Decentralization Matters
If data is the new gold, then blockchain data is even more precious. It is, therefore, not surprising that accessing and processing blockchain data has long been complicated and resource-consuming. To support the needs of burgeoning web3 and simplify the process, a decentralized protocol that organizes data and makes it readily accessible had to be created.
Since its inception in 2018, The Graph, an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS, has been at the forefront of this revolution. Thousands of web3 projects are powered by open, custom APIs built on The Graph — subgraphs.
Being open-source, subgraphs have become core software for numerous SaaS providers in the space. However, these new emerging businesses are centralized entities, relying on a single point of authority to make decisions and maintain their services. This traditional web2 approach strays significantly from the core ideas of web3 and The Graph’s mission to make full-stack decentralized applications possible.
Decentralization Matters
If data is the new gold, then blockchain data is even more precious. It is, therefore, not surprising that accessing and processing blockchain data has long been complicated and resource-consuming. To support the needs of burgeoning web3 and simplify the process, a decentralized protocol that organizes data and makes it readily accessible had to be created.
Since its inception in 2018, The Graph, an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS, has been at the forefront of this revolution. Thousands of web3 projects are powered by open, custom APIs built on The Graph — subgraphs.
Being open-source, subgraphs have become core software for numerous SaaS providers in the space. However, these new emerging businesses are centralized entities, relying on a single point of authority to make decisions and maintain their services. This traditional web2 approach strays significantly from the core ideas of web3 and The Graph’s mission to make full-stack decentralized applications possible.
Decentralization Matters
If data is the new gold, then blockchain data is even more precious. It is, therefore, not surprising that accessing and processing blockchain data has long been complicated and resource-consuming. To support the needs of burgeoning web3 and simplify the process, a decentralized protocol that organizes data and makes it readily accessible had to be created.
Since its inception in 2018, The Graph, an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS, has been at the forefront of this revolution. Thousands of web3 projects are powered by open, custom APIs built on The Graph — subgraphs.
Being open-source, subgraphs have become core software for numerous SaaS providers in the space. However, these new emerging businesses are centralized entities, relying on a single point of authority to make decisions and maintain their services. This traditional web2 approach strays significantly from the core ideas of web3 and The Graph’s mission to make full-stack decentralized applications possible.
Enter: Playgrounds API
With Playgrounds API, you get the best of both worlds — a user-friendly SaaS experience underpinned by a truly decentralized infrastructure. In terms of the latter, Playgrounds API is deeply integrated with The Graph Network, a decentralized data market powered by distributed participants:
Previously, leveraging decentralized data used to come with its own set of challenges:
How to determine the per-query budget?
What is the user’s query volume, and how does it affect the price?
How much GRT (The Graph's work utility token) has to be deposited, and how frequently?
That's where Playgrounds API comes in, sweeping all these uncertainties aside.
By introducing custom plans instead of arbitrary deposits, Playgrounds API enables users to discover prices upfront for better accounting and budgeting. The burdensome process of buying, transferring, and bridging GRT, as well as the need to set up and regularly adjust the per-query budget, are now abstracted away.
With that said, the advantages of Playgrounds API are far from runout:
GRT-free environment
Streamlined and intuitive UX
Full compatibility with Subgrounds
Real-time API key usage monitoring
Seamless integration with any Data Environment
Automatic integration with upcoming services and products by Playgrounds
The API is completely free to start. Generating a Playgrounds API key is just a one-click action, so you’re one step away from the world’s open data!
Getting Started
To get started with Playgrounds API, visit the Playgrounds App or our docs for a gentle step-by-step walkthrough.
Playgrounds API is designed to offer anyone easy access to the world’s public data indexed by The Graph. What's more, it is fully compatible with Subgrounds, an open-source Python library for querying, processing, and visualizing subgraph data. So whether you’re a data scientist, data analyst, or dApp, Playgrounds API and Subgrounds will take your data-driven game to the next level.
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