Raydium Protocol - Complete Integration Guide

The definitive guide for integrating Raydium - Solana's leading AMM and liquidity infrastructure powering DeFi since 2021.

What is Raydium?

Raydium is a decentralized exchange on Solana providing:

Token Swapping - Fast, cheap swaps via smart routing across all pool types

Liquidity Provision - Earn trading fees and rewards by providing liquidity

Token Launches - LaunchLab for permissionless token launches with bonding curves

Perpetual Trading - Leverage trading on crypto assets

Key Statistics

Most widely integrated liquidity infrastructure on Solana

35,000+ tokens launched via LaunchLab (2025)

Multiple pool types for different use cases

Core Products

Pool Types

| Type | Description | Best For |
|------|-------------|----------|
| CLMM | Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker | Professional LPs, stablecoin pairs, active management |
| CPMM | Constant Product (x*y=k) with Token22 | New token launches, simple integrations |
| AMM V4 | Classic AMM + OpenBook CLOB | Existing markets, hybrid liquidity |

Additional Features

LaunchLab - Permissionless token launches with bonding curves

Farms - Yield farming and staking rewards

Burn & Earn - Permanent liquidity locking

Trade API - HTTP API for swap routing

API Overview

1. SDK (TypeScript)

Package: @raydium-io/raydium-sdk-v2

For programmatic integration with full control over pools, positions, and transactions.

2. Trade API (HTTP)

Base URL: https://transaction-v1.raydium.io

For swap routing - get quotes and serialized transactions via HTTP.

3. Data API

Base URL: https://api-v3.raydium.io

For pool data, token lists, farm info, and configurations.

Quick Start

Installation

npm install @raydium-io/raydium-sdk-v2
or

yarn add @raydium-io/raydium-sdk-v2

Basic Setup

```typescript
import { Raydium } from '@raydium-io/raydium-sdk-v2';