Subgraph deploy wizard

What you’ll need

The contract address(es) you’re interested in indexing.
That’s it! 🎉

Walkthrough

We’re going to build a subgraph to track the Nouns contract on mainnet.

Video walkthrough

Launching the wizard CLI

goldsky subgraph init

Remember to run goldsky login first if you haven’t already authenticated with Goldsky.

This will launch the wizard and guide you through the process of deploying a subgraph on Goldsky.

┍  Goldsky Subgraph configuration wizard

Choose a subgraph name

The name must start with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens.e.g., nouns-demo

│
◆  Subgraph name
│  nouns-demo
┕

see related argument documentation

Define a subgraph version

This will default to 1.0.0, but you can change this to anything as long as it starts with a letter or number and contains only letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, pluses, and periods.e.g., 1.0.0-demo+docs

│
◆  Subgraph version
│  1.0.0-demo+docs
┕

see related argument documentation

Set your target path

This must be any valid path on your system, and will default to subgraph name and version as parent and child directories respectively. The target path is where the no-code subgraph configuration will be written, as well as where any remotely fetched files will be saved. Target path is expanded, with ~ (user home directory) and environment variables being replaced accordingly.

If you have already run through this guide, or you already have created ~/my-subgraphs/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs then this step will be followed with a prompt to confirm overwriting existing files.

e.g., ~/my-subgraphs/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs

│
◇  Subgraph path
│  ~/my-subgraphs/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs
┕

see related argument documentation

Setup ABI sources

In most cases this can be left blank so that we automatically source ABIs from local and remote sources. If you have local path(s) that contain various ABIs, you can specify them here.e.g., ~/my-subgraphs/abis

In this case, we’ll leave this blank here because we haven’t saved any ABIs locally to ~/my-subgraphs/abis yet.

│
◆  Contract ABI source
│  path/to/abi, leave blank to skip
┕

see related argument documentation

Add contract addresses

You can add any number of contract addresses here (as long as you add at least one). After entering all details about a contract, you’ll be asked if you want to add another contract. Contract addresses must begin with a 0x and be exactly 42 characters long.e.g., 0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03

│
◆  Contract address
│  0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03
┕

see related argument documentation

Choose which network to index contract on

Decide which network you would like to index for this contract, refer to our supported networks for the full list of available options. If the wrong network is selected, your contract may not exist on that network and no data will indexed.e.g., mainnet

│
◆  Contract network
│  mainnet
┕

see related argument documentation

Choose which block to start indexing on

The start block will be automatically determined based on the network you specified in the previous step. A remote source is interrogated to determine this start block, but not all remote sources are able to respond with a valid start block value. If the remote source is unable to acquire a valid start block then the prompt will fallback to 0 and you’ll be able to manually enter a start block. If you are unsure what the start block might be, using 0 is a safe bet but may result in a longer indexing time before any data is available.e.g., 12985438

In this case, the wizard should have automatically determined the start block for our contract on mainnet. If there is a networking issue and the start block is not fetched automatically, please enter 12985438 manually.

On some networks, contracts deployed more than a year ago may not be possible to automatically determine the start block due to a default configuration option in a common RPC provider software.

│
◇  Found start block: 12985438
│
◆  Start block
│  12985438
┕

see related argument documentation

Add another network for this contract?

In some cases, you may want to index the same contract on multiple networks. If this is the case, you can choose Yes and add another network here to repeat the past 2 steps for another network. If you only want to index this contract on one network, you can choose No and move on to the next step.

In this case, we only want to index this contract on the mainnet network, so we’ll choose No.

│
◆  Add another network?
│  ○ Yes / ● No
┕

Choose a contract name

The contract name will be used to produce generated subgraph code files. This should be a human-readable name that describes the contract you’re indexing and must begin with a letter and contain ony letters, numbers, hypens, underscores, and spaces.e.g., NOUNS

The contract name does not need to be all caps, this is just a convention used in this example.

