@opensea/sdk

Read-only mirror. This package is developed in a private monorepo and mirrored to ProjectOpenSea/opensea-sdk when a version is released, so the public code can trail the internal main branch by weeks.

Pull requests opened on the mirror cannot be merged there. They are read, and a fix worth taking is recreated in the monorepo. Because a fix that has landed internally is not public until the next release, filing an issue before writing a patch is the quickest way to find out whether a bug is already fixed.

This is the TypeScript SDK for OpenSea, the largest marketplace for NFTs and tokens.

It allows developers to access the official orderbook, filter it, create listings and offers, complete trades programmatically, and swap tokens across chains.

Get started by getting an API key and instantiating your own OpenSea SDK instance. Then you can create orders off-chain or fulfill orders onchain, and listen to events in the process.

Get an API key

For quick experimentation — request a free-tier key in code, no signup needed. The returned key is valid for 7 days.

import { OpenSeaSDK } from "@opensea/sdk";

const { api_key } = await OpenSeaSDK.requestInstantApiKey();
const sdk = new OpenSeaSDK(provider, { chain: Chain.Mainnet, apiKey: api_key });

Or from the shell:

curl -s -X POST https://api.opensea.io/api/v2/auth/keys | jq -r '.api_key'

For production — create a permanent key at opensea.io/settings/developer. These keys don't expire, get higher rate limits, and can be rotated from your account. See the API key docs for details.

Happy seafaring!

Quick Start

With ethers.js

import { ethers } from "ethers";
import { OpenSeaSDK, Chain } from "@opensea/sdk";

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/YOUR_ALCHEMY_API_KEY");
const sdk = new OpenSeaSDK(provider, { chain: Chain.Mainnet, apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

With viem

import { createPublicClient, createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
import { OpenSeaSDK, Chain } from '@opensea/sdk/viem'

const publicClient = createPublicClient({ chain: mainnet, transport: http() })
const sdk = new OpenSeaSDK({ publicClient }, { chain: Chain.Mainnet, apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' })

Wallet-authenticated API helpers

For a server-side EVM signer, OpenSeaAuth signs in with SIWE, creates a scoped personal access token (PAT), and exchanges it for the short-lived JWT used by REST and MCP.

import { Wallet } from "ethers"
import { OpenSeaAPI, OpenSeaAuth } from "@opensea/sdk"

const signer = new Wallet(process.env.OPENSEA_PRIVATE_KEY!)
const auth = new OpenSeaAuth()
let token = await auth.authenticate(signer, { scopes: ["read:favorites"] })

try {
  token = await auth.getValidToken()
  const api = new OpenSeaAPI({
    apiKey: process.env.OPENSEA_API_KEY,
    authToken: token.accessToken,
  })
  await api.walletAuth.getFavorites(await signer.getAddress(), { limit: 10 })
  await api.walletAuth.declareAgentAccount()
} finally {
  await auth.revoke(token.accessToken)
}

Keep the same OpenSeaAuth instance through revocation because it holds the SIWE session. revoke() accepts the current JWT as a guard, revokes its backing PAT, and clears the in-memory auth state. walletAuth provides typed helpers for every deployed scoped operation; request only the scopes the task needs. See the wallet-auth guide.

Cross-chain drop minting

Build the ordered transactions for paying on one chain and minting a drop on another through the typed API client:

const mint = await sdk.api.buildCrossChainDropMintTransactions("pyro-on-ape", {
  payer: "0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
  minter: "0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
  quantity: 1,
  payment: {
    chain: "base",
    tokenAddress: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  },
})

// Submit mint.transactions in order, then poll the exact returned request.
const receipt = await sdk.api.getTransactionReceipt(mint.receiptRequest)

Order actions on EVM and Solana

Use the typed action APIs when a wallet needs ordered approval, signing, or transaction steps. Solana callers should pass svm_order.id as the order identifier and preserve base58 address casing.

const actions = await sdk.api.createListingFulfillmentActions({
  listing: {
    hash: "<svm_order.id>",
    chain: "solana",
    protocolAddress: "<protocol address from the listing>",
  },
  fulfiller: { address: "<buyer address>" },
  includeOptionalCreatorFees: false,
})

// Also available:
// sdk.api.createOfferActions(request)
// sdk.api.createOfferFulfillmentActions(request)
// sdk.api.createCancelOrderActions(protocol, orderIdentifier, request, chain)

Execute actions.steps in order. If a Solana action includes a partially signed transaction or requires a Jito bundle, submit it exactly as directed by the response rather than rebuilding or broadcasting it through a public RPC.

Token activity stats

Read materialized trade count and USD volume for a token without aggregating raw events:

const activity = await sdk.api.getTokenActivityStats(
  Chain.Base,
  "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006",
  { windows: ["1h", "24h"] },
)

console.log(activity.windows["24h"]?.trades)
console.log(activity.windows["24h"]?.volumeUsd)

The SDK exposes camel-cased fields. A requested window is absent when the token has no swaps in that period.

Real-time events

Subscribe to marketplace events over WebSocket from the @opensea/sdk/stream subpath. Streaming events do not count toward your API rate limits.

import { OpenSeaStreamClient, EventType } from "@opensea/sdk/stream";

const client = new OpenSeaStreamClient({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

// Listings for one collection, by slug
const unsubscribe = client.onItemListed("doodles-official", event => {
  console.log(event.payload.item.nft_id, event.payload.base_price);
});

// Sales across every collection
client.onItemSold("*", event => console.log(event.payload.sale_price));

// Several event types at once, filtered server-side
client.onEvents(
  "doodles-official",
  [EventType.ITEM_SOLD, EventType.ITEM_CANCELLED],
  console.log,
);

unsubscribe();

Node 22 or newer, or any browser, needs no extra dependencies. The client reconnects with backoff and re-subscribes to every topic it was watching, so a dropped connection recovers without any work from you.

This code was published as @opensea/stream-js until version 0.4.0. See the migration guide for the differences.

Documentation

• Quick Start Guide
• Getting Started Guide
• API Reference
• Stream migration from @opensea/stream-js
• Advanced Use Cases
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contributing

Security Warning

Do not use this SDK directly in client-side/frontend applications.

The OpenSea SDK requires an API key for initialization. If you embed your API key in frontend code (e.g., browser applications, mobile apps), it will be publicly exposed and could be extracted by anyone, leading to potential abuse and rate limit issues.

Recommended Architecture

For frontend applications that need to interact with OpenSea functionality:

1. Create a backend API wrapper: Set up your own backend server that securely stores your OpenSea API key
2. Call OpenSea SDK server-side: Use @opensea/sdk on your backend to interact with OpenSea's APIs
3. Return data to your frontend: Send the necessary data (like transaction parameters) back to your frontend
4. Execute transactions in the browser: Have users sign transactions with their own wallets (e.g., MetaMask) in the browser

Changelog

The changelog for recent versions can be found at:

• @opensea/sdk: https://github.com/ProjectOpenSea/opensea-sdk/releases
• OpenSea API: https://docs.opensea.io/changelog

Security

Found a vulnerability? Report it through OpenSea's Bugcrowd program at https://bugcrowd.com/engagements/opensea rather than opening a public issue. See SECURITY.md.