> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.helius.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Helius Developer Guides

> Practical guides for building on Solana with Helius: RPC best practices, method tutorials, migrations, programmatic staking, and the Orb block explorer.

Every guide includes runnable code examples. Pick a starting point below, or browse by category in the sidebar.

## Best practices

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  <Card title="RPC Optimization Techniques" icon="gauge-high" href="/docs/rpc/optimization-techniques">
    Improve performance, reduce credit usage, and increase reliability across your RPC traffic.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Protect Your Keys" icon="shield-halved" href="/docs/rpc/protect-your-keys">
    Secure your API keys with access control rules and an RPC proxy to prevent unauthorized usage.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How-to guides

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  <Card title="Migrate to getTransactionsForAddress" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left" href="/docs/rpc/migrate-to-gettransactionsforaddress">
    Replace the getSignaturesForAddress + getTransaction loop with a single call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Get Devnet SOL" icon="faucet" href="/docs/rpc/devnet-sol">
    Use the Helius faucet to get free Devnet SOL for testing your programs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stake SOL Programmatically" icon="coins" href="/docs/staking/how-to-stake-with-helius-programmatically">
    Build staking experiences with the Helius SDK, from setup to withdrawal.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## RPC method guides

Tutorials for every standard Solana RPC method, organized by category. Each guide covers parameters, response fields, and real-world usage examples. Start with the [RPC guides overview](/docs/rpc/guides/overview), or jump into a category:

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  <Card title="Accounts" icon="wallet" href="/docs/rpc/guides/getaccountinfo">
    Query account data, balances, and program-owned accounts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Transactions & Fees" icon="file-lines" href="/docs/rpc/guides/gettransaction">
    Fetch transactions, signature statuses, and fee estimates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tokens" icon="circle-dollar" href="/docs/rpc/guides/gettokenaccountsbyowner">
    Look up token accounts, balances, and supply.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Blocks" icon="cube" href="/docs/rpc/guides/getblock">
    Read block contents, heights, production, and blockhashes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slots & Epochs" icon="clock" href="/docs/rpc/guides/getslot">
    Track slots, epochs, and leader schedules.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Staking & Economics" icon="chart-line" href="/docs/rpc/guides/getvoteaccounts">
    Inspect vote accounts, inflation, rewards, and supply.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Network & Cluster" icon="server" href="/docs/rpc/guides/gethealth">
    Monitor node health, versions, and cluster performance.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Using Orb

<Card title="Orb Block Explorer" icon="globe" href="/docs/orb">
  Learn how to use Orb to analyze transactions, look up tokens, inspect blocks, and find IDLs for Solana programs.
</Card>

## Product-specific guides

Guides for individual products live alongside their product docs:

* [LaserStream gRPC guides](/docs/laserstream/guides/decoding-transaction-data) — decoding, subscriptions, and monitoring over gRPC
* [WebSocket guides](/docs/rpc/websocket/transaction-subscribe) — transaction and account subscriptions
* [Parsed Streams guides](/docs/parsed-streams/guides/track-jupiter-swaps) — tracking swaps and mints from parsed streams
* [Parsed Events guides](/docs/parsed-events/guides/fetch-pumpfun-mints) — querying parsed historical events
* [Privacy guides](/docs/privacy/guides/deposit) — deposits, withdrawals, and private transfers
* [Agent guides](/docs/agents/guides/personalized-swap-ui) — building with Helius AI agent tooling