Hi all, Is it possible to make REST API calls without having a local node [fully synced] on my machine? In other words, would it be possible to get the same functionality of the Algorand block explorer for my python app, but without the need to depend on a local node; which I fear may become an is…

Dave, yes. Just sign up and use purestake api. https://www.purestake.com/technology/algorand-api/

Hi Dave, AlgoExplorer has a full API. We will release it publicly very soon but if you want to start playing with it you can get full documentation here: https://api.algoexplorer.io/v1/doc/swagger.yml , you can open this file with https://editor.swagger.io/ to read it fully formatted. Get 10 lates…

Hey Dave - Sorry for the delay here. As Visybl said, you can just sign up for an account on PureStake.com We’ve got a few different levels depending on what you’re looking for. Feel free to reach out if you need a hand nateATpurestakeDOTcom

Hi, @NHamilton ! How can the PureStake POST API used? Namely, in what binary format shoud be the transaction? After using base 64 encoding, the result is: Error: Bad Request can't parse JSON. Raw result: msgpack decode error [pos 1]: only encoded map or array can be decoded into a struct Can yo…

At present time, the POST transaction requires an additional header containing the content-type of application/x-binary and in JavaScript in particular one client for the GETs and one for the POST. PureStake is working with Algorand to try to bake the header directly into the SDK’s for this call an…

To @NHamilton Using PureStake API with cURL, post signed transaction (on Testnet): $ curl -X POST "https://testnet-algorand.api.purestake.io/ps1/v1/transactions" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/x-binary" -H "x-api-key: (api_key)" --data-binary @tx1.tx {"txId":"BLNQO3…

Hello Maugli, can you please show me what’s inside of the tx1.tx file? I am trying to run the same curl you posted but I am always getting this error message: msgpack decode error [pos 1]: only encoded map or array can be decoded into a struct Thanks

Did you try to generate the transaction following this tutorial? https://developer.algorand.org/docs/build-apps/hello_world/

Yes, I have no issues getting the proper response using JavaScript, but it is failing when I try to do the same using cUrl or PureStake. Thanks

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Great to see. Let us know if you need a hand with anything.

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