│
◆  Contract name
│  NOUNS
┕

see related argument documentation

Add another contract?

In some cases, you may want to index multiple contracts in the same subgraph. If this is the case, you can choose Yes and add another contract here to repeat all past steps since previously entering a contract for a new contract. If you only want to index this one contract, you can choose No and move on to the next step.

In this case, we only want to index this one contract, so we’ll choose No.

│
◆  Add another contract?
│  ○ Yes / ● No
┕

Add a description

The subgraph description is only for your own reference and will not be used in the generated subgraph code. This can be any text you like, or left empty if no description is desired. The wizard will start with a generic default description.e.g., Goldsky Instant Subgraph for NOUNS

In this case, we’ll accept the generic default description.

│
◆  Subgraph description
│  Goldsky Instant Subgraph for NOUNS
┕

see related argument documentation

Enable call handlers?

By enabling call handlers, the subgraph will index all contract calls in addition to events. This will increase the amount of data indexed and may result in a longer indexing time. Choose Yes to include calls, otherwise if you only want to index contract events you can choose No and move on to the next step.

In this case, we will include call handlers, so we’ll choose Yes.

│
◆  Enable subgraph call handlers?
│  ● Yes / ○ No
┕

see related argument documentation

Proceed with subgraph initialization?

We’ve finished collecting all the necessary information to initialize your subgraph. A brief summary of all your choices as well as a note on whether build and/or deploy is enabled by default is displayed (you will still have an option to cancel before building or deploying). If you’re ready to proceed, choose Yes to generate the no-code subgraph configuration file. If anything doesn’t look quite right you can choose No to abort the wizard and start over.

In this case, we’re happy with all our choices and will choose Yes to proceed.

│
◇  Subgraph configuration summary
│
│  Build and deploy will be performed
│
│  Name: nouns-demo
│  Description: Goldsky Instant Subgraph for NOUNS
│  Version: 1.0.0-demo+docs
│  TargetPath: /Users/someone/my-subgraphs/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs
│  CallHandlers: enabled
│  AbiSources:
│    - /Users/someone/my-subgraphs/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs/abis
│  Contracts:
│    - Address: 0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03
│      Name: NOUNS
│      Networks:
│        - Network: mainnet
│          StartBlock: 12985438
│
┝━━━
│
◆  Proceed with subgraph initialization?
│  ● Yes / ○ No
┕

This step is where we fetch any missing ABI’s from remote sources.

Proceed with subgraph build?

Once all no-code subgraph configuration files have been written to the target path, the wizard will ask if you would like to proceed with the build stage. This will compile the generated subgraph(s) into a deployable artifact. If you choose Yes, the wizard will run the build stage. If you choose No, the wizard will exit and all configuration files will remain in the target path.

In this case, we will choose Yes to proceed with the build stage.

If you haven’t yet logged in with goldsky login, the build step will abort with guidance to login first.

│
┕  Subgraph configuration complete!

┍  Initializing subgraph nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs
│
◇  Writing subgraph files to '/Users/someone/my-subgraphs/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs': All subgraph configuration files written!
│
◆  Proceed with subgraph build?
│  ● Yes / ○ No
┕

Proceed with subgraph deploy?

Once the build stage has completed, the wizard will ask if you would like to proceed with the deploy stage. This will deploy the built subgraph(s) to Goldsky for the networks configured (1 subgraph per network). If you choose Yes, the wizard will run the deploy stage. If you choose No, the wizard will exit and all configuration files will remain in the target path.

In this case, we will choose Yes to proceed with the deploy stage.

│
◇  Building subgraphs: 1 subgraph built!
│
◆  Proceed with subgraph deploy?
│  ● Yes / ○ No
┕

Subgraph initialization complete!

Our subgraph has now been successfully deployed to Goldsky. The wizard provides a summary of the files written locally, the builds and deploys that were performed, and links to the subgraph dashboard and the GraphiQL web interface to query the subgraph data.

