DEX Swap Integration

Overview

DEX swaps execute on-chain through smart contracts. Unlike CEX swaps, DEX swaps require users to connect their wallet, sign transactions, and broadcast them to the blockchain. In API v2, DEX swaps use the same /quotes and /exchanges endpoints as CEX swaps — pass types=dex to get only DEX quotes, or filter the response by type: "dex". The quoteId is the single identifier passed through the entire flow — no route objects required.

Best For: Users who want true decentralized swaps, keep custody of their funds, and interact directly with on-chain liquidity sources like Uniswap, CowSwap, and 1inch.

Looking for the v1 DEX swap guide? See API v1 — DEX Swap.

Fixed rate is not available for DEX swaps. For guaranteed output amounts, use a Fixed Rate Standard Swap (CEX-based).

Supported Networks

EVM (Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, etc.)
Solana
SUI
TRON
TON
Stellar

Stellar Trustline Requirement: Ensure the destination account has required trustlines before initiating the swap. Houdini does not create trustlines automatically.

Key Differences from CEX Swaps

Feature	DEX	CEX (Standard/Private)
Execution	On-chain via smart contracts	Off-chain via exchanges
Wallet	Required	Not required
Custody	User retains custody	User sends to deposit address
Approvals	May require token approvals	Not required
Speed	Seconds to minutes	3–45 minutes

How It Works

Get Tokens

Bulk fetch DEX-supported tokens and cache to your DB, or search by name/symbol. Note each token’s id.

Get Quotes

Call GET /quotes with token IDs and optional slippage. Select the quote with type: "dex".

Check Approvals (if requiresApproval: true)

If the quote has requiresApproval: true, call POST /dex/approve with quoteId and addressFrom. Returns on-chain approval transactions and/or signatures needed. Skip this step if requiresApproval: false.

Handle Approvals (if needed)

Broadcast approval transactions via user’s wallet.

Handle Signatures (if needed)

Have user sign EIP-712 typed data. For chained signatures, call POST /dex/chainSignatures until isComplete: true.

Create Order

Call POST /exchanges with quoteId, addressTo, addressFrom, and any collected signatures.

Broadcast & Confirm

If not off-chain, have user broadcast the transaction. Then call POST /dex/confirmTx with the transaction hash.

Monitor Status

Poll GET /orders/{houdiniId} until statusLabel is FINISHED.

Integration Guide

Step 1: Get Tokens

There are two approaches for getting tokens. Choose the one that fits your integration:

Bulk Fetch + Cache
Token Search

Fetch all DEX-supported tokens once and store them in your backend database.

Cache the token list in your backend database. Never call /tokens on every user request — refresh every 24 hours.

async function fetchAllDexTokens() {
  let page = 1;
  let allTokens = [];

  while (true) {
    const response = await fetch(
      `https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/tokens?hasDex=true&pageSize=20&page=${page}`,
      {
        headers: { 'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}` }
      }
    );

    const { tokens, totalPages } = await response.json();
    allTokens = allTokens.concat(tokens);

    if (page >= totalPages) break;
    page++;
  }

  return allTokens; // save to your DB
}

curl -X GET "https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/tokens?hasDex=true&pageSize=20&page=1" \
  -H "Authorization: your_api_key:your_api_secret"

Search for specific tokens by name or symbol on demand.

async function searchTokens(query) {
  const params = new URLSearchParams({
    term: query,
    hasDex: 'true',
    pageSize: '20',
    page: '1'
  });

  const response = await fetch(
    `https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/tokens?${params}`,
    {
      headers: { 'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}` }
    }
  );

  const { tokens } = await response.json();
  return tokens; // use token `id` in /quotes requests
}

curl -X GET "https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/tokens?term=ethereum&hasDex=true&pageSize=20&page=1" \
  -H "Authorization: your_api_key:your_api_secret"

Step 2: Get DEX Quote

Call GET /quotes with token IDs and optional slippage. Select the quote with type: "dex".

