Setup
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have set up your Privy app and obtained your app ID and app secret from the Privy Dashboard.
Getting the PrivyClient
Import the PrivyAPI
class and create an instance of it, passing the Privy app ID and app secret as parameters.
This client
is now your entrypoint to manage Privy from your server. With the PrivyAPI
you can interact with wallets with methods for creating wallets, signing and sending transactions. You can also manage users with methods for getting a user object, verifying an auth token, and querying users.
Interacting with wallets server-side
Authorization keys are the core primitive for managing wallets in Privy. In server-side environments, you can get an authorization key from a user’s JWT, or use one that you manage from your backend.
You can get a user’s authorization key from their JWT by calling the generate_user_signer
method:
Rate limits
Privy rate limits REST API endpoints that you may call from your server. If you suspect your team will require an increased rate limit, please reach out to support!
Learn more about optimizing your setup in our optimizing guide!