DEX & On-chain Crypto API – Liquidity, Swaps, Tokens

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Integration overview

Learn how to integrate DexPaprika’s streaming API into React and Next.js applications with:

Custom React hooks for streaming
TypeScript support
Server-side rendering considerations
Production-ready error handling

Finding Token Addresses

Before streaming, you need token addresses. Use the REST API:

Search Tokens

Use the Search API to find tokens by name or symbol

Get Networks

Use the Networks API to get supported chains

# Search for USDC tokens
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/search?query=USDC"

# Get all supported networks
curl "https://api.dexpaprika.com/networks"

Quick Example

import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';

function useCryptoPrice(chain: string, address: string) {
  const [price, setPrice] = useState<number | null>(null);
  const [status, setStatus] = useState<'connecting' | 'connected' | 'error'>('connecting');

  useEffect(() => {
    const url = new URL('https://streaming.dexpaprika.com/stream');
    url.searchParams.set('method', 't_p');
    url.searchParams.set('chain', chain);
    url.searchParams.set('address', address);

    const eventSource = new EventSource(url.toString());

    eventSource.onopen = () => setStatus('connected');

    eventSource.addEventListener('t_p', (event) => {
      const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
      setPrice(parseFloat(data.p));
    });

    eventSource.onerror = () => setStatus('error');

    return () => eventSource.close();
  }, [chain, address]);

  return { price, status };
}

// Usage
function PriceDisplay() {
  const { price, status } = useCryptoPrice('ethereum', '0xc02aa...');

  return (
    <div>
      {status === 'connected' && price && (
        <span>${price.toFixed(2)}</span>
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

Complete Implementation

1. Install Dependencies

npm install --save-dev @types/react

2. Create the Streaming Hook

Create hooks/useCryptoStream.ts:

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import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';

interface PriceData {
  a: string;  // address
  c: string;  // chain
  p: string;  // price
  t: number;  // timestamp
}

interface StreamOptions {
  chain: string;
  address: string;
  onPrice?: (price: number) => void;
  reconnect?: boolean;
  reconnectDelay?: number;
  maxReconnectAttempts?: number;
}

interface StreamState {
  price: number | null;
  status: 'idle' | 'connecting' | 'connected' | 'error' | 'disconnected';
  error: Error | null;
  lastUpdate: Date | null;
}

export function useCryptoStream({
  chain,
  address,
  onPrice,
  reconnect = true,
  reconnectDelay = 1000,
  maxReconnectAttempts = 5,
}: StreamOptions): StreamState & { reconnect: () => void; disconnect: () => void } {
  const [state, setState] = useState<StreamState>({
    price: null,
    status: 'idle',
    error: null,
    lastUpdate: null,
  });

  const eventSourceRef = useRef<EventSource | null>(null);
  const reconnectAttemptsRef = useRef(0);
  const reconnectTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>();

  const connect = useCallback(() => {
    // Clean up any existing connection
    if (eventSourceRef.current) {
      eventSourceRef.current.close();
    }

    setState(prev => ({ ...prev, status: 'connecting', error: null }));

    const url = new URL('https://streaming.dexpaprika.com/stream');
    url.searchParams.set('method', 't_p');
    url.searchParams.set('chain', chain);
    url.searchParams.set('address', address);

    const eventSource = new EventSource(url.toString());
    eventSourceRef.current = eventSource;

    eventSource.onopen = () => {
      setState(prev => ({ ...prev, status: 'connected' }));
      reconnectAttemptsRef.current = 0;
    };

    eventSource.addEventListener('t_p', (event: MessageEvent) => {
      try {
        const data: PriceData = JSON.parse(event.data);
        const price = parseFloat(data.p);

        setState(prev => ({
          ...prev,
          price,
          lastUpdate: new Date(data.t * 1000),
        }));

        onPrice?.(price);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to parse price data:', error);
      }
    });

    eventSource.onerror = () => {
      setState(prev => ({
        ...prev,
        status: 'error',
        error: new Error('Connection lost'),
      }));

      eventSource.close();
      eventSourceRef.current = null;

