Intro to Solana Jupiter API for Swapping tokens with Code

Pablo (Apes Ascendance)
Crypto Magazine + AI
4 min readJun 25, 2024

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What is Jupiter www.jup.ag?

Jupiter Swap API

✔️ Jupiter is a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator

A DEX aggregator is a tool that combines various decentralized exchanges into one platform. It scans multiple DEXs to find the best prices for cryptocurrency trades, saving you time and potentially getting you better deals.

✔️ Optimizes for the best available swaps:

Supports any token pair

✔️ Aggregates liquidity from multiple DEXs

Uses a model similar to the 1inch protocol

1inch protocol launched on Ethereum in 2019

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V6 Swap API

✔️ Easiest way for developers to access liquidity on Solana

Jupiter API simplifies liquidity access

✔️ Usage:

Pass in the desired pairs

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Pablo (Apes Ascendance)
Crypto Magazine + AI

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