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Glossary Term

Query Transaction

A query transaction on Solana refers to the process or method by which users, developers, or analytics platforms request information about specific blockchain transactions, event histories, or account activities—enabling real-time tracking, reporting, and in-depth analysis essential for trading, compliance, and dApp development.

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Query Transaction: what is it?

Examples

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    Checking whether a DEX swap or NFT mint settled successfully by querying the transaction hash status via explorer or API.

  • 2

    Analyzing a wallet’s complete trading and token transfer history through advanced SQL queries in CryptoHouse.

  • 3

    Developers integrating The Graph’s subgraphs to monitor all mints from a specific NFT program.

  • 4

    Real-time dashboard updating DEX trading volumes using Bitquery API subscriptions.

Common Use Cases

Auditing smart contract activity for compliance or security.
User-facing dApps showing recent transactions and trade outcomes in wallet/activity feeds.
Building DeFi leaderboards, analytics dashboards, or NFT sales trackers.
Tax/reporting tools splitting multi-operation transactions for precise gain/loss calculations.

Pro Tips

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Use aggregated analytics solutions (Bitquery, The Graph, CryptoHouse) for efficient querying at scale, rather than running your own Solana node indexers.

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Leverage advanced search/filtering on platforms like Solana Beach or category/CSV tags for reporting compliance.

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For dApp builders, cache frequently-accessed query results to improve app performance for users.

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Terms

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