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Build a RPCFast Solana Trader API-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI Workbench support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

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The Solana Trader API offers fast transaction propagation and MEV protection on the Solana network. It provides low-latency, high-speed data streaming and dedicated nodes for trading. It's designed for pro traders and dApps needing ultra-fast transaction processing. The REST API base URL is https://solana-rpc.rpcfast.net and All requests must include a token either in the X-TOKEN header or as the api_key query parameter..

dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading RPCFast Solana Trader API data in under 10 minutes.


What data can I load from RPCFast Solana Trader API?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from RPCFast Solana Trader API:

ResourceEndpointMethodData selectorDescription
get_balance/getBalanceGETresult.valueReturns the lamport balance of an account.
get_block/getBlockGETresult.transactionsRetrieves confirmed block data.
get_transaction/getTransactionGETresultReturns details of a confirmed transaction.
get_account_info/getAccountInfoGETresult.valueProvides account information including data and lamports.
get_recent_blockhash/getRecentBlockhashGETresult.value.blockhashRetrieves the latest blockhash for transaction submission.

How do I authenticate with the RPCFast Solana Trader API API?

Provide the API token in the X-TOKEN header (e.g., X-TOKEN: your_token) or append api_key=your_token to the request URL.

1. Get your credentials

  1. Open https://solana.rpcfast.com/login and sign in (or create a new account).
  2. Navigate to the DashboardAPI Keys or Credentials section.
  3. Click Generate New Token for the Solana Trader API.
  4. Copy the generated token; it will be used as the value for X‑TOKEN header or api_key query argument.
  5. Store the token securely for use in dlt configuration.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

[sources.rpcfast_solana_trader_api_source] api_key = "your_api_token_here"

dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.


How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"

1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:

dlt ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex

This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →

2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:

dlt ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install

This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →

3. Start LLM-assisted coding:

Use /find-source to load data from the RPCFast Solana Trader API API into DuckDB.

The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.

4. Run the pipeline:

python rpcfast_solana_trader_api_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

Pipeline rpcfast_solana_trader_api_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset rpcfast_solana_trader_api_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/rpcfast_solana_trader_api.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

dlt pipeline rpcfast_solana_trader_api_pipeline show

This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.


Python pipeline example

This example loads get_balance and get_transaction from the RPCFast Solana Trader API API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

import dlt from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources @dlt.source def rpcfast_solana_trader_api_source(api_key=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://solana-rpc.rpcfast.net", "auth": { "type": "api_key", "api_key": api_key, }, }, "resources": [ {"name": "get_balance", "endpoint": {"path": "getBalance", "data_selector": "result.value"}}, {"name": "get_transaction", "endpoint": {"path": "getTransaction", "data_selector": "result"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="rpcfast_solana_trader_api_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="rpcfast_solana_trader_api_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(rpcfast_solana_trader_api_source()) print(load_info)

To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.


How do I query the loaded data?

Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.

Python (pandas DataFrame):

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("rpcfast_solana_trader_api_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.get_balance.df() print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

SELECT * FROM rpcfast_solana_trader_api_data.get_balance LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("rpcfast_solana_trader_api_pipeline").dataset() data.get_balance.df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.


What destinations can I load RPCFast Solana Trader API data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

DestinationExample value
DuckDB (local, default)"duckdb"
PostgreSQL"postgres"
BigQuery"bigquery"
Snowflake"snowflake"
Redshift"redshift"
Databricks"databricks"
Filesystem (S3, GCS, Azure)"filesystem"

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.


Next steps

Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI Workbench:

  • data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
  • dlthub-runtime — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.
dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install

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