How to Connect to NEAR

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

• Near RPC Connection via cURL
• Near Connection via WebSocket

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Note:

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

How to Access Your Blockdaemon NEAR Credentials

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

1. Log into the Blockdaemon app.
2. Click Nodes under the Access menu.
3. Select the NEAR 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 Near RPC via cURL

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

curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"RPC_METHOD"}' '{YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL}?auth={YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN}'

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

How to Connect to Near via WebSocket

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

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