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PureStake to discontinue API Services January 1st, 2024

Feb 12, 2024
That’s the Rand folks not PureStake


Hello Algorand API users,
We have some unfortunate news to share. After thorough consideration, we have decided to discontinue PureStake’s Algorand API service by the end of this year. The service will officially go offline on January 1, 2024. Additionally, GoalSeeker, the Algorand block explorer …


AlgoSigner Sunset - March 31st

Mar 24, 2023
There are no plans at this time to cease any other services.

Support for AlgoSigner by the Algorand Foundation
Support for AlgoSigner by the Algorand Foundation is ending on March 31st and the extension will be unpublished from the Chrome Store. This should not delete the extension if it is installed through the store but neither the extension or code base will be updated or supported.


Algosdk Forbidden Error

Jun 9, 2023
That is strange, typically you’d only see a 403 when the path is invalid, or the api-key is invalid. Can you share the code that makes the call, you can mail me if you don’t want to post it.


How to find which Assert in PyTEAL code failed?

Jul 12, 2022
This has been updated for PureStake in BetaNet and TestNet, MainNet will follow tomorrow.


Signing transactions in tx group result into error

Jun 7, 2022
I’ve asked an AlgoSigner dev to stop by and assist.


Indexer expected string or bytes-like object

Oct 15, 2021
The URL for Indexer has a different path it’s idx2 - https://testnet-algorand.api.purestake.io/idx2
Also, please remove the API key from your post.


Overspend account

Oct 11, 2021
It is because the local algod instance has not synced and is unaware of your actual balance.
do goal network status to see if your node is caught up.


What does indexer do with new committed transactions?

Jul 23, 2021
Basically it just calls the Algod API for the next block after the most recent one committed to the database.


Java transaction with the pure stake api error

Jul 12, 2021
This is an example from the PureStake example repo, also linked from the developer website:


Catchup service is stopped (testnet)

May 25, 2020
You need to update algod, the current version is 2.0.6 and there were protocol changes that require an update to continue participating in consensus.