How to Send SOL using SystemProgram


To send SOL, you will need to interact with the SystemProgram.

import {

  Connection,

  Keypair,

  SystemProgram,

  LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,

  Transaction,

  sendAndConfirmTransaction,

} from "@solana/web3.js";

const fromKeypair = Keypair.generate();

const toKeypair = Keypair.generate();

const connection = new Connection("https://api.devnet.solana.com", "confirmed");

const airdropSignature = await connection.requestAirdrop(

  fromKeypair.publicKey,

  LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,

);

await connection.confirmTransaction(airdropSignature);

const lamportsToSend = 1_000_000;

const transferTransaction = new Transaction().add(

  SystemProgram.transfer({

    fromPubkey: fromKeypair.publicKey,

    toPubkey: toKeypair.publicKey,

    lamports: lamportsToSend,

  }),

);

await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, transferTransaction, [fromKeypair]);

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