0. Signup/Login

Begin by either logging in with an existing account or creating a new one here.

1. Navigate to “Your Api Keys”

This is where you’ll be able to secure your API keys for a specific blockchain and network combination. Currently, there are four to select from (and more on the way! 🙌)

2. Select a Blockchain/Network

3. Click “New API Key”

Hooray!🤸‍

Now we have an API key that we can use with the Ethereum blockchain on the Rinkeby network. You should see your new API key, like so:

Underneath the name of the blockchain and network you’ll see two identifiers

ethereum-rinkeby — the human readable slug

— the human readable slug 1b3f7a72b3e99c13 — the contrived blockchain id

When utilizing any of our services you’ll be required to provide one of these identifiers or you will receive a 401 - Unauthorized response.

Next, you’ll see the truncated API Key. Click “Copy To Clipboard” to get the full key.

It may be necessary to delete your API Key and obtain a new one. For instance, if you happen to commit it to a public git repository 😜. Just click “Delete” and run through the steps again.

Ok so… what?

We have a collection of valuable highly useful data endpoints, packages, and services that all require an API Key.

If you are a…

Developer — using any of our wrappers or packages

Trader — looking for raw realtime data

Researcher/Data Scientist — who needs heaps of accurate blockchain data

Business —That needs network/smart contract analytics to make data driven decisions

… you’ll definitely want to snag yourself an API key.

In future posts, I’ll demonstrate how to use different services/features/node packages which will all require an API Key.

That’s it!