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Helius

Helius is tracked as an on-chain state and NFT source for Solana coverage. Solana data and RPC platform for enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, NFTs, and account data

Coming soonNeeds re-verification
On-chain stateNFTSolana
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Decision guide

Use it when

Solana application data enrichment

Check first

Ethereum-only RPC comparisons

PubFi status

Needs re-verification

The editorial profile remains useful, but its public evidence is degraded. Reverify upstream docs and commercial terms; use the live Registry and runtime OpenAPI for PubFi execution decisions.

Key facts

Auth
API key
Pricing
Freemium
Agent actionability
Editorial revalidation required; runtime status separate
PubFi gateway
Not present in the active Registry
Last verified

Provider-sourced facts

Primary coverage
Solana data, RPC, enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, NFTs, and account data Source
Fixture coverage
On-chain state and NFT coverage for the Solana fixture target Source

Best fit and tradeoffs

Best for

  • Solana application data enrichment
  • NFT and account data workflows with webhook needs
  • They need Solana-specific data APIs, RPC, enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, or NFT/account data.
  • They want a primary Solana comparison point against Shyft and QuickNode.
  • They need public plan and rate-limit evidence for Solana workload sizing.

Watchouts

  • Ethereum-only RPC comparisons
  • Broad exchange market data
  • Solana-specific API features can create adapters that are not portable to Ethereum or generic RPC providers.
  • The exact feature needed should be verified before treating Helius as one broad Solana answer.
  • Gateway availability should not be inferred unless PubFi status explicitly supports it.

Why teams choose it

Helius is a Solana data and RPC platform for enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, NFTs, and account data. Discovery tracks it as Solana on-chain-state and NFT coverage and a primary Solana source detail.

Helius is useful when a team needs Solana-specific infrastructure and data APIs rather than a generic Ethereum-style provider. Its enhanced transaction, DAS, webhook, NFT, and account-data scope should be evaluated against Shyft and QuickNode based on the exact Solana workflow.

What it can cover

Helius on-chain state coverage

Current
Category
On-chain state
Public status
Requested
Auth requirement
API key
Access review
Free Requires Auth
Coverage
Solana
Output contracts
Chain State Record

Helius NFT coverage

Current
Category
NFT
Public status
Requested
Auth requirement
API key
Access review
Free Requires Auth
Coverage
Solana
Output contracts
Nft Metadata Record

Quick start

GETEndpoint path not listed
Style
REST
Language
HTTP
Method
GET
Path
Not listed
Requires auth
Yes
Provider docs
Documentation

PubFi gateway

Not present in the active Registry

The active signed Registry generation has no route for this provider. Discovery inclusion and upstream documentation do not make a provider executable through PubFi.

Runtime status
not_present
Active capabilities
0
PubFi auth headers
Authorization: Bearer <PubFi API key> or X-PubFi-Api-Key: <PubFi API key>
Typed contract
Runtime OpenAPI
  • Use the official provider documentation for direct integration.
  • A future collected source becomes executable only after the normal evidence, policy, health, and generation pipeline accepts it.

Reference details

Access

Auth methods
API key
Pricing model
Freemium
Free tier
Free plan includes 1M credits/month and 10 requests/sec.
Starting price
$49 / month
Pricing source
Official pricing
Free rate limit
10 RPC requests/sec
Paid rate limit
Developer 50, Business 200, Professional 500, Enterprise custom RPC requests/sec

Data shape

Data types
Enhanced Transactions, Digital Asset Standard, Webhooks, Nft Data, Account Data
Protocols
REST, Webhook
REST support
Yes
GraphQL support
Not listed
WebSocket support
Not listed
Streaming support
Not listed
Webhook support
Yes
Feature flags
Webhook
SDKs
Not listed

Public evidence

Documentation
Provider docs
Status page
Not listed
Source coverage status
Degraded
Editorial posture
Needs re-verification

Implementation notes

Coverage

High

Identify whether the workload needs enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, NFTs, account data, or plain RPC before selecting Helius.

Rate limits

Medium

Use Free, Developer, Business, Professional, and Enterprise RPC request-per-second labels from the fixture for sizing.

Schema

Medium

Keep Helius-specific enhanced response shapes separate from generic Solana RPC adapters.

Use cases

  • Add Solana NFT and account context to applications
  • Evaluate webhook-capable Solana data infrastructure

Comparison snapshot

Helius is the Solana-specialized data and RPC source in the seed catalog. Shyft overlaps on Solana token, NFT, wallet, and marketplace workflows, while QuickNode is a broader managed-RPC comparison.

PubFi friction relief

Solana Feature Scope

Source friction
The fixture maps Helius to Solana on-chain-state and NFT coverage with enhanced transaction, DAS, webhook, NFT, and account-data context.
PubFi relief
Discovery links Helius to Solana and NFT hubs while keeping source profile status separate from callable PubFi routes.

FAQ

What is Helius used for?

Helius is a candidate source for Solana data, RPC, enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, NFTs, and account data.