How to Connect to Acala

It's easy to connect to your Acala infrastructure via RPC or WebSocket.

If you haven't already configured any Acala infrastructure, visit the Acala marketplace page to learn more about Blockdaemon's Acala options.

In this guide, you'll learn the following simple methods of connection to your infrastructure:

• Acala HTTP RPC Connection via cURL
• Acala Connection via Websocket 
• Acala Connection via Sidecar API

How to Access Your Blockdaemon Acala Credentials

Once you have purchased your Blockdaemon Acala infrastructure, you can access your credentials:

1. Log into the Blockdaemon app.
2. In the Blockchain Access menu, click Nodes.
3. Click the Acala node.
4. Click the Connect tab.

In the Connection Information area, you'll find the following:

• Your Endpoint URL
• Your Auth Token

Acala HTTP RPC Connection via cURL

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" \ 
  -d '{"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "YOUR_RPC_METHOD"}' \
  https://YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL/para-http-rpc 

• Replace YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL with the Endpoint URL found in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token found in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_RPC_METHOD with your chosen RPC method

Acala Connection via WebSocket

wscat \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" \
-c wss://YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL/parachain

Connected (press CTRL+C to quit)
> {"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "YOUR_RPC_METHOD"}

• Replace YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL with the Endpoint URL found in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token found in the Blockdaemon app.

Acala Connection via Sidecar API

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
'https://YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL/parachain/YOUR_SIDECAR_ENDPOINT?auth=YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN

• Replace YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL with the Endpoint URL found in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token found in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_SIDECAR_ENDPOINT with your chosen REST endpoint.