NFT APIs

An NFT data API shortlist should separate collection metadata, token ownership, transaction activity, marketplace workflow data, and broader on-chain account context. In the current Discovery fixture, NFT coverage appears through Moralis, Helius, Shyft, and Hello Moon, so the page should guide source fit without implying that every NFT source has the same chain support or PubFi routeability

Claim-safe statuses distinguish source profiles, evaluation-only pages, requested integrations, and available gateway/tooling surfaces without exposing paid procurement, approval, or provider-fetching flows

At a glance

Category summary

Primary query: NFT API
Definition: NFT metadata, ownership, collection, and marketplace context sources.
Sources: 4
Capabilities: 4
Chain hubs: 2
Use-case groups: 8
Last verified: 2026-06-01
PubFi status: Discovery comparison and request-routing surface; individual source pages carry claim-safe integration status.

Official-source citations

Moralis Primary coverage: Wallet, token, NFT, and on-chain application data Source
Moralis Fixture coverage: On-chain state and NFT coverage for Ethereum and Solana fixture targets Source
Helius Primary coverage: Solana data, RPC, enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, NFTs, and account data Source
Helius Fixture coverage: On-chain state and NFT coverage for the Solana fixture target Source
Shyft Primary coverage: Solana token, NFT, wallet, marketplace, and transaction data workflows Source
Shyft Fixture coverage: On-chain state and NFT coverage for the Solana fixture target Source
Hello Moon Primary coverage: Solana token, NFT, wallet, market activity, and analytics data Source
Hello Moon Fixture coverage: Market data and NFT coverage for the Solana fixture target Source

Editorial overview

NFT source selection is workflow-specific. Helius and Shyft are Solana-focused starting points, with Helius leaning toward Solana data and infrastructure and Shyft leaning toward application-ready token, NFT, wallet, marketplace, and transaction workflows. Moralis supplies a broader Web3 data API profile with Ethereum and Solana NFT coverage. Hello Moon adds Solana market and NFT activity context. Buyers should verify whether they need metadata lookup, owner balances, collection activity, marketplace context, or analytics before choosing a source.

Start here recommendations

Helius

Why start here: Start here when the NFT workflow is Solana-specific and overlaps with enhanced transactions, DAS, webhooks, or account-data needs.
Best for: Solana NFT and account-data workflows

Shyft

Why start here: Compare when the product needs Solana NFT, token, wallet, marketplace, or transaction APIs in an application-oriented product shape.
Best for: Solana application workflow APIs

Moralis

Why start here: Use when the NFT requirement sits alongside wallet, token, or broader on-chain application data across Ethereum and Solana.
Best for: Productized Web3 NFT and wallet data

Decision criteria and landscape gaps

Evaluation criteria

Confirm whether the product needs NFT metadata, ownership, collection activity, wallet context, marketplace workflows, or analytics.
Verify chain and endpoint coverage at the NFT feature level rather than assuming a provider's Solana or Ethereum coverage applies to every NFT route.
Check auth, plan limits, and commercial-use terms before using NFT data in user-facing product workflows.
Keep PubFi gateway availability source-specific; NFT category membership is not a live-routing claim.

Provider landscape gaps

NFT providers often expose metadata, ownership, marketplace, and analytics capabilities under one category even when the endpoint shapes differ.
Solana-specific NFT workflow APIs and broader Web3 data APIs can look comparable in a list while solving different integration jobs.
Public docs may make feature names visible before they make freshness, marketplace coverage, or commercial-use limits easy to compare.