How to Connect to Karura

Learn how easy it is to connect to the Karura blockchain via RPC or WebSocket with Blockdaemon.

If you haven't already configured any Karura infrastructure, visit the Karura marketplace page to learn more about Blockdaemon's Karura options. Once you have purchased your Blockdaemon Karura infrastructure, your Blockdaemon Technical Account Manager (TAM) will send you the necessary access credentials.

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In this guide, we will cover the following connection methods to the Karura infrastructure:


Karura HTTP RPC Connection via cURL

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

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_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.
  • Replace YOUR_RPC_METHOD with your chosen RPC method.
  • Replace YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL with the Endpoint URL sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.

Karura 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 sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.
  • Replace YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.

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


Karura Connection via Sidecar API

Here's how you connect to Karura 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 sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.
  • Replace YOUR_SIDECAR_ENDPOINT with your chosen REST endpoint.
  • Replace YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN with the Auth Token sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.

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