      // Handle reconnection
      if (reconnect && reconnectAttemptsRef.current < maxReconnectAttempts) {
        reconnectAttemptsRef.current++;
        const delay = reconnectDelay * Math.pow(2, reconnectAttemptsRef.current - 1);

        setState(prev => ({
          ...prev,
          status: 'disconnected',
          error: new Error(`Reconnecting in ${delay/1000}s... (attempt ${reconnectAttemptsRef.current}/${maxReconnectAttempts})`),
        }));

        reconnectTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(connect, delay);
      }
    };
  }, [chain, address, onPrice, reconnect, reconnectDelay, maxReconnectAttempts]);

  const disconnect = useCallback(() => {
    if (reconnectTimeoutRef.current) {
      clearTimeout(reconnectTimeoutRef.current);
    }

    if (eventSourceRef.current) {
      eventSourceRef.current.close();
      eventSourceRef.current = null;
    }

    setState({
      price: null,
      status: 'disconnected',
      error: null,
      lastUpdate: null,
    });

    reconnectAttemptsRef.current = 0;
  }, []);

  useEffect(() => {
    connect();
    return disconnect;
  }, [connect, disconnect]);

  return {
    ...state,
    reconnect: connect,
    disconnect,
  };
}

3. Create Price Display Component

Create components/CryptoPriceDisplay.tsx:

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import React from 'react';
import { useCryptoStream } from '../hooks/useCryptoStream';

interface PriceDisplayProps {
  chain: string;
  address: string;
  symbol: string;
  decimals?: number;
  className?: string;
}

export function CryptoPriceDisplay({
  chain,
  address,
  symbol,
  decimals = 2,
  className = '',
}: PriceDisplayProps) {
  const [previousPrice, setPreviousPrice] = React.useState<number | null>(null);
  const { price, status, error, lastUpdate, reconnect } = useCryptoStream({
    chain,
    address,
    onPrice: (newPrice) => {
      setPreviousPrice(price);
    },
  });

  const priceChange = previousPrice ? ((price ?? 0) - previousPrice) / previousPrice * 100 : 0;
  const isUp = priceChange > 0;
  const isDown = priceChange < 0;

  return (
    <div className={`crypto-price-display ${className}`}>
      <div className="price-header">
        <span className="symbol">{symbol}</span>
        <span className={`status status-${status}`}>
          {status === 'connected' && '🟢'}
          {status === 'connecting' && '🟡'}
          {status === 'error' && '🔴'}
          {status === 'disconnected' && '⚪'}
        </span>
      </div>

      <div className="price-content">
        {price !== null ? (
          <>
            <div className={`price ${isUp ? 'up' : ''} ${isDown ? 'down' : ''}`}>
              ${price.toFixed(decimals)}
              {isUp && ' ↑'}
              {isDown && ' ↓'}
            </div>
            {priceChange !== 0 && (
              <div className={`change ${isUp ? 'positive' : 'negative'}`}>
                {priceChange > 0 ? '+' : ''}{priceChange.toFixed(2)}%
              </div>
            )}
          </>
        ) : (
          <div className="price loading">
            {status === 'connecting' ? 'Connecting...' : '$---.--'}
          </div>
        )}
      </div>

      {error && (
        <div className="error-message">
          {error.message}
          {status === 'error' && (
            <button onClick={reconnect} className="retry-button">
              Retry
            </button>
          )}
        </div>
      )}

      {lastUpdate && (
        <div className="last-update">
          Last update: {lastUpdate.toLocaleTimeString()}
        </div>
      )}

      <style jsx>{`
        .crypto-price-display {
          padding: 1rem;
          border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
          border-radius: 0.5rem;
          background: white;
        }

        .price-header {
          display: flex;
          justify-content: space-between;
          align-items: center;
          margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .symbol {
          font-weight: 600;
          font-size: 1.125rem;
        }

        .price {
          font-size: 2rem;
          font-weight: bold;
          transition: color 0.3s ease;
        }

        .price.up {
          color: #16a34a;
        }

        .price.down {
          color: #dc2626;
        }

        .change {
          font-size: 0.875rem;
          margin-top: 0.25rem;
        }

        .change.positive {
          color: #16a34a;
        }

        .change.negative {
          color: #dc2626;
        }

        .error-message {
          margin-top: 0.5rem;
          padding: 0.5rem;
          background: #fee2e2;
          color: #991b1b;
          border-radius: 0.25rem;
          font-size: 0.875rem;
        }

        .retry-button {
          margin-left: 0.5rem;
          padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
          background: white;
          border: 1px solid #991b1b;
          border-radius: 0.25rem;
          cursor: pointer;
          font-size: 0.75rem;
        }

        .last-update {
          margin-top: 0.5rem;
          font-size: 0.75rem;
          color: #6b7280;
        }
      `}</style>
    </div>
  );
}

4. Multi-Asset Streaming

For streaming multiple assets, create hooks/useMultiCryptoStream.ts:

