At Envio, we’re always exploring high-level, expressive APIs that make fetching Ethereum data more efficient for dApp development. While these APIs simplify data access, setting them up can be time-intensive. So, what’s the trade-off between low-level and high-level approaches?

The Pros and Cons

Low-level APIs provide raw, standardized data but often require additional preprocessing and formatting before use. While they tend to be more performant, they can feel rigid and require extra effort to integrate into applications.

On the other hand, high-level APIs—such as custom GraphQL schemas—offer flexibility and expressiveness, making querying blockchain data easier. However, they can be more expensive to run and require significant developer effort to configure, especially for highly customized solutions.

Finding the Right Fit

If you’re working directly with blockchain event data, a low-level API might be the better choice. We've been learning from our users about their API preferences and exploring ways to optimize both approaches.

At Envio, we’re experimenting with a low-level API prototype that enables fast and efficient event retrieval—without the need to build an indexer.

About Envio

Envio is a modern, dev-friendly, speed-optimized blockchain indexing solution that addresses the limitations of traditional blockchain indexing approaches and gives developers peace of mind. Blockchain developers and data analysts can harness the power of Envio to overcome the challenges posed by latency, reliability, infrastructure management, and costs across various sources.

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