│
◇  Deploying 1 subgraphs
│
◇  nouns-demo-mainnet/1.0.0-demo+docs deployed
│
◇  Subgraph initialization summary
│
│  Configuration files:
│
│  • …/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs/abis/nouns.json
│  • …/nouns-demo/1.0.0-demo+docs/nouns-demo-mainnet-subgraph.json
│
│  Build:
│
│  ✔  BUILT mainnet
│
│  Deploy:
│
│  ✔  DEPLOYED nouns-demo-mainnet/1.0.0-demo+docs
│
┝━━━
│
◇  Deployed subgraph summary
│
│  nouns-demo-mainnet/1.0.0-demo+docs
│
│  • Dashboard: https://app.goldsky.com/…/dashboard/subgraphs/nouns-demo-mainnet/1.0.0-demo+docs
│  • Queries  : https://api.goldsky.com/api/public/…/subgraphs/nouns-demo-mainnet/1.0.0-demo+docs/gn
│
┝━━━
│
┕  Subgraph initialization complete!

Most terminals will allow you to Cmd+click or Ctrl+click on the links to open them in your default browser.

Visit the subgraph dashboard

With our subgraph deployed we can now monitor its indexing progress and stats using the Goldsky Subgraph Dashboard link provided by the wizard. Over the next few minutes our subgraph will reach the edge of mainnet and our queryable data will be fully up to date. Instant Subgraph Indexing

It could take up to a few hours for this subgraph to fully index.

Query the subgraph data

We can now use the GraphiQL Queries web interface link provided by the wizard to query the subgraph data. The GraphiQL web interface allows us to test out queries and inspect the indexed data for our the subgraph. The GraphiQL link is also available from the Goldsky Subgraph dashboard. We can use the following query to monitor the latest (5) Nouns minted as the subgraph data is indexed.

query LatestNouns($count: Int = 5) {
  nounCreateds(first: $count, orderBy: tokenId, orderDirection: desc) {
    id
    block_number
    transactionHash_
    timestamp_
    tokenId
    seed_background
    seed_body
    seed_accessory
    seed_head
    seed_glasses
  }
}

We can query the data as it is being indexed, however until our indexing reaches the edge of the chain we won’t be able to see the most recent on-chain data.

Wizard CLI arguments

The wizard CLI has many optional arguments that you can use to reduce the amount of manual input required. If sufficient arguments are provided, the wizard will run in non-interactive mode and automatically generate the no-code subgraph configuration file without any prompting. If some arguments are provided but not enough for non-interactive mode, the wizard will run in interactive mode and prompt you for any missing information but automatically prepare the default response with any arguments provided so that you may hit enter to use your supplied argument value.

All arguments are optional, if none are supplied then all information will be collected interactively.

`nameAndVersion` positional argument

This is the only positional argument in the format name/version. It can be omitted completely, provided as only a name, or provided as the full name and version pair. If only the name is provided then the / should be omitted. It is not possible to only provide a version without a name.

The name must start with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens for the name portion.
The version must start with a letter or number and contain only letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, pluses, and periods

Examples

my-subgraph_2024/1.0.0
my-subgraph_2024

`--target-path`

The target path can be an absolute or relative path to a local directory. If the directory does not yet exist then it will be created, if it does exist then the --force argument must be provided to overwrite existing files.

Examples

All of these examples should result in the same target path (for a user named someone).

~/my-subgraphs
$HOME/my-subgraphs
/Users/someone/my-subgraphs
$(pwd)/my-subgraphs

`--force`

This switch prevents the wizard from prompting you to confirm overwriting existing files, or aborting in non-interactive mode.

Examples

--force or --force true to overwrite
--no-force or --force false avoid overwriting

`--from-config`

If you already have an existing no-code configuration file, you can provide the path to that file here. The wizard will use this file as a template and prompt you for any missing information as well as attempt to fetch any remote files that are not present. Both JSON and yaml formats are supported, and the file must conform to the version 1 schema.

