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Anchor Go

Anchor Go is an open-source Go command-line tool that reads Anchor IDL files for Solana programs and generates Go client code for interacting with those programs and their data structures.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when a Go project needs client code for a Solana program built with Anchor and the program's IDL is available in a supported format.

Who it is for

  • Go developers building applications or services that interact with Anchor-based Solana programs.
  • Teams that have a program IDL and need Go representations of its instructions and data structures.

Documented uses

  • Generate Go client code from an Anchor IDL.
  • Create Go representations of program instructions, accounts, events, types, tuple types and constants.
  • Use generated clients in Go services that interact with Solana programs.
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Requirements & limits

The code is available from a public GitHub repository identified as MIT-licensed. Installation and use are documented through the Go CLI.

  • The IDL must use Anchor format v0.30.0 or later; older files need conversion.
  • The documented generated coverage includes instructions, accounts, events, types, tuple types and constants, but not error parsing.
  • The workflow requires the program ID as well as the IDL and output directory.

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Source-based practical guide

Generate Go code from an Anchor IDL

Install Anchor Go and generate client code using an IDL file and program ID.

Before you start

  • Go installation, for the documented go install command.
  • An Anchor IDL in format v0.30.0 or later.
  • The IDL file path, desired output directory and program ID.

Steps

  1. Install with the command below.

    Documented command
    go install github.com/gagliardetto/anchor-go@latest

  2. Run anchor-go --idl /path/to/idl.json --output ./generated --program-id 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789, substituting the relevant file, directory and program ID.

Expected outcome

Generated Go client code for the Solana program, covering instructions, accounts, events, types, tuple types and constants.

Guide limitations

  • The documented tool version supports Anchor IDL format v0.30.0 and later.
  • Error parsing is listed as unsupported.
  • Older IDLs must be converted to the supported format using Anchor's anchor idl convert command.
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