What problem does it solve?
Helius provides a unified, high-performance Solana RPC layer, DAS data access, and real-time streaming, reducing integration complexity for developers.
Core Features & Use Cases
- DAS API: Unified access to NFTs, tokens, compressed assets, and collection data.
- Enhanced Transactions: Parsed, human-readable transaction data with decoded instructions.
- Priority Fees: Real-time fee estimates to optimize compute unit usage and push transactions through.
- Webhooks: Real-time event notifications for swaps, NFT sales, transfers, and more.
- LaserStream WebSocket/Streaming: Ultra-low-latency data streams for live applications.
- SDK & Namespaces: Structured APIs under helius., helius.rpc., helius.tx., helius.enhanced., helius.webhooks., helius.ws., helius.zk.*.
- Use Cases: Build DeFi apps, NFT marketplaces, on-chain analytics dashboards, and infrastructure tooling with reliable RPCs and data access.
Quick Start
Install and initialize the Helius SDK, connect to a Solana RPC endpoint, and perform a sample DAS query and a priority-fee-assisted transaction.