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useThirdwebConfigContext

Hook for accessing the ThirdwebConfigContext from a React component.

The ThirdwebConfigContext contains information about the current chain, including its name, chain ID, RPC endpoints, and more.

import { useThirdwebConfigContext } from "@thirdweb-dev/react";

Usage​

The useThirdwebConfigContext hook returns the available ThirdwebConfigContext.

import { useThirdwebConfigContext } from "@thirdweb-dev/react";

function App() {
  const { chains } = useThirdwebConfigContext();

  return (
    <ul>
      {chains.map((chain) => (
        <li key={chain.name}>{chain.name}</li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
}

Return Value​

The useThirdwebConfigContext hook returns an object with the ThirdwebConfigContext:

interface ThirdwebConfigContext {
  chains: Readonly<Chain[]>;
}

export type Chain = {
  name: string;
  chain: string;
  icon?: {
    url: string;
    width: number;
    height: number;
    format: string;
    sizes?: readonly number[];
  };
  rpc: readonly string[];
  features?: Readonly<Array<{ name: string }>>;
  faucets?: readonly string[];
  nativeCurrency: {
    name: string;
    symbol: string;
    decimals: number;
  };
  infoURL?: string;
  shortName: string;
  chainId: number;
  networkId?: number;
  ens?: {
    registry: string;
  };
  explorers?: Readonly<
    Array<{
      name: string;
      url: string;
      standard: string;
    }>
  >;
  testnet: boolean;
  slug: string;
  slip44?: number;
};

The Chain array contains Chain objects, which contain information about the current chain. The Chain object has the following properties:

  • name - The human-readable name of the chain
  • chain - The name of the chain
  • icon - The icon of the chain
  • rpc - An array of RPC endpoints
  • features - An array of features supported by the chain
  • faucets - An array of faucets available for the chain
  • nativeCurrency - An object containing information about the native currency of the chain
  • infoURL - A URL containing information about the chain
  • shortName - The short name of the chain
  • chainId - The chain ID of the chain
  • networkId - The network ID of the chain
  • ens - An object containing information about the ENS registry of the chain
  • explorers - An array of block explorers available for the chain
  • testnet - A boolean indicating whether or not the chain is a testnet
  • slug - The slug of the chain
  • slip44 - The SLIP 44 number of the chain