Quicknode Solana Infrastructure

Build high-performance Solana applications with Quicknode — blockchain infrastructure provider supporting 80+ chains with low-latency RPC endpoints, DAS API, Yellowstone gRPC streaming, real-time data pipelines, and developer-first APIs.

Overview

Quicknode provides:

• RPC Endpoints: Low-latency Solana access with authentication embedded in the URL
• DAS API: Unified NFT and token queries — standard NFTs, compressed NFTs (cNFTs), fungible tokens, MPL Core Assets, Token 2022
• Yellowstone gRPC: Real-time Solana data streaming via Geyser plugin
• Priority Fee API: Fee estimation for transaction landing
• Streams: Real-time and historical data pipelines with JavaScript filtering
• Webhooks: Event-driven blockchain notifications
• Metis: Jupiter Swap API integration
• IPFS: Decentralized file storage
• Key-Value Store: Serverless state persistence for Streams
• Admin API: Programmatic endpoint management
• x402: Pay-per-request RPC via USDC micropayments (no API key needed)
• Multi-Chain: 80+ networks including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, BSC, Avalanche, Bitcoin, and more

Quick Start

Get Your Endpoint

1. Visit quicknode.com/endpoints
2. Select Solana and your network (Mainnet / Devnet)
3. Create an endpoint
4. Copy the HTTP and WSS URLs

Environment Setup

# .env file
QUICKNODE_RPC_URL=https://your-endpoint.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/your-token/
QUICKNODE_WSS_URL=wss://your-endpoint.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/your-token/
QUICKNODE_API_KEY=your_console_api_key  # Optional: for Admin API

Basic Setup with @solana/kit

import { createSolanaRpc, createSolanaRpcSubscriptions } from "@solana/kit";

const rpc = createSolanaRpc(process.env.QUICKNODE_RPC_URL!);
const rpcSubscriptions = createSolanaRpcSubscriptions(process.env.QUICKNODE_WSS_URL!);

// Make RPC calls
const slot = await rpc.getSlot().send();
const balance = await rpc.getBalance(address).send();

Authentication

Quicknode endpoints include authentication in the URL:

https://{ENDPOINT_NAME}.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/{TOKEN}/

Enable JWT authentication or IP allowlisting in the Quicknode dashboard for additional security.

RPC Endpoints

Solana Endpoints

Using with @solana/kit

import {
  createSolanaRpc,
  createSolanaRpcSubscriptions,
  address,
  lamports,
} from "@solana/kit";

const rpc = createSolanaRpc(process.env.QUICKNODE_RPC_URL!);
const rpcSubscriptions = createSolanaRpcSubscriptions(process.env.QUICKNODE_WSS_URL!);

// Account balance
const balance = await rpc.getBalance(address("E645TckHQnDcavVv92Etc6xSWQaq8zzPtPRGBheviRAk")).send();

// Account info
const accountInfo = await rpc.getAccountInfo(address("E645TckHQnDcavVv92Etc6xSWQaq8zzPtPRGBheviRAk"), {
  encoding: "base64",
}).send();

// Recent blockhash
const { value: blockhash } = await rpc.getLatestBlockhash().send();

// Token accounts
const tokenAccounts = await rpc.getTokenAccountsByOwner(
  address("E645TckHQnDcavVv92Etc6xSWQaq8zzPtPRGBheviRAk"),
  { programId: address("TokenkegQfeZyiNwAJbNbGKPFXCWuBvf9Ss623VQ5DA") },
  { encoding: "jsonParsed" },
).send();

Using with Legacy web3.js

import { Connection, PublicKey } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection(process.env.QUICKNODE_RPC_URL!);
const balance = await connection.getBalance(new PublicKey("E645TckHQnDcavVv92Etc6xSWQaq8zzPtPRGBheviRAk"));

Rate Limits & Plans

DAS API (Digital Asset Standard)

Comprehensive API for querying Solana digital assets — standard NFTs, compressed NFTs (cNFTs), fungible tokens, MPL Core Assets, and Token 2022 Assets. Available as a Marketplace add-on (Metaplex DAS API).

Get Assets by Owner

const response = await fetch(process.env.QUICKNODE_RPC_URL!, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: "2.0",
    id: 1,
    method: "getAssetsByOwner",
    params: {
      ownerAddress: "E645TckHQnDcavVv92Etc6xSWQaq8zzPtPRGBheviRAk",
      limit: 10,
      options: { showFungible: true, showCollectionMetadata: true },
    },
  }),
});

const { result } = await response.json();
// result.total — total assets
// result.items — array of asset metadata
// result.cursor — for pagination

Search Assets

const response = await fetch(process.env.QUICKNODE_RPC_URL!, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: "2.0",
    id: 1,
    method: "searchAssets",
    params: {
      ownerAddress: "E645TckHQnDcavVv92Etc6xSWQaq8zzPtPRGBheviRAk",
      tokenType: "fungible",
      limit: 50,
    },
  }),
});

Get Asset Proof (Compressed NFTs)

const response = await fetch(process.env.QUICKNODE_RPC_URL!, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: "2.0",
    id: 1,
    method: "getAssetProof",
    params: { id: "compressed_nft_id" },
  }),
});

DAS Method Reference

Yellowstone gRPC (Solana Geyser)

High-performance Solana Geyser plugin for real-time blockchain data streaming via gRPC. Available as a Marketplace add-on.

Setup

import Client, { CommitmentLevel } from "@triton-one/yellowstone-grpc";

// Derive gRPC URL from HTTP endpoint:
// HTTP:  https://example.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/TOKEN/
// gRPC:  https://example.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro:10000
const client = new Client(
  "https://example.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro:10000",
  "TOKEN",
  {}
);

const stream = await client.subscribe();

stream.on("data", (data) => {
  if (data.transaction) {
    console.log("Transaction:", data.transaction);
  }
  if (data.account) {
    console.log("Account update:", data.account);
  }
});

// Subscribe to transactions for a specific program
stream.write({
  transactions: {
    txn_filter: {
      vote: false,
      failed: false,
      accountInclude: ["PROGRAM_PUBKEY"],
      accountExclude: [],
      accountRequired: [],
    },
  },
  accounts: {},
  slots: {},
  blocks: {},
  blocksMeta: {},
  transactionsStatus: {},
  entry: {},
  accountsDataSlice: [],
  commitment: CommitmentLevel.CONFIRMED,
});

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