What is ethers.js

This library (which was made for and used by ethers.io) is designed to make it easier to write client-side JavaScript based wallets, keeping the private key on the owner’s machine at all times.

Developer Documentation

• Getting Started
  • Installing in Node.js
  • Including in Web Applications
• Application Programming Interface (API)
  • Wallets
    • Creating Instances
    • Prototype
    • Blockchain Operations
    • Parsing Transactions
    • Verifying Messages
  • Providers API
    • Connecting to Ethereum
    • Prototype
    • Account Actions
    • Blockchain Status
    • Ethereum Name Resolution
    • Contract Execution
    • Contract State
    • Events
    • Objects
    • Provider Specific Extra API Calls
  • Contracts
    • Connecting to a Contract
    • Prototype
    • Result Types
    • Deploying a Contract
    • Custom Signer
  • Utilities
    • Big Numbers
    • Ether Strings and Wei
    • Addresses
    • UTF-8 Strings
    • Cryptographic Functions
    • Solidity Cryptographic Functions
    • Arrayish
    • Hex Strings
    • Contract Addresses
• Low-Level API
  • HDNode
    • Creating Instances
    • Prototype
    • Static Methods
    • Examples
  • Interface
    • Creating an Instance
    • Prototype
    • Examples
  • ABI Coder
    • Creating Instances
    • Static Properties
    • Prototype
  • Provider (Sub-Classing)
    • Static Methods
    • Prototype
    • Examples
  • Signing Key
    • Creating Instances
    • Static Methods
    • Prototype
    • Examples
  • Recursive-Length Prefixed Encoding (RLP)
    • Static Methods
    • Examples
• Cookbook
  • Dump All JSON Wallet Balances (in current directory)
  • Empty One Account into Another
  • Transactions Confirm UI (with a Custom Signer)
  • Break Apart r, s and v from a Message Signature
  • Coalesce Jaxx Wallets
    • Source Code
  • Access Funds in a Mnemonic Phrase Wallet
    • Source Code
  • Custom Provider
• Notes
  • Why can’t I just use numbers?
  • Promises
    • Examples
  • Checksum Address
  • ICAP Address
• Testing

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