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  amount: '1',
  from: '6689b73ec90e45f3b3e51566',  // ETH token id from /tokens
  to:   '6689b73ec90e45f3b3e51553',  // USDT token id from /tokens
  types: 'dex',                      // only return DEX quotes
  slippage: '0.5',                   // 0.5% slippage (optional)
});

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/quotes?${params}`,
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
      'x-user-ip': userIp,
      'x-user-agent': userAgent,
      'x-user-timezone': userTimezone
    }
  }
);

const { quotes } = await response.json();

// Select a DEX quote
const dexQuote = quotes.find(q => q.type === 'dex');
console.log('DEX provider:', dexQuote.swapName);      // e.g., "Bungee"
console.log('Amount out:', dexQuote.amountOut);
console.log('Quote ID:', dexQuote.quoteId);            // needed for next steps
console.log('Requires approval:', dexQuote.requiresApproval);

curl -X GET "https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/quotes?amount=1&from=6689b73ec90e45f3b3e51566&to=6689b73ec90e45f3b3e51553&types=dex&slippage=0.5" \
  -H "Authorization: your_api_key:your_api_secret" \
  -H "x-user-ip: 192.168.1.1" \
  -H "x-user-agent: Mozilla/5.0..." \
  -H "x-user-timezone: America/New_York"

Quotes Response (DEX quote)

{
  "quotes": [
    {
      "quoteId": "69af9eb7f9c5affabcacccba",
      "type": "dex",
      "swap": "bg",
      "swapName": "Bungee",
      "logoUrl": "https://api.houdiniswap.com/assets/logos/bungee-6ohrmd.png",
      "amountOut": 0.007372135451768274,
      "amountOutUsd": 15.019251555,
      "netAmountOut": 0.007372135451768274,
      "duration": 1,
      "markupSupported": true,
      "apiMarkupValue": 10,
      "markupType": "bp",
      "restrictedCountries": [],
      "rewardsAvailable": false,
      "requiresApproval": true
    }
  ],
  "total": 3
}

Key Fields:

quoteId: Pass to /dex/approve and /exchanges
type: "dex" for on-chain swaps
requiresApproval: If true, call the approve/allowance flow (Step 3). If false, skip directly to Step 6.
markupSupported: Whether a fee markup can be applied to this route
apiMarkupValue / markupType: Markup amount and type ("bp" = basis points)
restrictedCountries: List of country codes where this route is unavailable

Step 3: Check Approvals and Signatures

Only run this step if requiresApproval: true on the selected quote. If requiresApproval is false, skip Steps 3–5 and go directly to Step 6: Create Order.

Call POST /dex/approve with just the quoteId and user’s wallet address:

const response = await fetch('https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/dex/approve', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-user-ip': userIp,
    'x-user-agent': userAgent,
    'x-user-timezone': userTimezone
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    quoteId: '69155e0bdb5ab0cbe27e2709',           // from /quotes
    addressFrom: '0x45CF73349a4895fabA18c0f51f06D79f0794898D'  // user wallet
  })
});

const { approvals, signatures } = await response.json();
// approvals: on-chain approval transactions to broadcast (may be empty)
// signatures: EIP-712 typed data to sign (may be empty)

curl -X POST "https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/dex/approve" \
  -H "Authorization: your_api_key:your_api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-user-ip: 192.168.1.1" \
  -H "x-user-agent: Mozilla/5.0..." \
  -H "x-user-timezone: America/New_York" \
  -d '{
    "quoteId": "69155e0bdb5ab0cbe27e2709",
    "addressFrom": "0x45CF73349a4895fabA18c0f51f06D79f0794898D"
  }'

Response Fields:

approvals: Array of { data, to, from, fromChain } transactions to broadcast (may be empty)
signatures: Array of EIP-712 typed data objects to sign (may be empty)

You may receive both approvals and signatures. Handle approvals first, then signatures.

