TypeScript Interface for Ethereum
- Abstractions over the JSON-RPC API to make your life easier
- First-class APIs for interacting with Smart Contracts
- Language closely aligned to official Ethereum terminology
- Import your Browser Extension, WalletConnect or Private Key Wallet
- Browser native BigInt, instead of large BigNumber libraries
- Utilities for working with ABIs (encoding/decoding/inspection)
- TypeScript ready (infer types from ABIs and EIP-712 Typed Data)
- First-class support for Anvil, Hardhat & Ganache
- Test suite running against forked Ethereum network
... and a lot more.
// 1. Import modules.
import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains';
// 2. Set up your client with desired chain & transport.
const client = createPublicClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
});
// 3. Consume an action!
const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();Head to the documentation to read and learn more about viem.
Check out the following places for more viem-related content:
- Follow @wevm_dev, @_jxom, and @awkweb on Twitter for project updates
- Join the discussions on GitHub
- Share your project/organization that uses viem
If you're interested in contributing, please read the contributing docs before submitting a pull request.
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