common

@alchemy/common

This is a low-level package that is consumed by other Alchemy packages.

Installation

npm install @alchemy/common viem

Key Exports

• alchemyTransport - viem-compatible HTTP transport for Alchemy APIs (supports API key, JWT, or direct URL auth)
• Chain registry - getAlchemyRpcUrl, isChainSupported, getSupportedChainIds
• Custom chain definitions (via @alchemy/common/chains) - chains not yet in viem
• AlchemyRestClient - typed REST client for non-JSON-RPC Alchemy APIs
• Error classes - BaseError, ChainNotFoundError, AccountNotFoundError, ConnectionConfigError, etc.
• Logging - createLogger, setGlobalLoggerConfig, LogLevel
• Utilities - bigIntMultiply, bigIntMax, lowerAddress, assertNever

Usage

import { alchemyTransport } from "@alchemy/common";
import { sepolia } from "viem/chains";
import { createPublicClient } from "viem";

const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: sepolia,
  transport: alchemyTransport({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" }),
});

License

MIT