Solana: Existing account not showing up in Explorer

The Mystery of a Closed Account on Solana Explorer

As a Solana developer, you’re not alone in experiencing this frustrating issue. Many users have reported that their accounts are listed as “Closed” on the Solana Explorer, despite being active and accessible to others.

In this article, we’ll explore the possible reasons behind this phenomenon and provide some potential solutions to resolve the issue.

The Problem: A Closed Account on Explorer

When you access a specific address on Solana Explorer, you are expected to see your account listed. However, in some cases this is not the case. Specifically, accounts that are “Closed” on Explorer appear as inactive or suspended accounts.

Code and CLI Solutions

The good news is that there are solutions available for both code and cli-based approaches to resolving this issue:

• Use the solana-keypair library: The [Solana-Key-Pair] library allows you to interact with your Solana account programmatically. You can use it to fetch the account information, including checking if it’s closed.

• Check for errors using solana-transaction-toolkit: The [Transaction Toolkit (TTK)] is a command-line tool that helps you manage and debug transactions on Solana. By inspecting the error output, you can determine whether there are any issues with your account.

Here’s an example of how to use the library:

const { Connection } = require("@solana/web3.js");


// Initialize the connection to the Solana network

const connection = new Connection("  "testnet");


try {

    // Fetch account information

    const accountInfo = await connection AccountInfo(

        "E8a2qSSEoe5pShCYnRuxbdxmNhFsqeuWFrsQW7iZNtUh"

    );


    if ( accountInfo . status === " inactive " ) {

        console.log("Account is closed.");

    } }

} catch (error) {

    // Handle any errors that occur

    console.error(error);

} }

cli Solutions

For cli-based solutions, you can use the following commands to check for issues:

• solana-keypair command: Run solana-keypair --info E8a2qSSEoe5pShCYnRuxbdxmNhFsqeuWFrsQW7iZNtUh to inspect your account details.

• solana-transaction-toolkit command: Use solana-transaction-toolkit --status E8a2qSSEoe5pShCYnRuxbd xmNhFsqeuWFrsQW7iZNtUh to check for errors.

Conclusion

The existence of a closed account on Solana Explorer is a frustrating issue that can be challenging to resolve. However, with the right tools and knowledge, you can investigate and fix this problem. By using code or cli-based approaches, you can verify whether your account is indeed inactive or suspended before attempting to interact with it.

Additional Resources

For more information, please refer to the official Solana documentation and community resources:

• [Solana Developer Documentation](

• [Solana Explorer Documentation](

• [Solana Community Forum](

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