How to Connect to Dash

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

• Dash RPC Connection via cURL
• Dash Connection via WebSocket

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Note:

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

How to Access Your Blockdaemon Dash Credentials

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

1. Log into the Blockdaemon app.
2. Click Nodes under the Access menu.
3. Select the Dash 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:

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How to Connect to Dash via cURL

Here’s how you add your access credentials to a cURL request:

curl -X POST 'YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Auth-Token: YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"YOUR_RPC_METHOD","params":YOUR_PARAMS,"id":1}'

• Replace YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL with the Endpoint URL in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token in the Blockdaemon app.
• Replace YOUR_RPC_METHOD with your chosen RPC method.
• Replace YOUR_PARAMS with the necessary parameters for your RPC.

Dash 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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