Signature Types

SINGLE: User signs once — collect the result and proceed
CHAINED (e.g., CowSwap): User signs → call /dex/chainSignatures → user signs again → repeat until isComplete: true

Step 4: Send Approval Transactions (if needed)

if (approvals && approvals.length > 0) {
  for (const approval of approvals) {
    const tx = await walletProvider.sendTransaction({
      to: approval.to,
      data: approval.data,
      from: approval.from
    });
    await tx.wait();
    console.log('Approval confirmed:', tx.hash);
  }
}

Skip this step if approvals is empty.

Step 5: Process Signatures (if needed)

async function processSignatures(signatures, quoteId, addressFrom) {
  if (!signatures || signatures.length === 0) return [];

  const results = [];

  for (const sig of signatures) {
    const signatureResult = await walletProvider.signTypedData({
      domain: sig.data.domain,
      types: sig.data.types,
      primaryType: sig.data.primaryType,
      message: sig.data.message
    });

    const signatureObject = {
      signature: signatureResult,
      key: sig.key,
      swapRequiredMetadata: sig.swapRequiredMetadata
    };

    if (sig.type === 'CHAINED' && !sig.isComplete) {
      // Get next signature in the chain
      const chainResponse = await fetch('https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/dex/chainSignatures', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
          quoteId,
          addressFrom,
          previousSignature: signatureObject,
          signatureKey: sig.key,
          signatureStep: sig.step
        })
      });

      const nextSignatures = await chainResponse.json();
      const chainResults = await processSignatures(nextSignatures, quoteId, addressFrom);
      if (chainResults.length > 0) {
        results.push(chainResults[chainResults.length - 1]); // only final
      }
    } else {
      results.push(signatureObject);
    }
  }

  return results;
}

const collectedSignatures = await processSignatures(signatures, dexQuote.quoteId, userAddress);

Key points:

SINGLE: Collect one signature and move on
CHAINED: Sign → /dex/chainSignatures → sign again → repeat until isComplete: true. Only the final result is passed to /exchanges

Skip this step if signatures is empty.

Step 6: Create Order

Call POST /exchanges with the quoteId, addresses, and any collected signatures:

const response = await fetch('https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/exchanges', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-user-ip': userIp,
    'x-user-agent': userAgent,
    'x-user-timezone': userTimezone
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    quoteId: '69155e0bdb5ab0cbe27e2709',
    addressTo: '0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e',
    addressFrom: '0x45CF73349a4895fabA18c0f51f06D79f0794898D',
    signatures: collectedSignatures  // empty array if none required
  })
});

const order = await response.json();
console.log('Order ID:', order.houdiniId);
console.log('Off-chain?', order.metadata?.offChain);

curl -X POST "https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/exchanges" \
  -H "Authorization: your_api_key:your_api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-user-ip: 192.168.1.1" \
  -H "x-user-agent: Mozilla/5.0..." \
  -H "x-user-timezone: America/New_York" \
  -d '{
    "quoteId": "69155e0bdb5ab0cbe27e2709",
    "addressTo": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e",
    "addressFrom": "0x45CF73349a4895fabA18c0f51f06D79f0794898D",
    "signatures": []
  }'

Request Fields:

quoteId (required): From /quotes
addressTo (required): Destination wallet address
addressFrom (optional): Source wallet address — required for DEX swaps
signatures (optional): Collected from Step 5
destinationTag (optional): Memo for chains that require it

Order Response contains:

houdiniId: Use for status polling
metadata.offChain: true if Houdini backend broadcasts (e.g., CowSwap)
metadata.to: DEX router address (when offChain: false)
metadata.data: Encoded swap calldata (when offChain: false)
metadata.value: ETH value for native swaps (when offChain: false)

Step 7: Broadcast Transaction and Confirm

On-Chain (offChain: false)
Off-Chain (offChain: true)

User broadcasts the transaction, then confirm with Houdini:

if (!order.metadata?.offChain) {
  const tx = await walletProvider.sendTransaction({
    to: order.metadata.to,
    data: order.metadata.data,
    value: order.metadata.value || '0'
  });

  const receipt = await tx.wait();

  await fetch('https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/dex/confirmTx', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      id: order.houdiniId,
      txHash: receipt.hash
    })
  });
}

Houdini backend handles execution — still call confirmTx to start processing:

if (order.metadata?.offChain) {
  await fetch('https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/dex/confirmTx', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      id: order.houdiniId
    })
  });
}

You must call /dex/confirmTx in both cases. For on-chain swaps, pass the txHash. For off-chain swaps, omit txHash. Without this call, the order will not be processed.

