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Error retrieving pool keys from Raydium in Solana: “required byte-like object, not ‘solders.account_decoder.ParsedAccount’
As a user of the Raydium Distributed Exchange (DEX) using Python, you are likely familiar with its API and functionality. However, when using a Solana node, you may encounter an error that appears to be related to retrieving pool keys from the Raydium protocol.
The error message “required byte-like object, not ‘solders.account_decoder.ParsedAccount'” refers to an issue with the data type of the solders.account_decoder.ParsedAccount
object. This object is likely used to retrieve account information from a Solana node, but the error indicates that it is instead expected to be a byte array.
To troubleshoot this issue, let’s examine the code and investigate the possible causes:
- Invalid data format: The error message refers to that the data being retrieved is not in the correct format. Make sure you are retrieving the correct fields from “solders.account_decoder.ParsedAccount”. Review your code to ensure that you are only retrieving the required fields.
- Incorrect code structure: Check the way you are constructing and sending the API request. Make sure you are using the correct parameters, headers, and encoding for your data.
- Network issues: Although less likely, network issues can cause issues with API requests. Check your internet connection, make sure it is stable, and try connecting to the Solana node again.
To resolve this issue, I recommend the following steps:
- Check the Raydium API documentation: Check the official Raydium documentation to confirm how to retrieve the pool keys from the protocol.
- Check data format and code structure: Recheck your code to ensure that it correctly constructs and sends the
solders.account_decoder.ParsedAccount
object.
- Test with a different method: Try retrieving the pool keys using a different method, such as the Solana SDK or an alternative API endpoint.
If none of these steps resolve the issue, I’d be happy to help you debug or provide additional guidance on how to resolve this issue.
Example Code
Here is an example of how you can retrieve pool keys from Raydium in Python:
import solana_sdk

Initialize Solana API clientsol = solana_sdk.SolanaClient()
Configure API endpoint and parametersapi_endpoint = "
params = {
"pairId": "SOL/LINKKI",
"keyType": "account_key",
"action": "fetchAccount"
}
Retrieve pool keys from Raydiumresponse = sol.get_api_data(api_endpoint, params)
Parse response as JSONdata = json.loads(response.decode())
Decode pooled account datapooled_account = data["pools"][0]["pools"][0].get("account")
Print the connected account informationprint (connected_account)
Hopefully this will help you resolve the issue with retrieving pool keys from Raydium in Solana!