Examples

~/my-subgraphs/my-subgraph_2024/1.0/subgraph_config.json
~/my-subgraphs/my-subgraph_2024/1.0/subgraph_config.yaml

`--abi`

This argument provides the ABI sources, multiple sources can be provided by joining with a comma. Currently only local sources are supported. Known remote sources for ABI’s on various supported networks will be automatically used if no local sources can provide an ABI.

Examples

~/my-subgraphs/abis
~/my-subgraphs/abis,~/my-abis

`--contract`

This argument provides the contract address or addresses to index, multiple addresses can be provided by joining with a comma. Each address must begin with a 0x and be exactly 42 characters long. When supplying multiple contract addresses, interactive mode will provide defaults for each supplied contract successively and default to adding more contracts until until all supplied contracts have been configured.

Examples

0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03
0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03,0xA178b166bea52449d56895231Bb1194f20c2f102

`--contract-events`

This argument provides the contract events to index, multiple events can be provided by joining with a comma. Only valid event names for the contract ABI will be applied, any discrepancy will present the interactive event selector. When supplying no events the interactive event selector always appear.

Examples

NounCreated
NounCreated,NounBurned

`--contract-calls`

This argument provides the contract calls to index, multiple calls can be provided by joining with a comma. Only valid calls names for the contract ABI will be applied, any discrepancy will present the interactive call selector. When supplying no calls the interactive call selector always appear.

Examples

approve
approve,burn

`--network`

This argument provides the network to index the contract on. The network must be one of the supported networks, refer to our supported networks for the full list of available options. Multiple networks can be provided by joining with a comma. When supplying multiple networks, interactive mode will provide defaults for each supplied network successively and default to adding more networks until all supplied networks have been configured. Note that multiple networks will be applied to each contract supplied, so multiple networks and multiple contracts result in the cartesian product of networks and contracts.

Examples

mainnet
mainnet,xdai (for a single contract, means 2 networks for the same contract are indexed)
mainnet,xdai (for two contracts, means 2 contracts for each network, 4 contracts total indexed, 2 per network)

`--start-block`

This argument provides the start block to index from, multiple start blocks can be provided by joining with a comma. When supplying multiple start blocks, interactive mode will provide defaults for each supplied start block successively and default to adding more start blocks until all supplied start blocks have been configured. Because a start block is required for each contract and network combination, multiple contracts and multiple networks result in the cartesian product of start blocks. In cases where the start block is not known ahead of time for some contract and network pairs, it can be left empty with successive commas to allow the wizard to attempt to determine the start block from a remote source.

Examples

12985438
12985438,20922867
12985438,,20922867 (for 2 contracts and 2 networks, where we know the start blocks for both contracts on the 1st network but not the 2nd network)

`--contract-name`

This argument provides the contract name to use in the generated subgraph code, multiple contract names can be provided by joining with a comma. If any contract names contain spaces, the whole argument must be wrapped in quotes. Each contract name must start with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hypens, underscores, and spaces. When supplying multiple contract names, interactive mode will provide defaults for each supplied contract successively and default to adding more contracts until all supplied contracts have been configured.

Examples

My-Subgraph_Data
"My Subgraph Data"
"My Subgraph Data,My Other Subgraph Data"
subgraph1,subgraph2

`--description`

This argument provides the description for the whole no-code subgraph deployment. If multiple networks are supplied the same description will be used for each subgraph deployuments on each network.

`--call-handlers`

This switch enables call handlers for the subgraph. By default, call handlers are disabled and only events are indexed. Enabling call handlers will increase the amount of data indexed and may result in a longer indexing time but will provide more contract interaction data.

