September 2019
Beginner to intermediate
540 pages
13h 3m
English
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The Ethereum client API
The Ethereum client API allows you to connect to the Ethereum node and send a transaction to the blockchain. Through the Ethereum client, you can create and run a smart contract. There are many client libraries that have been written by different programming languages. Here is a list of some of them:
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Ethereum client API |
Programming language |
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web3.js |
JavaScript Web3 |
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ethers.js |
Similar to JavaScript Web3 |
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EthereumJS |
Provide collections of utility functions |
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Web3.py |
Python web3 API |
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web3j |
Java web3 API |
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web3.php |
PHP web3 API |
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Nethereum |
.net Web3 API |
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ethereum.rb |
Ruby Web3 API |
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Web3.hs |
Haskell Web3 API |
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KEthereum |
Kotlin Web3 API |
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Ethereumex |
Elixir JSON-RPC client ... |
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