/dex-execution

name: dex-execution
description: Solana DEX swap execution via Jupiter aggregator including quoting, transaction building, signing, and confirmation

DEX Execution — Solana Swap Execution via Jupiter

Execute token swaps on Solana through Jupiter, the dominant DEX aggregator routing across Raydium, Orca, Meteora, Phoenix, Lifinity, and 20+ other venues.

Overview

Jupiter aggregates liquidity across all major Solana DEXes to find optimal swap routes. A single swap may split across multiple pools and hop through intermediate tokens to minimize price impact. The Jupiter v6 API handles route discovery, transaction building, and fee optimization — your code handles quoting, user confirmation, signing, and submission.

**Base URL**: `https://quote-api.jup.ag/v6`

Execution Pipeline

Every swap follows this seven-step pipeline. Never skip steps 2-3 (display and confirm).

Step 1 — Get Quote

import httpx

params = {
    "inputMint": "So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112",   # SOL
    "outputMint": "EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v", # USDC
    "amount": 1_000_000_000,  # 1 SOL in lamports
    "slippageBps": 50,        # 0.5%
}
resp = httpx.get("https://quote-api.jup.ag/v6/quote", params=params)
quote = resp.json()

Step 2 — Display Quote to User

Always show these fields before proceeding:

| Field | Source | |---|---| | Input amount | `quote["inAmount"]` (in token decimals) | | Output amount | `quote["outAmount"]` | | Minimum received | `quote["otherAmountThreshold"]` | | Price impact | `quote["priceImpactPct"]` | | Route | `quote["routePlan"]` — DEXes used | | Slippage | The `slippageBps` you requested |

Step 3 — Require User Confirmation

⚠️  SWAP PREVIEW
    Selling:   1.000 SOL
    Buying:    ~142.50 USDC
    Min recv:  141.79 USDC (0.5% slippage)
    Impact:    0.01%
    Route:     Raydium V4 → USDC

    Proceed? [y/N]

**NEVER proceed without explicit "yes" from the user.**

Step 4 — Build Transaction

swap_body = {
    "quoteResponse": quote,
    "userPublicKey": "YourPubkeyBase58...",
    "wrapAndUnwrapSol": True,
    "dynamicComputeUnitLimit": True,
    "prioritizationFeeLamports": "auto",
}
resp = httpx.post("https://quote-api.jup.ag/v6/swap", json=swap_body)
swap_data = resp.json()
swap_tx = swap_data["swapTransaction"]  # base64-encoded transaction

Step 5 — Sign Transaction

import base64
from solders.transaction import VersionedTransaction
from solders.keypair import Keypair

raw_tx = base64.b64decode(swap_tx)
tx = VersionedTransaction.from_bytes(raw_tx)
keypair = Keypair.from_base58_string(os.environ["WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY"])
tx.sign([keypair])

Step 6 — Submit Transaction

rpc_url = os.environ.get("SOLANA_RPC_URL", "https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com")
signed_bytes = bytes(tx)
payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1,
    "method": "sendTransaction",
    "params": [
        base64.b64encode(signed_bytes).decode(),
        {"encoding": "base64", "skipPreflight": False,
         "maxRetries": 3, "preflightCommitment": "confirmed"}
    ],
}
resp = httpx.post(rpc_url, json=payload)
sig = resp.json()["result"]
print(f"Submitted: https://solscan.io/tx/{sig}")

Step 7 — Confirm Transaction

import time

for attempt in range(30):
    payload = {
        "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1,
        "method": "getSignatureStatuses",
        "params": [[sig], {"searchTransactionHistory": False}],
    }
    resp = httpx.post(rpc_url, json=payload)
    status = resp.json()["result"]["value"][0]
    if status and status.get("confirmationStatus") in ("confirmed", "finalized"):
        print(f"Confirmed at slot {status['slot']}")
        break
    time.sleep(2)
else:
    print("Transaction not confirmed within 60s — check explorer")

Jupiter API v6 Endpoints

| Endpoint | Method | Purpose | |---|---|---| | `/quote` | GET | Get best-price quote with routing | | `/swap` | POST | Build a swap transaction from a quote | | `/swap-instructions` | POST | Get individual instructions (advanced) | | `/price?ids=token1,token2` | GET | Simple price lookup (v2) | | `/tokens` | GET | List all supported tokens |

See `references/jupiter_api.md` for full parameter and response documentation.

Key Parameters

Slippage (`slippageBps`)

| Token Type | Recommended Range | Notes | |---|---|---| | SOL, USDC, major tokens | 50-100 (0.5-1%) | Stable liquidity | | Mid-cap tokens | 100-300 (1-3%) | Variable liquidity | | PumpFun / meme tokens | 500-2000 (5-20%) | Thin books, high volatility | | New launches (<1h old) | 1000-3000 (10-30%) | Extreme volatility |

Dynamic Slippage

Set `dynamicSlippage: true` in the swap request to let Jupiter auto-adjust slippage based on current market conditions. Preferred for most use cases.

Priority Fees (`prioritizationFeeLamports`)

Priority fees determine transaction ordering within a block.

| Level | microLamports | When to Use | |---|---|---| | Low | 10,000-50,000 | Normal conditions | | Medium | 50,000-200,000 | Moderate congestion | | High | 200,000-1,000,000 | High congestion / time-sensitive | | Urgent | 1,000,000-5,000,000 | Meme coin launches, NFT mints | | Auto | `"auto"` | Jupiter estimates for you |

Use `"auto"` for most cases. For fine-grained control, query Helius `getPriorityFeeEstimate`.

Other Parameters

• **`onlyDirectRoutes`**: Skip multi-hop routing. Faster but may get worse price.
• **`asLegacyTransaction`**: Use legacy format instead of versioned transactions. Required for some older wallets.
• **`maxAccounts`**: Limit accounts in transaction (default 64). Lower values reduce route options but improve confirmation reliability.
• **`platformFeeBps`**: Integrator fee in basis points. Taken from output amount.
• **`wrapAndUnwrapSol`**: Auto wrap/unwrap SOL ↔ wSOL (default true).
• **`dynamicComputeUnitLimit`**: Auto-set compute budget based on simulation.

Priority Fee Estimation

# Using Helius