How to Connect to Avalanche

In this guide, you'll learn the following connection methods to the Avalanche infrastructure:

• Avalanche RPC Connection via cURL
• Avalanche Connection via WebSocket

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Note:

Visit the Avalanche marketplace page to explore Blockdaemon’s Avalanche infrastructure.

How to Access Your Blockdaemon Avalanche Credentials

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

1. Log into the Blockdaemon app.
2. Click Nodes under the Access menu.
3. Select the Avalanche node.
4. Select the Connect tab. You'll find the following information:
   1. Endpoint URL
   2. Auth String
   3. Auth Token

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Info:

Please reach out to [email protected] or your Customer Success Manager for support.

How to Connect to Avalanche via cURL

curl --request POST --url 'YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL/ext/bc/C/rpc?auth=YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[YOUR_PARAMS],"id":67}'

• ReplaceYOUR_ENDPOINT_URLwith the Endpoint URL in the Blockdaemon app.
• ReplaceYOUR_AUTH_TOKENwith the Auth Token in the Blockdaemon app.
• ReplaceYOUR_PARAMSwith your chosen RPC parameters.

Avalanche Connection via WebSocket

wscat -H "X-Auth-Token: YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" -c wss://YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL:8443/websocket

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

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Info:

wscat is a tool that can connect over WebSocket(s) and may need to be installed. You can use your preferred tool of choice.

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