Connect and Deposit

Connect to Drift and deposit collateral

This example shows how to initialize Drift Client, connect your wallet, and deposit collateral.

Complete Example

connect-deposit.ts

import { Connection, Keypair, PublicKey } from '@solana/web3.js';
import { Wallet } from '@coral-xyz/anchor';
import { getAssociatedTokenAddress } from '@solana/spl-token';
import {
  DriftClient,
  initialize,
  BulkAccountLoader,
  QUOTE_PRECISION,
  BN,
} from '@drift-labs/sdk';

async function connectAndDeposit() {
  // 1. Initialize config
  const sdkConfig = initialize({ env: 'devnet' });

  // 2. Set up connection
  const connection = new Connection(
    process.env.RPC_URL || 'https://api.devnet.solana.com',
    'confirmed'
  );

  // 3. Load wallet
  const keypair = Keypair.fromSecretKey(
    Uint8Array.from(JSON.parse(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!))
  );
  const wallet = new Wallet(keypair);

  console.log('Wallet:', wallet.publicKey.toBase58());

  // 4. Create account loader
  const bulkAccountLoader = new BulkAccountLoader(
    connection,
    'confirmed',
    1000
  );

  // 5. Initialize DriftClient
  const driftClient = new DriftClient({
    connection,
    wallet,
    programID: new PublicKey(sdkConfig.DRIFT_PROGRAM_ID),
    accountSubscription: {
      type: 'polling',
      accountLoader: bulkAccountLoader,
    },
  });

  await driftClient.subscribe();
  console.log('DriftClient initialized');

  // 6. Check if user account exists
  const userAccountPublicKey = await driftClient.getUserAccountPublicKey();
  const accountInfo = await connection.getAccountInfo(userAccountPublicKey);
  const userAccountExists = accountInfo !== null;

  // 7. Deposit collateral
  if (!userAccountExists) {
    console.log('Creating user account and depositing...');
    
    // Deposit $1000 USDC
    const depositAmount = new BN(1000).mul(QUOTE_PRECISION);
    
    const usdcMint = new PublicKey(sdkConfig.USDC_MINT_ADDRESS);
    const userUsdcAccount = await getAssociatedTokenAddress(
      usdcMint,
      wallet.publicKey
    );

    const txSig = await driftClient.initializeUserAccountAndDepositCollateral(
      depositAmount,
      userUsdcAccount,
      0, // USDC market index
      0, // sub-account ID
    );

    console.log('Account created and funded:', txSig);
  } else {
    console.log('User account exists');
    
    // Just deposit more
    const depositAmount = new BN(100).mul(QUOTE_PRECISION);
    
    const usdcMint = new PublicKey(sdkConfig.USDC_MINT_ADDRESS);
    const userUsdcAccount = await getAssociatedTokenAddress(
      usdcMint,
      wallet.publicKey
    );

    const txSig = await driftClient.deposit(
      depositAmount,
      0, // USDC market index
      userUsdcAccount
    );

    console.log('Deposited $100 USDC:', txSig);
  }

  console.log('Ready to trade!');
}

connectAndDeposit().catch(console.error);

Step-by-Step

1. Initialize SDK Config

   const sdkConfig = initialize({ env: 'devnet' });
   

   Gets the correct program IDs and addresses for the environment.

2. Create Connection

   const connection = new Connection(rpcUrl, 'confirmed');
   

   Connects to Solana RPC.

3. Initialize DriftClient

   const driftClient = new DriftClient({
     connection,
     wallet,
     programID,
     accountSubscription: { type: 'polling', accountLoader },
   });
   await driftClient.subscribe();
   
4. Deposit Collateral

   await driftClient.initializeUserAccountAndDepositCollateral(
     amount,
     tokenAccount,
     marketIndex,
     subAccountId
   );
   

   Creates account and deposits in one transaction.

Next Steps

Place Order

Place your first order

Account Management

Learn more about accounts