How do I check the number of token holders?

Question

I would like to know how many people own the erc20 tokens I created.

Is there a way to check through the api? Or please tell me another good way.

Answer 1

If your token is emitting logs correctly, Etherscan's Holders tab should show the info. See for example USDC: "Top 1,000 holders (From a total of 1,483,388 holders)".

Answer 2

Yes you can use api to fetch the token holders data. https://docs.chainbase.com/reference/gettokenholders here is the node.js code example Using fetch in JavaScript.

network_id = '1'; // See https://docs.chainbase.com/reference/supported-chains to get the id of different chains.
token_addr = '0x7d1afa7b718fb893db30a3abc0cfc608aacfebb0'; // Take MATIC token address as an example.

fetch(`https://api.chainbase.online/v1/token/holders?chain_id=${network_id}&contract_address=${token_addr}&page=1&limit=20`, {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': CHAINBASE_API_KEY, // Replace the field with your API key.
        'accept': 'application/json'
    }
}).then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => console.log(data.data))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));

Using axios in JavaScript. You need to install axios using npm install axios --save in the terminal first.

network_id = '1'; // See https://docs.chainbase.com/reference/supported-chains to get the id of different chains.
token_addr = '0x7d1afa7b718fb893db30a3abc0cfc608aacfebb0'; // Take MATIC token address as an example.

const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
    url: `https://api.chainbase.online/v1/token/holders?chain_id=${network_id}&contract_address=${token_addr}&page=1&limit=20`,
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': CHAINBASE_API_KEY, // Replace the field with your API key.
        'accept': 'application/json'
    }
};
axios(options)
    .then(response => console.log(response.data.data))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));

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