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# [![js-bigchaindb-driver](media/repo-banner@2x.png)](https://www.bigchaindb.com)
> Official JavaScript driver for [BigchainDB](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb) with some naive helpers to get you on your way making transactions in Node.js and the browser.
> Official JavaScript driver for [BigchainDB](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb) to create transactions in Node.js and the browser.
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- Documentation: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/js-driver/en/latest/usage.html
- [Main Documentation](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/js-driver/en/latest/usage.html)
- [Driver API reference](API.md)
## Compatibility
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- **Version 4.0** of BigchainDB JavaScript Driver makes the driver compatible with BigchainDB 2.0. There are new functions for sending off transactions along with other changes. Check [older versions](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/js-driver/en/latest/readme.html#features)
- **Version 3.2** of BigchainDB JavaScript Driver introduces a new way of creating transfer transactions. Check [older versions](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/js-driver/en/latest/readme.html#features)
## Table of Contents
## Contents
- [Installation and Usage](#installation-and-usage)
- [Example: Create a transaction](#example-create-a-transaction)
- [Browser usage](#browser-usage)
- [BigchainDB Documentation](#bigchaindb-documentation)
- [Speed Optimizations](#speed-optimizations)
- [Authors](#authors)
- [License](#license)
* [Installation and Usage with package managers (npm/yarn)](#installation-and-usage-with-package-managers-npmyarn)
* [Example: Create a transaction](#example-create-a-transaction)
* [Use a pre-built image (browser only)](#use-a-pre-built-image-browser-only)
* [Documentation](#bigchaindb-documentation)
* [Authors](#authors)
* [License](#license)
---
## Installation and Usage with package managers (npm/yarn)
## Installation and Usage
```bash
npm install bigchaindb-driver
```
```js
const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
// or ES6+
import driver from 'bigchaindb-driver'
```
### Example: Create a transaction
```js
const driver = require('bigchaindb-driver')
// BigchainDB server instance or IPDB (e.g. https://test.ipdb.io/api/v1/)
// BigchainDB server instance (e.g. https://test.bigchaindb.com/api/v1/)
const API_PATH = 'http://localhost:9984/api/v1/'
// Create a new keypair.
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.then(retrievedTx => console.log('Transaction', retrievedTx.id, 'successfully posted.'))
```
## Use a pre-built image (browser only)
### Browser usage
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
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<script src="https://unpkg.com/bigchaindb-driver@4.0.0/dist/browser/bigchaindb-driver.window.min.js"></script>
<script>
// BigchainDB server instance or IPDB (e.g. https://test.ipdb.io/api/v1/)
// BigchainDB server instance (e.g. https://test.bigchaindb.com/api/v1/)
const API_PATH = 'http://localhost:9984/api/v1/'
// Create a new keypair.
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## BigchainDB Documentation
- [The Hitchhiker's Guide to BigchainDB](https://www.bigchaindb.com/developers/guide/)
- [HTTP API Reference](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html)
- [The Transaction Model](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/data-models/transaction-model.html?highlight=crypto%20conditions)
- [Inputs and Outputs](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/data-models/inputs-outputs.html)