Asset Transaction history

General
1

I want to the asset transacation to be displayed on fromtend and I want to fetch it from the blcokchain.
I am working in the sandbox environment.
How can I do that here

const algosdk = require('algosdk');

const assetId = <your asset ID>;
const algodToken = '<your algod token>';
const algodServer = 'http://localhost:4001';

async function getAssetHistory() {
  const algodClient = new algosdk.Algodv2(algodToken, algodServer);

  const assetTransactions = await algodClient.transactionByAsset(
    assetId,
    0,
    1000, // retrieve up to 1000 transactions
    1, // include asset transfer transactions
    1, // include asset configuration transactions
    1, // include asset destroy transactions
    undefined // do not filter by sender address
  );

  return assetTransactions.transactions;
}

async function main() {
  const transactions = await getAssetHistory();
  console.log('Transactions:', transactions);
}

main().catch((err) => console.log(err));```


This is a code I got somewhere can I use this?
Please help
If there is any link please do share
2

You can use lookupAssetTransactions from the Indexer (not Algod).
You need to create an indexer object (not algod). Token and address are provided here for sandbox GitHub - algorand/sandbox: Algorand node sandbox

See Indexer | algosdk for the function.

See Indexer - Algorand Developer Portal for the documentation of the indexer.

Note: I’m assuming you are using a private network / sandnet / localnet. If you are using TestNet, sandbox does not provide an indexer and you need to use a public indexer or run a full archival node and indexer yourself. See Ecosystem Tools & Projects | Algorand Developer Portal for a list of API service. E.g., API

3

Yes I am using the testnet sandbox, can I make changes in the sandbox in that case?

4

You may.

However, note that to have a TestNet indexer, you currently need a TestNet archival node.
This requires a large amount of disk space and a long time to sync (a few weeks).
(There soon will be a “follower mode” for algod node that should reduce the amount of storage needed, but you would still need the indexer storage).
See https://developer.algoscan.app/ for the sizes

You will also need to disable fast catchup completely in the scripts as fast catchup is incompatible with archival mode.

If you are not in production (which I guess you are not since TestNet is not for production), I usually recommend:

  • (best) either use sandbox in “dev” mode - this gives you a private network, an indexer as well as the fact that each transaction creates a block, which makes testing even faster. See GitHub - algorand/sandbox: Algorand node sandbox
  • or use sandbox in “release” mode - same as above but blocks are created every 3.5s or so like on the normal netowkr
  • or use a free public API endpoint: Ecosystem Tools & Projects | Algorand Developer Portal (not all endpoints on this page are for algod/indexer but many are). (For production, you will want to review the terms and conditions / SLA for these endpoints - but for development, they are a good solution)

In general, using TestNet is more in a second phase where you want to allow outside people to test your project. You most likely want to start with a private network.

See Install a node - Algorand Developer Portal for all information about how to run nodes.

5

Okay thanks @fabrice !
I’ll try to do this!