How to Get Solana SPL Tokens: Complete API Guide

Learn how to retrieve and query Solana SPL token data using Helius APIs. Token balances, accounts, supply information, and holder data with code examples.

Solana’s SPL token ecosystem is vast, and Helius provides multiple APIs to efficiently query token data.

Basic Token Account Information

Get balance for a specific token account using RPC:

const response = await fetch("https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: '1',
    method: 'getTokenAccountBalance',
    params: [
      '3emsAVdmGKERbHjmGfQ6oZ1e35dkf5iYcS6U4CPKFVaa'
    ]
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

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getTokenAccountBalance

Finding Token Accounts by Owner

List all token accounts owned by a wallet:

const response = await fetch("https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: '1',
    method: 'getTokenAccountsByOwner',
    params: [
      '86xCnPeV69n6t3DnyGvkKobf9FdN2H9oiVDdaMpo2MMY',
      {
        programId: 'TokenkegQfeZyiNwAJbNbGKPFXCWuBvf9Ss623VQ5DA'
      },
      {
        encoding: 'jsonParsed'
      }
    ]
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

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getTokenAccountsByOwner

Finding Token Accounts by Mint

List all accounts holding a specific token:

const response = await fetch("https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: '1',
    method: 'getTokenAccountsByOwner',
    params: [
      'CEXq1uy9y15PL2Wb4vDQwQfcJakBGjaAjeuR2nKLj8dk',
      {
        mint: "8wXtPeU6557ETkp9WHFY1n1EcU6NxDvbAggHGsMYiHsB"
      },
      {
        encoding: 'jsonParsed'
      }
    ]
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

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getTokenAccountsByOwner

Getting Token Supply

Check the total supply of a token:

const response = await fetch("https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: '1',
    method: 'getTokenSupply',
    params: [
      'EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v'
    ]
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

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getTokenSupply

Finding Large Token Holders

Identify the largest accounts holding a token:

const response = await fetch("https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: '1',
    method: 'getTokenLargestAccounts',
    params: [
      'he1iusmfkpAdwvxLNGV8Y1iSbj4rUy6yMhEA3fotn9A'
    ]
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

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getTokenLargestAccounts

Advanced Token Data with DAS API

For more comprehensive token information including metadata:

const response = await fetch("https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_API_KEY", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    id: '1',
    method: 'getAsset',
    params: {
      id: 'EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v',
      options: {
        showFungible: true
      }
    }
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

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getAsset