Quickstart

This quickstart guide will help you create your first Hive blockchain transaction using WAX. Choose your preferred language to get started.

TypeScript
Python

Installation

Install WAX using your preferred package manager:

npm install @hiveio/wax

Create your first transaction

Import and initialize WAX

import { createWaxFoundation, createHiveChain } from '@hiveio/wax';

// For offline operations (transaction building)
const wax = await createWaxFoundation();

// For online operations (broadcasting, API calls)
const chain = await createHiveChain();

Build a transaction

Create a transaction and add operations. This example creates a vote operation:

// Create a transaction
const tx = await wax.createTransaction();

// Add a vote operation
tx.pushOperation({
  vote: {
    voter: "alice",
    author: "bob",
    permlink: "example-post",
    weight: 10000  // 100% vote (10000 = 100%)
  }
});

The weight field accepts values from -10000 (100% downvote) to 10000 (100% upvote).

Sign the transaction

Sign the transaction with your wallet or signing provider:

// Sign with Beekeeper (recommended for development)
import { createBeekeeperSession } from '@hiveio/signers-beekeeper';

const session = await createBeekeeperSession();
const wallet = await session.createWallet("my-wallet");
const publicKey = await wallet.importKey("5JYourPrivateKeyHere...");

await tx.sign(wallet, publicKey);

Never hard-code private keys in production. Use environment variables or secure key management.

Broadcast to the network

Send your signed transaction to the Hive blockchain:

// Broadcast the transaction
const result = await chain.broadcast(tx.transaction);

console.log('Transaction broadcasted!');
console.log('Transaction ID:', result.id);
console.log('Block number:', result.block_num);

Next steps

TypeScript SDK Guide

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Transaction Building

Deep dive into transaction building

Signing Options

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API Reference

Browse the complete API reference

Installation

Install WAX using pip:

pip install hiveio-wax

WAX requires Python 3.12 or higher.

Create your first transaction

Import and initialize WAX

from wax import create_wax_foundation, create_hive_chain

# For offline operations (transaction building)
wax = create_wax_foundation()

# For online operations (broadcasting, API calls)
chain = create_hive_chain()

Build a transaction

Create a transaction and add operations. This example creates a vote operation:

from wax.proto.operations import vote_operation

# Create a transaction
tx = wax.create_transaction()

# Add a vote operation
tx.push_operation(
    vote_operation(
        voter="alice",
        author="bob",
        permlink="example-post",
        weight=10000  # 100% vote
    )
)

The weight field accepts values from -10000 (100% downvote) to 10000 (100% upvote).

Sign the transaction

Sign the transaction with Beekeeper wallet:

from beekeepy import create_wallet

# Create a Beekeeper wallet session
async with create_wallet() as wallet:
    # Import your key
    public_key = await wallet.import_key("5JYourPrivateKeyHere...")
    
    # Sign the transaction
    await tx.sign(wallet, public_key)

Never hard-code private keys in production. Use environment variables or secure key management.

Broadcast to the network

Send your signed transaction to the Hive blockchain:

# Broadcast the transaction
result = await chain.broadcast(tx.transaction)

print(f"Transaction broadcasted!")
print(f"Transaction ID: {result.id}")
print(f"Block number: {result.block_num}")

Next steps

Python SDK Guide

Learn more about the Python SDK

Transaction Building

Deep dive into transaction building

Signing Options

Explore different signing providers

API Reference

Browse the complete API reference

Common operations

Here are some other common operations you might want to try:

Transfer tokens

Transfer HIVE, HBD, or HIVE POWER between accounts:

TypeScript
Python

tx.pushOperation({
  transfer: {
    from_account: "alice",
    to_account: "bob",
    amount: wax.hiveCoins(10),  // 10 HIVE
    memo: "Thanks for your help!"
  }
});

from wax.proto.operations import transfer_operation

tx.push_operation(
    transfer_operation(
        from_account="alice",
        to_account="bob",
        amount=wax.hive(10),  # 10 HIVE
        memo="Thanks for your help!"
    )
)

Create a blog post

Publish content to the Hive blockchain:

TypeScript
Python

tx.pushOperation({
  comment: {
    parent_author: "",
    parent_permlink: "blockchain",
    author: "alice",
    permlink: "my-first-post",
    title: "My First Post on Hive",
    body: "This is the content of my post...",
    json_metadata: JSON.stringify({
      tags: ["blockchain", "hive"],
      app: "my-app/1.0.0"
    })
  }
});

from wax.proto.operations import comment_operation
import json

tx.push_operation(
    comment_operation(
        parent_author="",
        parent_permlink="blockchain",
        author="alice",
        permlink="my-first-post",
        title="My First Post on Hive",
        body="This is the content of my post...",
        json_metadata=json.dumps({
            "tags": ["blockchain", "hive"],
            "app": "my-app/1.0.0"
        })
    )
)

Follow another user

Use custom_json to follow another account:

TypeScript
Python

tx.pushOperation({
  custom_json: {
    required_auths: [],
    required_posting_auths: ["alice"],
    id: "follow",
    json: JSON.stringify([
      "follow",
      {
        follower: "alice",
        following: "bob",
        what: ["blog"]
      }
    ])
  }
});

from wax.proto.operations import custom_json_operation
import json

tx.push_operation(
    custom_json_operation(
        required_auths=[],
        required_posting_auths=["alice"],
        id="follow",
        json=json.dumps([
            "follow",
            {
                "follower": "alice",
                "following": "bob",
                "what": ["blog"]
            }
        ])
    )
)

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Get Started

Core Concepts

Python SDK

TypeScript SDK

Guides

Extensions

​Installation

​Create your first transaction

​Next steps

TypeScript SDK Guide

Transaction Building

Signing Options

API Reference

​Installation

​Create your first transaction

​Next steps

Python SDK Guide

Transaction Building

Signing Options

API Reference

​Common operations

​Get help

Core Concepts

Examples

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Installation

Create your first transaction

Next steps

Installation

Create your first transaction

Next steps

Common operations

Get help