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Build your app on Hive.

Wallet. Two SDKs. Docs. Everything needed to ship a Hive app from prompt to transaction ID.

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Read the concepts

Four primitives that decide how your code talks to the chain.

01

Account

One handle. One identity. One set of keys. Every dapp reads it the same way.

03

API

Send JSON over HTTPS. Get JSON back. Works from any language that speaks HTTP.

02

Chain

The chain records. Your app reads it. Consensus stays small. No virtual machine, no gas at the protocol.

04

Signing

Keychain signs. The chain records. Any explorer verifies.

Run the steps

Five steps to your first on-chain action.

Install Keychain. Create an account. Ship the first action.

  1. 01

    Install Hive Keychain

    Get it from the official site. Lock it with a passphrase you do not reuse. From here on, every action is signed.

    Get Keychain
  2. 02

    Create your Hive account

    Open Hola Hive. Claim a handle, write down the keys. Done — you are on the chain.

    Open Hola Hive
  3. 03

    Pick your path

    Two paths. From scratch with Wax + JSON-RPC + any language, or on a social frontend with the Ecency SDK. Pick the one that matches your team.

  4. 04

    Set up your environment

    Install the SDK dependency, point it at a public node, and grab test keys from a dev faucet. Sign without touching real funds.

  5. 05

    Make your first action

    Broadcast a transfer, post a comment, or sign a custom_json. The transaction ID is your proof — any explorer reads it.

Pick your tools

Four tools that ship the first version.

Wallet. Two SDKs. Docs. Everything needed to ship a Hive app from prompt to transaction ID.

  • Wallet / Browser extension

    Hive Keychain

    Holds the keys. Prompts the user to sign. The first thing every builder installs.

    Open

  • TypeScript SDK

    @hiveio/wax

    Official Hive TypeScript library. Builds transactions, signs them, broadcasts them, and reads RPC responses.

    Open

  • Social frontend SDK

    Ecency SDK

    Higher-level helpers for posts, profiles, feeds, and communities. Use it when the dapp you are building is a social surface.

    Open

  • Docs

    Devportal

    Official developer documentation for Hive. Concepts, APIs, tutorials, and a list of public nodes you can call.

    Open

Ship the smallest version.

Pick the path. Pick the stack. Ship the first action. The network decides the rest.

Make your first action Read the framework