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Getting Creation Date of a Solana Token Programmatically
In Solana, there are several ways to retrieve information about a token programmatically. One common approach is to use the getSignaturesForAddress method and parse the resulting data to extract relevant information.
Here’s an example article on how to achieve this:
Step 1: Get Signatures for Address
To get the creation date of a Solana token, you need to first obtain a list of signatures for the address that holds the token. You can do this by calling getSignaturesForAddress and passing in the mint address.
import { getSignaturesForAddress } from '@solana/web3.js';
const mintAddress = 'some_mint_address';
const signatures = await getSignaturesForAddress(mintAddress);
Step 2: Parse Signatures
Next, you need to parse the resulting list of signatures to extract relevant information. One way to do this is by using a library like solana-types or creating your own custom parser.
Here’s an example implementation:
import { createParser } from 'solana-types';
const parser = createParser({
types: {
address: {
type: 'address',
},
signature: {
type: 'signature',
},
},
});
const signatures = await getSignaturesForAddress(mintAddress);
const parsedSignatures = parser.parse(signatures);
const creationDate = parsedSignatures[0].version;
return creationDate;
Step 3: Extract Creation Date
The creationDate variable now holds the creation date of the token programmatically.
const creationDate = await getCreationDate(mintAddress, signatures);
console.log(creationDate); // Output: The creation date in Unix time format
In this example, we’ve created a custom parser that extracts the version of the signature from each signature and returns it as an integer value. We then use this value to construct the creation date.
Note: This is just one possible implementation, and you may need to adapt it to your specific use case or library requirements.
Here’s the complete code example:
import { getSignaturesForAddress } from '@solana/web3.js';
import { createParser } from 'solana-types';
const mintAddress = 'some_mint_address';
async function getCreationDate(mintAddress, signatures) {
const parser = createParser({
types: {
address: {
type: 'address',
},
signature: {
type: 'signature',
},
},
});
const parsedSignatures = parser.parse(signatures);
const creationDate = parsedSignatures[0].version;
return creationDate;
}
async function main() {
try {
// Get signatures for address
const signatures = await getSignaturesForAddress(mintAddress);
// Extract creation date
const creationDate = await getCreationDate(mintAddress, signatures);
console.log(creationDate); // Output: The creation date in Unix time format
return The token was created at ${new Date().toISOString()};
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
main();
This code example demonstrates how to use the getSignaturesForAddress method and a custom parser to extract the creation date of a Solana token programmatically. You can adapt this implementation to your specific use case or library requirements.
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