Getting Started with Your First Transaction on the Aptos Blockchain

Here’s a guide on how to make your first transaction on the Aptos blockchain. It covers the steps to create and submit transactions, as well as how to verify them. You’ll also gain insights into deeper SDK usage.

What’s Included?

  • Choosing an SDK: Select from TypeScript, Python, or Rust SDKs based on your preferred programming language.
  • Running the Example: Step-by-step instructions to set up and run the “transfer-coin” example with the Aptos SDK.
  • Understanding the Output: Analyze the transaction results and verify that everything runs successfully.
  • Deep Dive into the SDK: Learn how to initialize clients, create accounts, check balances, and transfer coins using the SDK.

Tutorial Steps

The following steps are explained in detail:

  1. Choosing an SDK: Select the appropriate SDK based on your preferred programming language.
  2. Running the Example Application: Set up the Aptos SDK and run the example to experience the transaction process firsthand.
  3. Output Analysis: Understand how to verify transaction success through the example output.
  4. Exploring SDK Functions: Dive into key SDK functions, including initializing the client, creating accounts, reading balances, and transferring coins.

What Will You Learn?

By following this guide, you’ll learn how to perform transactions on the Aptos blockchain and understand how to interact with the SDK. You’ll gain knowledge on starting the client, creating accounts, transferring coins, and verifying transaction success.

For further details and supporting documentation, refer to:

  • Aptos Account Basics
  • TypeScript, Python, and Rust SDK Documentation
  • REST API Specifications

This guide is a great starting point for making your first blockchain transaction.

Source: Your First Transaction | Aptos Docs (en)

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