How to Send SOL
To send SOL, you will need to interact with the SystemProgram.
send-sol.ts
import {
address,
airdropFactory,
appendTransactionMessageInstructions,
createSolanaRpc,
createSolanaRpcSubscriptions,
createTransactionMessage,
devnet,
generateKeyPairSigner,
getComputeUnitEstimateForTransactionMessageFactory,
getSignatureFromTransaction,
lamports,
pipe,
prependTransactionMessageInstructions,
sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory,
setTransactionMessageFeePayerSigner,
setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash,
signTransactionMessageWithSigners,
} from "@solana/web3.js";
import {
getSetComputeUnitLimitInstruction,
getSetComputeUnitPriceInstruction,
} from "@solana-program/compute-budget";
import { getAddMemoInstruction } from "@solana-program/memo";
import { getTransferSolInstruction } from "@solana-program/system";
async function transferSol() {
// Create an RPC. Use localnet for solana-test-validator. This will get you easier airdrops.
const CLUSTER = "devnet";
const rpc = createSolanaRpc(devnet(`https://api.${CLUSTER}.solana.com`));
const rpcSubscriptions = createSolanaRpcSubscriptions(
devnet(`wss://api.${CLUSTER}.solana.com`),
);
// Create an airdrop function.
const airdrop = airdropFactory({ rpc, rpcSubscriptions });
// Create a utility that estimates a transaction message's compute consumption.
const getComputeUnitEstimate =
getComputeUnitEstimateForTransactionMessageFactory({ rpc });
// Create a transaction sending function.
const sendAndConfirmTransaction = sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory({
rpc,
rpcSubscriptions,
});
// Create and fund an account.
const keypairSigner = await generateKeyPairSigner();
console.log("Created an account with address", keypairSigner.address);
console.log("Requesting airdrop");
await airdrop({
commitment: "confirmed",
lamports: lamports(1000_000n),
recipientAddress: keypairSigner.address,
});
console.log("Airdrop confirmed");
// Create a memo transaction.
console.log("Creating a memo transaction");
const { value: latestBlockhash } = await rpc.getLatestBlockhash().send();
const transactionMessage = pipe(
createTransactionMessage({ version: "legacy" }),
m => setTransactionMessageFeePayerSigner(keypairSigner, m),
m => setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash(latestBlockhash, m),
m =>
appendTransactionMessageInstructions(
[
getSetComputeUnitPriceInstruction({ microLamports: 5000n }),
getTransferSolInstruction({
source: keypairSigner,
destination: address("web3Qm5PuFapMJqe6PWRWfRBarkeqE2ZC8Eew3zwHH2"),
amount: lamports(1_000n),
}),
],
m,
),
);
// Figure out how many compute units to budget for this transaction
// so that you can right-size the compute budget to maximize the
// chance that it will be selected for inclusion into a block.
console.log("Estimating the compute consumption of the transaction");
const estimatedComputeUnits =
await getComputeUnitEstimate(transactionMessage);
console.log(
`Transaction is estimated to consume ${estimatedComputeUnits} compute units`,
);
const budgetedTransactionMessage = prependTransactionMessageInstructions(
[getSetComputeUnitLimitInstruction({ units: estimatedComputeUnits })],
transactionMessage,
);
// Sign and send the transaction.
console.log("Signing and sending the transaction");
const signedTx = await signTransactionMessageWithSigners(
budgetedTransactionMessage,
);
const signature = getSignatureFromTransaction(signedTx);
console.log(
"Sending transaction https://explorer.solana.com/tx/" +
signature +
"/?cluster=" +
CLUSTER,
);
await sendAndConfirmTransaction(signedTx, { commitment: "confirmed" });
console.log("Transaction confirmed");
}
transferSol();