Set Up the Development Environment

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Before exploring the various features of the Blockdaemon DeFi API, we need to set up our development environment with some example scripts. The following guides use the Typescript SDK and a generic REST API.

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We assume basic knowledge of Node.JS and your operating system’s command line interface.

Before we delve into the code, let’s set some groundwork:

1. Contact us to get the API key, or go to https://app.blockdaemon.com/
2. Clone our DeFi API example project: git clone https://github.com/Blockdaemon/defi-api-examples.git
3. Enter into the project directory: cd defi-api-examples
4. Follow the setup instructions in the project README. The README.md explores a set of functionalities such as obtaining chain information, token information, and conducting a swap. Please refer to the accompanying guides for more details.

The following guides help you build powerful features using the DeFi API. Our repo includes scripts that complement the available guides.