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requestAirdrop

Requests an airdrop of lamports to a specified account.

info

This method doesn't work on mainnet.

Parameters​

  • address: (string) [required] - The base-58 encoded public key of the receiving account.
  • config: (object) [optional] - Configuration object with the following options:
    • commitment: (string) [optional] - The commitment level to use for the query. The default is finalized. Possible values are:
      • finalized - Queries the most recent block confirmed by a super majority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized.
      • confirmed - Queries the most recent block that has been voted on by a super majority of the cluster.
      • processed - Queries its most recent block. The block may still be skipped by the cluster.
    • minContextSlot: [optional] - The minimum slot to use for the query.

Returns​

result - The transaction signature of the airdrop.

Request​

curl https://solana-testnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id":1, "method":"requestAirdrop", "params": ["83astBRguLMdt2h5U1Tpdq5tjFoJ6noeGwaY3mDLVcri", 100000]}'

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result":"3Q51CirQ3eyysjpbe2FmPgMMpnaTdcY6MGpKUhuZ7TBcWZFHvNB5QMwy5Z5LYy78K4rtYFo78ozw9zxkZgYJMm3D",
  "id":1
}
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