get-tez

This zero dependency package provides a programmatic interface to interact with the Tezos faucet. It is a script that can be run from a JavaScript/Typescript program or directly from a shell. Your NodeJS version should support the fetch api.

Installation

You can install the package from npm:

npm install @tacoinfra/get-tez

Usage

JS / TS

After installing the package, you can import it in your Node.js JavaScript or TypeScript project:

const getTez = require("@tacoinfra/get-tez")

// OR

import getTez from "@tacoinfra/get-tez"

You can then use the getTez function to interact with the Tezos faucet. The function takes an object as an argument, with the following properties:

• address: The address to send Tez to. This can be a raw Tezos public key hash or a local address's alias.
• amount: The amount of Tez to request.
• network: The faucet's network name. Must match a network name with a faucet listed at https://teztnets.com. Ignored if faucetUrl is set.
• faucetUrl: The custom faucet URL. Ignores network.
• clientDir: (Optional) Specifies a custom client directory path to look up an address alias. If not set, it will default to $HOME/.tezos-client/ or $TEZOS_CLIENT_DIR if the TEZOS_CLIENT_DIR environment variable is set.

Here is an example of how to use the getTez function:

const txHash = await getTez({
  address: "tz1...",
  amount: 10,
  network: "ghostnet",
})
// txHash: ooaEskbj...

Using an address alias:

const txHash = await getTez({
  address: "alice",
  amount: 10,
  network: "ghostnet",
})
// txHash: ooaEskbj...

Example using the faucetUrl parameter:

const txHash = await getTez({
  address: "tz1...",
  amount: 10,
  faucetUrl: "https://my-custom-faucet-url.com",
})
// txHash: ooaEskbj...

CLI

You can also run get-tez directly from the command line with npx:

npx @tacoinfra/get-tez tz1... --amount 10 --network ghostnet

Run the script with the --help flag for more information.