Solana Wallet CLI

Setup

Install Solana CLI:

sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/stable/install)"

Set mainnet RPC:

solana config set --url https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com

Check Balance

SOL balance:

solana balance <ADDRESS>

In lamports:

solana balance <ADDRESS> --lamports

View Account Info

solana account <ADDRESS>

Detailed JSON output:

solana account <ADDRESS> --output json

Transaction History

Recent transactions:

solana transaction-history <ADDRESS> --limit 10

Transaction details:

solana confirm <SIGNATURE> -v

Token Balances (SPL Tokens)

List all tokens:

spl-token accounts --owner <ADDRESS>

Specific token balance:

spl-token balance <TOKEN_MINT> --owner <ADDRESS>

NFT & Token Info

Using Metaboss (NFT tool):

# Install
cargo install metaboss

# Get NFT metadata
metaboss decode mint -a <NFT_MINT_ADDRESS>

Stake Accounts

View stake:

solana stakes <ADDRESS>

Using Public RPC Endpoints

# Mainnet
solana config set --url https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com

# Devnet (testing)
solana config set --url https://api.devnet.solana.com

# Custom RPC
solana config set --url https://your-rpc-provider.com

Quick Balance Check (curl)

curl -X POST https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getBalance",
  "params": ["<ADDRESS>"]
}' | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(f\"{d['result']['value']/1e9:.4f} SOL\")"

Get Token Accounts (curl)

curl -X POST https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getTokenAccountsByOwner",
  "params": [
    "<ADDRESS>",
    {"programId": "TokenkegQfeZyiNwAJbNbGKPFXCWuBvf9Ss623VQ5DA"},
    {"encoding": "jsonParsed"}
  ]
}'

Monitor Address

Watch for changes:

watch -n 5 "solana balance <ADDRESS>"

Common Addresses

Notes

• Addresses are base58 encoded public keys
• 1 SOL = 1,000,000,000 lamports
• RPC rate limits apply on public endpoints
• For heavy usage, consider paid RPC providers (Helius, QuickNode, Alchemy)