Friendbot

Fund accounts on TestNet or FutureNet using Friendbot.

initializeWithFriendbot

import { initializeWithFriendbot, NetworkConfig } from "@colibri/core";

const network = NetworkConfig.TestNet();

await initializeWithFriendbot(
  network.friendbotUrl,
  "GABC...XYZ" // Public key to fund
);

Signature

async function initializeWithFriendbot(
  friendbotUrl: string,
  publicKey: Ed25519PublicKey
): Promise<void>;

Example

Creating and funding a new test account:

import {
  LocalSigner,
  NetworkConfig,
  initializeWithFriendbot,
  NativeAccount,
} from "@colibri/core";

const signer = LocalSigner.generateRandom();
const network = NetworkConfig.TestNet();

await initializeWithFriendbot(network.friendbotUrl, signer.publicKey());

const account = NativeAccount.fromMasterSigner(signer);

Network Availability

Network	Friendbot Available	URL
MainNet	—	—
TestNet	Yes	https://friendbot.stellar.org
FutureNet	Yes	https://friendbot-futurenet.stellar.org
Custom	Configurable	Your own friendbot URL

Check availability before calling:

const network = NetworkConfig.MainNet();

if (network.friendbotUrl) {
  await initializeWithFriendbot(network.friendbotUrl, publicKey);
}

Next Steps

• Account — Load funded accounts

• Signer — Generate keypairs

• Network — Access Friendbot URLs