Revolutionizing Blockchain Interactions: The Power of Web3 Core API
By Martí Ras, Product Owner at Vottun.
In this continuously evolving world of blockchain technology, Smart Contracts have emerged as an amazing tool, automating and enhancing various processes across industries. Despite their immense potential, the development and deployment of Smart Contracts is limited, and there aren’t many use cases or applications taking off. This is because Smart Contract development presents significant challenges.
There are not that many developers skilled in Smart Contract development, and those who do have the knowledge, often find themselves lacking the necessary tools to deploy and manage these contracts. Unlike deploying a conventional application on a server, Smart Contract deployment is a complex process with many obstacles.
During many of our projects at Vottun, we experienced firsthand the pain of creating, deploying, interacting with every function of every Smart Contract and then making an application to run on top of each Contract.
Each new project that we launched, required the creation of a new stack of APIs. This is why we decided to develop Web3 Core API — a feature that allows for the deployment and interaction with any contract and any function in it on any chain (currently supporting Solidity, with Solana and Soroban in progress).
But What is it Web3 Core API
So, what exactly is Web3 Core API?
It is an API that allows users to interact directly with the blockchain and with Smart Contract thanks to three main functions.
- Smart Contract Deployment
- Sending Transactions
- Query Smart Contract Information
If you have created a dApp, wanted to create, deploy with a new Smart Contract, or interact with an existing one you will know the many stoppers and pains that appear during the process.
For example, for a simple project like creating a digital art collection with NFTs, just the Smart Contract deployment can be tricky and tedious without using Web3 Core API.
To deploy the contract you need to follow all this process:
- Develop a Smart Contract using Solidity language (or download the SC).
- Testing the Smart Contract with Ganache.
- Creating a wallet.
- Funding the wallet with the selected blockchain cryptocurrency.
- Configuring Truffle for RPC requests.
- Implementing scripts (in JavaScript) for deploying the Smart Contract using Truffle.
- Executing the deployment scripts.
- Checking the blockchain evidence.
- Developing custom code to automate this process, considering batch processes and blockchain evolution.
This much effort just to deploy the contract!
With Vottun’s Web3 Core API, this process is drastically simplified. Users only need to log in and deploy their contract — whether by uploading their contract, using an already deployed one, or selecting one from our library.
For more detailed instructions on how to deploy a Smart Contract from the Web3 API Application, check out this tutorial on how to deploy a contract with Vottun’s Web3 Core API by Imanol Hernando.
It means that developers and companies for the first time can create and run unique applications on the blockchain with their own Smart Contracts tailored to specific purposes just with an API that just has three endpoints. Three!
Even developers who are just starting their journey in blockchain and have basic knowledge of Solidity can now make calls to Smart Contracts simply by knowing the name of the function and its parameters.
Transforming Blockchain Interactions
The difference Web3 Core API makes is astounding. By democratizing access to Smart Contract deployment and management, we are paving the way for broader adoption and innovation in the blockchain space. Developers and businesses can now focus on creating value and leveraging the full potential of blockchain technology without getting bogged down by the complexities traditionally associated with Smart Contracts.
Start integrating Smart Contracts with ease today with Vottun Web3 Core API. Experience the difference in efficiency and simplicity that Vottun brings to the table.
