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DFlow - Complete Integration Guide

The definitive guide for integrating DFlow - a trading protocol that enables traders to exchange value across spot and prediction markets natively on Solana.

What is DFlow?

DFlow is a comprehensive trading infrastructure that provides:

• Trading Applications & Wallets - Token swaps with intelligent routing and 99.9% token coverage
• Exchanges & Aggregators - Access to billions in monthly routed volume across DEXes and Prop AMMs
• Financial Institutions & Market Makers - Programmable execution layers with CLPs and async trades
• Prediction Market Platforms - Discovery, pricing, routing, and settlement infrastructure

Key Capabilities

| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | Token Coverage | 99.9% with millisecond detection | | Infrastructure | Globally distributed, high-throughput optimization | | Execution | Advanced algorithms with JIT routing for best-price execution | | Markets | Support for both spot and prediction market trading | | MEV Protection | Enhanced sandwich protection with Jito bundles |

API Overview

DFlow provides two main API categories:

1. Swap API (Trading)

Base URL: https://quote-api.dflow.net

For executing trades:

• Imperative Swaps - Full control over route selection at signature time
• Declarative Swaps - Intent-based swaps with deferred route optimization
• Trade API - Unified interface for spot and prediction market trading
• Order API - Quote and transaction generation

2. Prediction Market Metadata API

Base URL: https://api.prod.dflow.net

For querying prediction market data:

• Events API - Query prediction events and forecasts
• Markets API - Get market details, orderbooks, outcome mints
• Trades API - Historical trade data
• Live Data API - Real-time milestones and updates
• WebSocket - Streaming price and orderbook updates

Authentication

Most endpoints require an API key via the x-api-key header. Contact hello@dflow.net to obtain credentials.

Quick Start

Imperative Swap (3 Steps)

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

const API_BASE = "https://quote-api.dflow.net";
const API_KEY = process.env.DFLOW_API_KEY; // Optional but recommended

// Token addresses
const SOL = "So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112";
const USDC = "EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v";

async function imperativeSwap(keypair: Keypair, connection: Connection) {
  // Step 1: Get Quote
  const quoteParams = new URLSearchParams({
    inputMint: SOL,
    outputMint: USDC,
    amount: "1000000000", // 1 SOL
    slippageBps: "50",    // 0.5%
  });

  const quote = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/quote?${quoteParams}`, {
    headers: API_KEY ? { "x-api-key": API_KEY } : {},
  }).then(r => r.json());

  // Step 2: Get Swap Transaction
  const swapResponse = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/swap`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "content-type": "application/json",
      ...(API_KEY && { "x-api-key": API_KEY }),
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      userPublicKey: keypair.publicKey.toBase58(),
      quoteResponse: quote,
      dynamicComputeUnitLimit: true,
      prioritizationFeeLamports: 150000,
    }),
  }).then(r => r.json());

  // Step 3: Sign and Send
  const tx = VersionedTransaction.deserialize(
    Buffer.from(swapResponse.swapTransaction, "base64")
  );
  tx.sign([keypair]);

  const signature = await connection.sendTransaction(tx);
  await connection.confirmTransaction(signature);

  return signature;
}

Trade API (Unified - Recommended)

The Trade API provides a single endpoint that handles both sync and async execution:

async function tradeTokens(keypair: Keypair, connection: Connection) {
  // Step 1: Get Order (quote + transaction in one call)
  const orderParams = new URLSearchParams({
    inputMint: SOL,
    outputMint: USDC,
    amount: "1000000000",
    slippageBps: "50",
    userPublicKey: keypair.publicKey.toBase58(),
  });

  const order = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/order?${orderParams}`, {
    headers: API_KEY ? { "x-api-key": API_KEY } : {},
  }).then(r => r.json());

  // Step 2: Sign and Send
  const tx = VersionedTransaction.deserialize(
    Buffer.from(order.transaction, "base64")
  );
  tx.sign([keypair]);
  const signature = await connection.sendTransaction(tx);

  // Step 3: Monitor (based on execution mode)
  if (order.executionMode === "async") {
    // Poll order status for async trades
    let status = "pending";
    while (status !== "closed" && status !== "failed") {
      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000));
      const statusRes = await fetch(
        `${API_BASE}/order-status?signature=${signature}`,
        { headers: API_KEY ? { "x-api-key": API_KEY } : {} }
      ).then(r => r.json());
      status = statusRes.status;
    }
  } else {
    // Sync trades complete atomically
    await connection.confirmTransaction(signature);
  }

  return signature;
}

API Reference

Order API Endpoints

GET /order

Returns a quote and optionally a transaction for spot or prediction market trades.

| Parameter | Required | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | inputMint | Yes | Base58 input token mint | | outputMint | Yes | Base58 output token mint | | amount | Yes | Amount as scaled integer (1 SOL = 1000000000) | | userPublicKey | No | Include to receive signable transaction | | slippageBps | No | Max slippage in basis points or "auto" | | platformFeeBps | No | Platform fee in basis points | | prioritizationFeeLamports | No | "auto", "medium", "high", "veryHigh", or lamport amount |

Response:

{
  "outAmount": "150000000",
  "minOutAmount": "149250000",
  "priceImpactPct": "0.05",
  "executionMode": "sync",
  "transaction": "base64...",
  "computeUnitLimit": 200000,
  "lastValidBlockHeight": 123456789,
  "routePlan": [...]
}

GET /order-status

Check status of async orders.

| Parameter | Required | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | signature | Yes | Base58 transaction signature | | lastValidBlockHeight | No | Block height for expiry check |

Status Values:

• pending - Order submitted, awaiting processing
• open - Order opened, awaiting fill
• pendingClose - Filled, closing transaction pending
• closed - Order completed successfully
• expired - Transaction expired before landing
• failed - Order execution failed

Imperative Swap Endpoints

GET /quote

Get a quote for an imperative swap.

| Parameter | Required | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | inputMint | Yes | Base58 input mint | | outputMint | Yes | Base58 output mint | | amount | Yes | Input amount (scaled integer) | | slippageBps | No | Slippage tolerance or "auto" | | dexes | No | Comma-separated DEXes to include | | excludeDexes | No | Comma-separated DEXes to exclude | | onlyDirectRoutes | No | Single-leg routes only | | maxRouteLength | No | Max number of route legs | | forJitoBundle | No | Jito bundle compatible routes | | platformFeeBps | No | Platform fee in basis points |

POST /swap

Generate swap transaction from quote.

Request Body:

{
  "userPublicKey": "Base58...",
  "quoteResponse": { /* from /quote */ },
  "dynamicComputeUnitLimit": true,
  "prioritizationFeeLamports": 150000,
  "wrapAndUnwrapSol": true
}

Response:

{
  "swapTransaction": "base64...",
  "computeUnitLimit": 200000,
  "lastValidBlockHeight": 123456789,
  "prioritizationFeeLamports": 150000
}

POST /swap-instructions

Returns individual instructions instead of a full transaction (for custom transaction building).

Declarative Swap Endpoints

Declarative swaps use intent-based execution with deferred route optimization.

GET /intent

Get an intent quote for a declarative swap.

| Parameter | Required | Description | |-----------|----------|---------