> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.helius.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Use Orb: Solana Block Explorer Tutorials

> Learn how to use Orb, a new Solana block explorer, to analyze transactions, look up tokens, inspect blocks, and find IDLs for Solana programs.

[Orb](https://orbmarkets.io/) is a full-featured Solana block explorer built and maintained by Helius. Orb officially [launched](https://www.helius.dev/blog/orb-block-explorer) on October 29th, 2025.

Orb is powered by Helius's [state-of-the-art archival system](https://www.helius.dev/blog/introducing-gettransactionsforaddress), which runs on bare-metal servers with petabyte-scale NVMe storage, replicated across multiple regions for redundancy.

Leveraging custom RPC methods such as [`getTransactionsForAddress`](https://www.helius.dev/docs/rpc/gettransactionsforaddress), Orb enables [faster historical queries](https://www.helius.dev/historical-data), and introduces a suite of advanced explorer features, including reverse search, slot and time-based filtering, transaction heatmaps, and more.

## Solana Block Explorer Guides and Tutorials

To help new Solana users and developers better understand what is happening on-chain, we've written a few tutorials on how to use Solana block explorers like Orb.

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  <Card title="Using Orb on Solana Devnet" icon="code" href="/orb/explore-devnet">
    Analyze blocks, on-chain programs, and debug transactions on Solana Devnet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Explore Blocks on Solana" icon="cube" href="/orb/explore-blocks">
    Inspect blocks including executed transactions, programs, block rewards, and compute units.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Using Orb as a Solana Wallet Explorer" icon="book-open" href="/orb/explore-wallets">
    Track, check, and monitor Solana wallets, including transaction history, balances, and funding.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Track a Solana Transaction" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/orb/explore-transactions">
    Research transactions, including summaries, balances, inner instructions, and raw JSON.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Find a Solana Progam IDL" icon="file-code" href="/orb/explore-programs">
    Research programs including transaction histories, IDL, verification status, and upgrade authority.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Research Top Validators" icon="star" href="/orb/explore-validators">
    Research top Solana validators including total stake, APY, stake accounts and performance metrics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Exploring Mint, Freeze, and Update Authorities" icon="shield-check" href="/orb/explore-authorities">
    Research programs including transaction histories, IDL, verification status, and upgrade authority.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Token Tutorials

Learn how to use Orb for common token-related activities:

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  <Card title="How to Research Top Solana Tokens" icon="calculator" href="/orb/explore-markets">
    Find the top Solana coins across key verticals like majors, DeFi, DePIN, and stablecoins.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Swap Tokens on Orb" icon="bolt" href="/orb/swap-tokens">
    Learn how to find and trade any Solana asset directly from the Orb UI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Look up a Token Address" icon="coins" href="/orb/explore-tokens">
    Explore Solana token transaction histories, price, holders, markets, trading volume, and metadata.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to Find Token Mint Addresses" icon="key" href="/orb/explore-mint-addresses">
    Look up the mint address for Solana tokens and find their associated token accounts in your wallet.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Directories

Easily discover the most important programs, validators, and tokens on Solana.

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  <Card title="Solana Programs" icon="terminal" href="https://orbmarkets.io/programs">
    View 2,250+ tagged and categorized Solana programs
  </Card>

  <Card title="Solana Validators" icon="cube" href="https://orbmarkets.io/validators">
    Search, sort, and explore all active Solana validators
  </Card>

  <Card title="Token Logos" icon="image" href="https://orbmarkets.io/logos">
    Download official on-chain logos for top Solana tokens
  </Card>

  <Card title="Solana Epochs" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="https://orbmarkets.io/epoch">
    View the current epoch and all previous Solana epochs
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Need help?

If you need more help with Orb or would like to see us add new features, please reach out on [Telegram](https://t.me/helius_help) or [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/6GXdee3gBj).