helius-api 1.0.0

A lightweight Helius RPC client in python for Solana that offers a variety of features including enhanced transaction history, token metadata, and more.

helius-py

A lightweight Helius RPC client in Python for Solana. It offers a clean, typed wrapper around the Helius JSON-RPC HTTP methods, grouped into intuitive modules for accounts, blocks, epochs, slots, tokens, transactions, inflation/rewards, and system information.

Features

• Simple, ergonomic client built on top of the Helius RPC API
• Logically grouped modules accessible as properties on the client
• Typed models (via Pydantic) for structured responses
• Graceful error handling — RPC and network errors return None instead of raising
• Covers a broad surface of Solana RPC methods:
  • Accounts — account info, balances, program accounts, rent exemption, largest accounts
  • Block — blocks, block height/time, production, commitment, latest blockhash
  • Epoch — epoch info, schedule, leader schedule
  • Slot — current slot, slot leaders, snapshot info
  • Token — token balances, accounts by owner/delegate, supply, largest accounts
  • Transactions — transaction history, signatures, statuses, send/simulate, airdrops
  • Inflation & Rewards — inflation governor, rate, and reward details
  • System Info — health, version, identity, cluster nodes, prioritization fees, supply

Requirements

• Python >= 3.12
• A Helius API key (get one here)

Installation

Install using pip:

pip install helius-api

Requirements: Python 3.7+

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Quick Start

from helius import Helius

# Initialize the client with your Helius API key
client = Helius(apiKey="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Get the SOL balance (in lamports) for an account
balance = client.accounts.getBalance("So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112")
print(balance)

# Get account info
info = client.accounts.getInfo("So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112")
print(info)

# Check cluster health
print(client.systemInfo.getHealth())

# Get the supply of a token mint
supply = client.token.getTokenSupply("EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v")
print(supply)

Configuration

The Helius client accepts the following constructor arguments:

Argument	Type	Default	Description
apiKey	str	required	Your Helius API key
jsonrpc	str | None	"2.0"	JSON-RPC version
id	int | None	1	JSON-RPC request ID
url	str | None	https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com	Base RPC URL

Modules

The client exposes the following modules as properties:

Property	Description
client.accounts	Account info, balances, program accounts, rent exemption
client.block	Blocks, heights, production, commitment, blockhashes
client.epoch	Epoch info, schedules, leader schedules
client.slot	Current slots, leaders, snapshot info
client.token	Token balances, accounts by owner/delegate, supply
client.transactions	Transaction history, signatures, statuses, send/simulate, airdrops
client.inflationRewards	Inflation governor, rate, and reward details
client.systemInfo	Health, version, identity, cluster nodes, prioritization fees

Error Handling

Methods return None when a request fails — either due to a network error or an RPC-level error. Error details are printed to the console, so always check for None before using a result:

result = client.accounts.getBalance("invalid-key")
if result is None:
    print("Request failed")

Running Tests

python -m pytest tests/ -v

License

Released under the MIT License.