Show View multi-asset streaming hook

import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';

interface Asset {
  chain: string;
  address: string;
  method: 't_p';
}

interface PriceUpdate {
  chain: string;
  address: string;
  price: number;
  timestamp: Date;
}

interface MultiStreamOptions {
  assets: Asset[];
  onUpdate?: (update: PriceUpdate) => void;
  reconnect?: boolean;
}

export function useMultiCryptoStream({
  assets,
  onUpdate,
  reconnect = true,
}: MultiStreamOptions) {
  const [prices, setPrices] = useState<Map<string, PriceUpdate>>(new Map());
  const [status, setStatus] = useState<'connecting' | 'connected' | 'error'>('connecting');
  const abortControllerRef = useRef<AbortController>();

  const connect = useCallback(async () => {
    // Abort any existing connection
    abortControllerRef.current?.abort();
    abortControllerRef.current = new AbortController();

    setStatus('connecting');

    try {
      const response = await fetch('https://streaming.dexpaprika.com/stream', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          'Accept': 'text/event-stream',
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        },
        body: JSON.stringify(assets),
        signal: abortControllerRef.current.signal,
      });

      if (!response.ok) {
        throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
      }

      setStatus('connected');

      const reader = response.body!.getReader();
      const decoder = new TextDecoder();
      let buffer = '';

      while (true) {
        const { value, done } = await reader.read();
        if (done) break;

        buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
        const events = buffer.split('\n\n');
        buffer = events.pop() || '';

        for (const event of events) {
          const lines = event.split('\n');
          let data: string | null = null;

          for (const line of lines) {
            if (line.startsWith('data: ')) {
              data = line.slice(6);
            }
          }

          if (data) {
            try {
              const parsed = JSON.parse(data);
              const update: PriceUpdate = {
                chain: parsed.c,
                address: parsed.a,
                price: parseFloat(parsed.p),
                timestamp: new Date(parsed.t * 1000),
              };

              setPrices(prev => {
                const next = new Map(prev);
                next.set(`${update.chain}:${update.address}`, update);
                return next;
              });

              onUpdate?.(update);
            } catch (error) {
              console.error('Parse error:', error);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    } catch (error: any) {
      if (error.name !== 'AbortError') {
        console.error('Stream error:', error);
        setStatus('error');

        if (reconnect) {
          setTimeout(connect, 5000);
        }
      }
    }
  }, [assets, onUpdate, reconnect]);

  useEffect(() => {
    connect();

    return () => {
      abortControllerRef.current?.abort();
    };
  }, [connect]);

  return { prices: Array.from(prices.values()), status };
}

Next.js Specific Considerations

App Router (Next.js 13+)

For Next.js App Router, ensure streaming components are client-side:

// app/components/LivePrices.tsx
'use client';

import { CryptoPriceDisplay } from './CryptoPriceDisplay';

export default function LivePrices() {
  return (
    <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
      <CryptoPriceDisplay
        chain="ethereum"
        address="0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2"
        symbol="WETH"
      />
      <CryptoPriceDisplay
        chain="solana"
        address="So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112"
        symbol="SOL"
      />
      <CryptoPriceDisplay
        chain="bsc"
        address="0xbb4cdb9cbd36b01bd1cbaebf2de08d9173bc095c"
        symbol="BNB"
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Pages Router

For traditional Pages Router, handle SSR properly:

// pages/prices.tsx
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';

const LivePrices = dynamic(() => import('../components/LivePrices'), {
  ssr: false, // Disable SSR for streaming components
  loading: () => <p>Loading prices...</p>,
});

export default function PricesPage() {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Live Crypto Prices</h1>
      <LivePrices />
    </div>
  );
}

Advanced Patterns

1. Context Provider for Global Streaming

// contexts/CryptoStreamContext.tsx
import React, { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
import { useMultiCryptoStream } from '../hooks/useMultiCryptoStream';

const CryptoStreamContext = createContext<ReturnType<typeof useMultiCryptoStream> | null>(null);

export function CryptoStreamProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  const streamData = useMultiCryptoStream({
    assets: [
      { chain: 'ethereum', address: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2', method: 't_p' },
      { chain: 'solana', address: 'So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112', method: 't_p' },
      // Add more assets as needed
    ],
  });

  return (
    <CryptoStreamContext.Provider value={streamData}>
      {children}
    </CryptoStreamContext.Provider>
  );
}

export function useCryptoStreamContext() {
  const context = useContext(CryptoStreamContext);
  if (!context) {
    throw new Error('useCryptoStreamContext must be used within CryptoStreamProvider');
  }
  return context;
}

2. Optimistic UI Updates

function OptimisticPriceDisplay({ chain, address }: Props) {
  const [displayPrice, setDisplayPrice] = useState<number | null>(null);
  const [isStale, setIsStale] = useState(false);

  const { price, lastUpdate } = useCryptoStream({
    chain,
    address,
    onPrice: (newPrice) => {
      setDisplayPrice(newPrice);
      setIsStale(false);
    },
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    // Mark as stale if no update for 5 seconds
    const timer = setTimeout(() => setIsStale(true), 5000);
    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
  }, [lastUpdate]);

  return (
    <div className={isStale ? 'opacity-50' : ''}>
      ${displayPrice?.toFixed(2) ?? '---'}
      {isStale && <span className="text-yellow-500 text-xs">⚠️ Stale</span>}
    </div>
  );
}

