Orkid Swap API

Endpoints

{
`BASE URL: https://orkidlabs.xyz/api/v1

ENDPOINTS:
  POST /v1/route    — Find the best route for a token swap
  POST /v1/quote    — Get a quote for a specific swap
  GET  /v1/tokens   — List all supported tokens

RATE LIMITS:
  HTTP:     50 requests/second
  WebSocket: 2 concurrent connections

AUTHENTICATION:
  Currently no API key required for public endpoints.
  Future: Bearer token in Authorization header.

SUPPORTED CHAINS:
  Base (chainId: 8453)
  Ethereum (chainId: 1)`
      }

POST /v1/route

Find the best route for a swap. Returns the optimal path across all 11 liquidity venues on Base.

{
`REQUEST:
POST /api/v1/route
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "chainId": 8453,
  "tokenIn": "0x833589fCD6e6D0896C1dE0c1d4a3BCc6c5c8e3D2",
  "tokenOut": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006",
  "amountIn": "1000000000",
  "recipient": "0x...",
  "slippageTolerance": "auto"
}

RESPONSE (200):
{
  "route": {
    "hops": [
      {
        "pool": "0x...",
        "venue": "tycho",
        "tokenIn": "0x8335...",
        "tokenOut": "0x4200...",
        "amountIn": "1000000000",
        "amountOut": "399812345",
        "feeBps": 9
      }
    ],
    "totalAmountOut": "399812345",
    "priceImpact": "0.02%",
    "estimatedGas": "120000",
    "gasless": true
  },
  "intent": "0x...",  // EIP-712 typed data to sign
  "deadline": 1722816000
}`
      }

POST /v1/quote

Get a quote without requesting a route. Faster, but does not return a signable intent.

{
`REQUEST:
POST /api/v1/quote
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "chainId": 8453,
  "tokenIn": "0x833589fCD6e6D0896C1dE0c1d4a3BCc6c5c8e3D2",
  "tokenOut": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006",
  "amountIn": "1000000000"
}

RESPONSE (200):
{
  "amountOut": "399812345",
  "priceImpact": "0.02%",
  "feeBps": 9,
  "venue": "tycho",
  "expiresAt": 1722816000
}`
      }

GET /v1/tokens

List all supported tokens on a given chain.

{
`REQUEST:
GET /api/v1/tokens?chainId=8453

RESPONSE (200):
{
  "tokens": [
    {
      "address": "0x833589fCD6e6D0896C1dE0c1d4a3BCc6c5c8e3D2",
      "symbol": "USDC",
      "name": "USD Coin",
      "decimals": 6,
      "chainId": 8453,
      "isConnector": true
    },
    ...
  ]
}`
      }

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