Overview

This guide allows you to quickly get started with Ubiquity.

Within this guide, we explain how to use Ubiquity with cURL. Alternative clients and methods of access are available: see quick start guides for other tools.

1. Generate a Ubiquity API Key on Blockdaemon App

To use the Ubiquity API, you need to get the API access key. This is a 47-character unique number.

To generate a Ubiquity API key, sign up to the Blockdaemon application and take the following steps:

1. Navigate to Ubiquity API > Connect > API Keys
2. Click on Create API Key
3. In the pop-up window, enter your desired Key Name
4. Click on the Create API Key button to generate the key
5. Click on your key to copy it

Check out our video guide on creating your Ubiquity API Key

Please note:

• If you lose the key, you will not be able to retrieve it.
• You should immediately store your key in a secure place.

2. Authorize and Send a Request with Ubiquity

This example uses Ubiquity to get the current block number in Ethereum Mainnet.

1. Launch your preferred command line tool, such as macOS Terminal, Windows Command Prompt, etc. Please note that in some cases you will also need to install cURL.

2. Paste and run your request:

curl -X GET 'https://svc.blockdaemon.com/universal/v1/ethereum/mainnet/sync/block_number" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

Note: You need to authorize your request before sending. Set your API key as a bearer token in the authorization header:

-H  'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

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