Getting Started.md

Getting started

Web3 can be installed from the package manager hex as follows.

1. Add web3 to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

   def deps do
     [{:web3, "~> 0.1.6"}]
   end

2. Fetch mix dependencies:

   $ mix deps.get

3. Define a Application module for your app.

   defmodule MyApp.Application do
     use web3, rpc_endpoint: "<PATH_TO_RPC_ENDPOINT>"
   end

4. Then you can use the following APIs

   • Infura Eth Method of the same name: Eth API.
   • Includes a number of convenient utility functions: Base API.

   iex> MyApp.Application.eth_blockNumber
   {:ok, 15034908}