requestAirdrop

Requests an airdrop of lamports to a Pubkey.

POST

requestAirdrop

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://devnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "requestAirdrop",
  "params": [
    "83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri",
    1000000000
  ]
}
'

200

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": "5VERv8NMvzbJMEkV8xnrLkEaWRtSz9CosKDYjCJjBRnbJLgp8uirBgmQpjKhoR4tjF3ZpRzrFmBV6UjKdiSZkQUW"
}

Request Parameters

address · string · required

Solana wallet address (public key) to receive the airdrop of test SOL tokens.

value · number · required

Amount of SOL to airdrop in lamports (1 SOL = 1,000,000,000 lamports) for testing.

commitment · string

The commitment level for the request.

• confirmed
• finalized
• processed

Authorizations

api-key · string · query · required

Your Helius API key. You can get one for free in the dashboard.

Body

application/json

jsonrpc · enum<string> · default: 2.0

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options: 2.0

Example:

"2.0"

id · string · default: 1

A unique identifier for the request.

Example:

"1"

method · enum<string> · default: requestAirdrop

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Available options: requestAirdrop

Example:

"requestAirdrop"

params · (string | integer | object)[]

Parameters for the airdrop request.

Solana wallet address (public key) to receive the airdrop of test SOL tokens.

Example:

"83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri"

Response

200

application/json

Successfully requested airdrop.

jsonrpc · enum<string>

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options: 2.0

Example:

"2.0"

id · string

Identifier matching the request.

Example:

"1"

result · string

Solana transaction signature of the completed airdrop, can be used to verify the SOL was received.

Example:

"5VERv8NMvzbJMEkV8xnrLkEaWRtSz9CosKDYjCJjBRnbJLgp8uirBgmQpjKhoR4tjF3ZpRzrFmBV6UjKdiSZkQUW"