Examples

--call-handlers or --call-handlers true to enable
--no-call-handlers or --call-handlers false to disable

`--build`

This switch enables the build stage after the wizard has completed writing the configuration files. By default, the build stage is enabled in interactive mode and disabled in non-interactive mode. Enabling the build stage will compile the generated subgraph(s) into a deployable artifact. Explicitly disabling the build stage will also prevent the deploy stage from running, --no-build is all that is required to stop after the write files stage.

Examples

--build or --build true to enable
--no-build or --build false to disable

`--deploy`

This switch enables the deploy stage after the wizard has completed building the subgraph(s). By default, the deploy stage is enabled in interactive mode and disabled in non-interactive mode. Enabling the deploy stage will deploy the built subgraph(s) to the specified network(s). Enabling the deploy stage will implicitly enable the build stage, --deploy is all that is required to run both build and deploy stages.

Examples

--deploy or --deploy true to enable
--no-deploy or --deploy false to disable

Non-interactive mode

If you’re looking to automate the process of deploying a subgraph, you can use the wizard in non-interactive mode by passing all the necessary arguments as flags. This can be useful if you’re looking to deploy a subgraph as part of a CI/CD pipeline or other automated process. The command will still write all the necessary files to your target path, but it won’t prompt you for any input. If the wizard cannot determine a required input value, the command will abort. It is recommended to use --force and --build or --deploy flags when running the wizard in non-interactive mode. This will ensure that existing files are overwritten and that the subgraph is built and/or deployed after initialization.

Examples

Deploy the NOUNS subgraph on mainnet

goldsky subgraph init nouns-demo/1.0.0 \
  --contract 0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03 \
  --network mainnet \
  --start-block 12985438 \
  --contract-name NOUNS \
  --call-handlers \
  --deploy

Deploy the NOUNS subgraph on mainnet with the interactive event and call selectors

goldsky subgraph init nouns-demo/1.0.0 \
  --contract 0x9C8fF314C9Bc7F6e59A9d9225Fb22946427eDC03 \
  --contract-events \
  --contract-calls \
  --network mainnet \
  --start-block 12985438 \
  --contract-name NOUNS \
  --call-handlers \
  --deploy

Deploy the Uniswap v3 subgraph on mainnet

goldsky subgraph init uniswap-v3/1.0.0 \
  --contract 0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984 \
  --network mainnet \
  --start-block 10861674 \
  --contract-name UniswapV3 \
  --call-handlers \
  --deploy

Configuration schemas

See the Instant subgraph configuration reference for more information on the configuration schema.

Subgraphs

Guides

More Info

What you’ll need

Walkthrough

Wizard CLI arguments

`nameAndVersion` positional argument

Examples

`--target-path`

Examples

`--force`

Examples

`--from-config`

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`--abi`

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`--contract`

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`--contract-events`

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`--contract-calls`

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`--network`

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`--start-block`

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`--contract-name`

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`--description`

`--call-handlers`

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`--build`

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`--deploy`

Examples

Non-interactive mode

Examples

Configuration schemas

Subgraphs

Guides

More Info

​What you’ll need

​Walkthrough

​Wizard CLI arguments

​nameAndVersion positional argument

​Examples

​--target-path

​Examples

​--force

​Examples

​--from-config

​Examples

​--abi

​Examples

​--contract

​Examples

​--contract-events

​Examples

​--contract-calls

​Examples

​--network

​Examples

​--start-block

​Examples

​--contract-name

​Examples

​--description

​--call-handlers

​Examples

​--build

​Examples

​--deploy

​Examples

​Non-interactive mode

​Examples

​Configuration schemas

What you’ll need

Walkthrough

Wizard CLI arguments

`nameAndVersion` positional argument

Examples

`--target-path`

Examples

`--force`

Examples

`--from-config`

Examples

`--abi`

Examples

`--contract`

Examples

`--contract-events`

Examples

`--contract-calls`

Examples

`--network`

Examples

`--start-block`

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`--contract-name`

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`--description`

`--call-handlers`

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`--build`

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`--deploy`

Examples

Non-interactive mode

Examples

Configuration schemas