API_KEY
and YOUR_SECRET_KEY
with your actual Solana API credentials, and YOUR_TOKEN_ADDRESS
with the address of the Spl token you want to get details about.
Step 3: Create a Solana API container using py_solana
To make it easier to interact with the Solana API from Python, you can create a custom wrapper around the Api
class. Here is an example:
import
from py_solana API import
SplTokenDetails class:
def __init__(self, api_key, secret_key):
self.api = Api(api_key=api_key, secret_key=secret_key)
def get_token_info(self, token_address):
return self.api.get_token_info(
token_address,
use_cache=False,
account_address=None
)
spl_token_details = SplTokenDetails(API_KEY, SECRET_KEY)
token_address = "YOUR_TOKEN_ADDRESS"
spl_token_details.get_token_info(token_address)
This wrapper class provides a simpler interface to interact with the Solana API.
Conclusion
In this article, we have explored how to get Solana Spl token details using Python. We will show you two ways to get Spl token details:
- Using the standard
py_solana
library and sending an HTTP request to the Solana API.
- Creating a custom wrapper around the
Api
class to improve readability and maintainability.
We hope this helps you build a robust and efficient Solana application!