How to Connect to Moonriver and Moonbeam

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

Once you have purchased your Blockdaemon Moonbeam/Moonriver infrastructure, Your Blockdaemon Technical Account Manager (TAM) will send you the necessary access credentials.

In this guide, we will cover the following simple methods of connection to your infrastructure:

• Moonriver/Moonbeam RPC Connection via cURL
• Moonriver/Moonbeam Connection via WebSocket 

Moonriver/Moonbeam RPC Connection via cURL

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

• 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.
• Replace YOUR_RPC_METHOD with your chosen RPC method.

Moonriver/Moonbeam 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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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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