Step 8: Monitor Order Status

Poll GET /orders/{houdiniId} to track progress, or subscribe via the WebSocket API for real-time updates:

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/orders/${order.houdiniId}`,
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `${API_KEY}:${API_SECRET}`,
      'x-user-ip': userIp,
      'x-user-agent': userAgent,
      'x-user-timezone': userTimezone
    }
  }
);

const status = await response.json();
console.log('Status:', status.statusLabel);
// WAITING   — awaiting transaction
// CONFIRMING — transaction submitted, waiting for confirmations
// EXCHANGING — swap processing
// FINISHED   — swap complete
// FAILED     — swap failed

curl -X GET "https://api-partner.houdiniswap.com/v2/orders/iBQMRX3xvXrFMGQi71ogo9" \
  -H "Authorization: your_api_key:your_api_secret" \
  -H "x-user-ip: 192.168.1.1" \
  -H "x-user-agent: Mozilla/5.0..." \
  -H "x-user-timezone: America/New_York"

Poll every 30 seconds. DEX swaps typically complete in seconds to a few minutes depending on network congestion. For real-time updates without polling, use the WebSocket API.

Example Repositories

See full working integrations on GitHub:

Next.js Example

Full Next.js integration showing standard, private, and DEX swap flows

Node.js Example

Backend Node.js integration with token fetching, quoting, and order tracking

Next Steps

Standard Swaps

Fast single-hop CEX swaps

Private Swaps

Multi-hop privacy swaps

Order Lifecycle

Understand all order statuses

Error Handling

Handle errors and edge cases

Overview

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Swap Flow Guides

Widget Integration

Troubleshooting

Partner Operations

Overview

Supported Networks

Key Differences from CEX Swaps

How It Works

Integration Guide

Step 1: Get Tokens

Step 2: Get DEX Quote

Quotes Response (DEX quote)

Step 3: Check Approvals and Signatures

Signature Types

Step 4: Send Approval Transactions (if needed)

Step 5: Process Signatures (if needed)

Step 6: Create Order

Step 7: Broadcast Transaction and Confirm

Step 8: Monitor Order Status

Example Repositories

Next.js Example

Node.js Example

Next Steps

Standard Swaps

Private Swaps

Order Lifecycle

Error Handling

​Overview

​Supported Networks

​Key Differences from CEX Swaps

​How It Works

​Integration Guide

​Step 1: Get Tokens

​Step 2: Get DEX Quote

​Quotes Response (DEX quote)

​Step 3: Check Approvals and Signatures

​Signature Types

​Step 4: Send Approval Transactions (if needed)

​Step 5: Process Signatures (if needed)

​Step 6: Create Order

​Step 7: Broadcast Transaction and Confirm

​Step 8: Monitor Order Status

​Example Repositories

Next.js Example

Node.js Example

​Next Steps

Standard Swaps

Private Swaps

Order Lifecycle

Error Handling

Overview

Supported Networks

Key Differences from CEX Swaps

How It Works

Integration Guide

Step 1: Get Tokens

Step 2: Get DEX Quote

Quotes Response (DEX quote)

Step 3: Check Approvals and Signatures

Signature Types

Step 4: Send Approval Transactions (if needed)

Step 5: Process Signatures (if needed)

Step 6: Create Order

Step 7: Broadcast Transaction and Confirm

Step 8: Monitor Order Status

Example Repositories

Next Steps