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Intent Explorer

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The Arcana Intent Explorer is used to check the status or details of an intent. To view intent details in the Intent Explorer, you need the unique intent identifier.

Intent Explorer
Intent Explorer

Intent Identifier

You can obtain the intent identifier by clicking 'View Intent.'

How you access 'View Intent' depends on whether you’re using the Arcana CA Wallet or a third-party wallet in a Web3 app integrated with the Arcana CA SDK.

Arcana CA Wallet

When using the Arcana CA Wallet for issuing a chain abstracted transaction, the 'View Intent' becomes available in the transaction UI after a user authorizes such a transaction.

The transaction is then published to solvers, who compete to provide liquidity on the destination chain as specified in the intent. Each stage of chain abstracted transaction processing can be viewed in the Intent Explorer. All the intent details are populated once the intent is fulfilled and the transaction is complete.

Get Intent Identifier
Get Intent Identifier

To find the intent identifier for past transactions:

  • Open the 'Activity' tab in the CA Wallet to view your transaction history.
  • Click the down arrow next to a transaction to expand its details.
  • In the details, click 'View Intent' to see the unique intent identifier for that transaction and other intent details.
Activity Tab: Get Intent Identifier }
Activity Tab: Get Intent Identifier

Third-party Wallets

The way a Web3 app accesses the intent identifier for a chain-abstracted transaction through a third-party wallet depends on how the app is built. The app must be integrated with the Arcana chain abstraction SDK.

The Arcana CA SDK provides methods and hooks that developers can use to:

  • Implement chain-abstracted transactions.
  • Show transaction progress, including the intent identifier, in the app’s UI.

Developers can:

  • Add code to let users view intent details before authorizing a chain abstracted transaction.
  • Use SDK hooks to track events and progress after the intent is published, retrieving the intent identifier once it’s created.
  • Offer options in the UI to display the intent identifier or a button to view details at different stages (e.g., when liquidity is supplied or the intent is fulfilled).

For Web3 apps using the Arcana CA Wagmi SDK, no extra code is needed. The 'View Intent' option is already built into the transaction UI. Users can click it to open the Intent Explorer and see the intent details and identifier.


Last update: March 25, 2025 by shaloo