3. Performance Optimization with React.memo

const PriceCell = React.memo(({ price, symbol }: { price: number; symbol: string }) => {
  return (
    <div className="price-cell">
      <span className="symbol">{symbol}</span>
      <span className="price">${price.toFixed(2)}</span>
    </div>
  );
}, (prevProps, nextProps) => {
  // Only re-render if price changes by more than 0.01%
  return Math.abs(prevProps.price - nextProps.price) / prevProps.price < 0.0001;
});

Testing

Unit Testing with Jest

Show View test implementation

// __tests__/useCryptoStream.test.ts
import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
import { useCryptoStream } from '../hooks/useCryptoStream';

// Mock EventSource
global.EventSource = jest.fn(() => ({
  addEventListener: jest.fn(),
  close: jest.fn(),
  onopen: jest.fn(),
  onerror: jest.fn(),
})) as any;

describe('useCryptoStream', () => {
  it('should connect on mount', () => {
    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
      useCryptoStream({
        chain: 'ethereum',
        address: '0xtest',
      })
    );

    expect(result.current.status).toBe('connecting');
  });

  it('should update price on event', () => {
    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
      useCryptoStream({
        chain: 'ethereum',
        address: '0xtest',
      })
    );

    act(() => {
      // Simulate price update
      const event = new MessageEvent('t_p', {
        data: JSON.stringify({
          a: '0xtest',
          c: 'ethereum',
          p: '1234.56',
          t: Date.now() / 1000,
        }),
      });

      // Trigger event handler
      const eventSource = (global.EventSource as jest.Mock).mock.results[0].value;
      eventSource.addEventListener.mock.calls[0][1](event);
    });

    expect(result.current.price).toBe(1234.56);
  });
});

Production Checklist

Error Boundaries

Wrap streaming components in error boundaries to handle failures gracefully:

import { ErrorBoundary } from 'react-error-boundary';

<ErrorBoundary fallback={<div>Price unavailable</div>}>
  <CryptoPriceDisplay {...props} />
</ErrorBoundary>

Memory Leaks

Always clean up EventSource connections and timeouts:

useEffect(() => {
  const eventSource = new EventSource(url);

  // Cleanup function
  return () => {
    eventSource.close();
    clearTimeout(reconnectTimeout);
  };
}, []);

Network Monitoring

Monitor connection status and alert on failures:

useEffect(() => {
  if (status === 'error') {
    // Send to error tracking service
    Sentry.captureException(new Error('Stream connection failed'));
  }
}, [status]);

Bundle Size

Consider lazy loading streaming components:

const LivePrices = lazy(() => import('./LivePrices'));

🎯 Production Example: Live Streaming Dashboard

Getting Started

API Reference

Integration Guides

React & Next.js Integration

Integration overview

Finding Token Addresses

Search Tokens

Get Networks

Quick Example

Complete Implementation

1. Install Dependencies

2. Create the Streaming Hook

3. Create Price Display Component

4. Multi-Asset Streaming

Next.js Specific Considerations

App Router (Next.js 13+)

Pages Router

Advanced Patterns

1. Context Provider for Global Streaming

2. Optimistic UI Updates

3. Performance Optimization with React.memo

Testing

Unit Testing with Jest

Production Checklist

Get Support

Discord Community

Email Support

Getting Started

API Reference

Integration Guides

🎯 Production Example: Live Streaming Dashboard

​Integration overview

​Finding Token Addresses

Search Tokens

Get Networks

​Quick Example

​Complete Implementation

​1. Install Dependencies

​2. Create the Streaming Hook

​3. Create Price Display Component

​4. Multi-Asset Streaming

​Next.js Specific Considerations

​App Router (Next.js 13+)

​Pages Router

​Advanced Patterns

​1. Context Provider for Global Streaming

​2. Optimistic UI Updates

​3. Performance Optimization with React.memo

​Testing

​Unit Testing with Jest

​Production Checklist

​Get Support

Discord Community

Email Support

Integration overview

Finding Token Addresses

Quick Example

Complete Implementation

1. Install Dependencies

2. Create the Streaming Hook

3. Create Price Display Component

4. Multi-Asset Streaming

Next.js Specific Considerations

App Router (Next.js 13+)

Pages Router

Advanced Patterns

1. Context Provider for Global Streaming

2. Optimistic UI Updates

3. Performance Optimization with React.memo

Testing

Unit Testing with Jest

Production Checklist

Get Support