TypeScript SDK Best Practices

// GOOD: Single call, server-side filtering
const txs = await helius.getTransactionsForAddress([
  "address",
  {
    transactionDetails: "full",
    limit: 100,
    filters: {
      tokenAccounts: "balanceChanged",
      blockTime: { gte: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 86400 },
    },
  },
]);

// BAD: Two calls, client-side filtering, no token account support
const sigs = await helius.raw.getSignaturesForAddress(address).send();
const txs = await Promise.all(sigs.map(s => helius.raw.getTransaction(s.signature).send()));

const sig = await helius.tx.sendSmartTransaction({
  instructions: [yourInstruction],
  signers: [walletSigner],
  commitment: "confirmed",
  priorityFeeCap: 100_000,   // Optional: cap fees in microlamports/CU
  bufferPct: 0.1,            // 10% compute unit headroom (default)
});

const sig = await helius.tx.sendTransactionWithSender({
  instructions: [yourInstruction],
  signers: [walletSigner],
  region: "US_EAST",          // Default, US_SLC, US_EAST, EU_WEST, EU_CENTRAL, EU_NORTH, AP_SINGAPORE, AP_TOKYO
  swqosOnly: true,            // Route through SWQOS only (lower tip requirement)
  pollTimeoutMs: 60_000,
  pollIntervalMs: 2_000,
});

// GOOD: Single request
const assets = await helius.getAssetBatch({
  ids: ["mint1", "mint2", "mint3"],
  options: { showFungible: true, showCollectionMetadata: true },
});

// BAD: N requests
const assets = await Promise.all(mints.map(id => helius.getAsset({ id })));

// Webhook: server receives POST on matching transactions
const webhook = await helius.webhooks.create({
  webhookURL: "https://your-server.com/webhook",
  webhookType: "enhanced",
  transactionTypes: ["TRANSFER", "NFT_SALE", "SWAP"],
  accountAddresses: ["address_to_monitor"],
  authHeader: "Bearer your-secret",
});

// WebSocket: stream logs in real-time
const req = await helius.ws.logsNotifications({ mentions: ["address"] });
const stream = await req.subscribe({ abortSignal: controller.signal });
for await (const log of stream) {
  console.log(log);
}

// getTransactionsForAddress uses paginationToken
let paginationToken = null;
const allTxs = [];
do {
  const result = await helius.getTransactionsForAddress([
    "address",
    { limit: 100, paginationToken },
  ]);
  allTxs.push(...result.data);
  paginationToken = result.paginationToken;
} while (paginationToken);

// getProgramAccountsV2 uses paginationKey
let paginationKey = null;
do {
  const result = await helius.getProgramAccountsV2([
    programId,
    { limit: 1000, paginationKey },
  ]);
  // process result.accounts
  paginationKey = result.paginationKey;
} while (paginationKey);

let page = 1;
const allAssets = [];
while (true) {
  const result = await helius.getAssetsByOwner({ ownerAddress: "...", page, limit: 1000 });
  allAssets.push(...result.items);
  if (result.items.length < 1000) break;
  page++;
}

// First fetch: get all accounts
const baseline = await helius.getProgramAccountsV2([programId, { limit: 10_000 }]);
const lastSlot = currentSlot;

// Later: only get accounts that changed since your last fetch
const updates = await helius.getProgramAccountsV2([
  programId,
  { limit: 10_000, changedSinceSlot: lastSlot },
]);

async function withRetry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, maxRetries = 3): Promise<T> {
  for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++) {
    try {
      return await fn();
    } catch (error) {
      const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "";
      const status = msg.match(/\b(\d{3})\b/)?.[1];
      const retryable = status === "429" || (status && status.startsWith("5"));
      if (!retryable || attempt === maxRetries) throw error;
      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000 * 2 ** attempt));
    }
  }
  throw new Error("Unreachable");
}