How to Connect to Flare

Learn how to connect to the Flare blockchain with Blockdaemon.

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

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In this guide, you’ll learn the following connection methods to the Flare infrastructure:

• How to Connect to Flare via cURL
• How to Connect to Flare via WebSocket

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How to Connect to Flare via cURL

cURL

curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X POST 'YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL/ext/bc/C/rpc' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN' \
--data-raw '{"method":"YOUR_RPC_METHOD","id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

• 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.

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Flare Connection 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 sent by your Blockdaemon TAM.
• Replace YOUR_ENDPOINT_URL with the Endpoint URL 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.

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