What problem swaps solve
A wallet usually holds one asset, while the user or app needs another. A swap turns that intent into execution. It starts with price discovery (how much destination token should the user receive?) and liquidity access (which venues can fill the trade?), then applies the constraints the user set: slippage tolerance, recipient, chain, and timing. Settlement delivers the destination token or fails safely according to the selected path. For small trades, this often looks simple. For large trades, thin pairs, volatile markets, or crosschain routes, the execution path matters as much as the headline quote.Key terms
- Quote: an estimate of the output amount for a requested trade.
- Route: the liquidity path used to reach that output.
- Slippage: the maximum price movement the user accepts before execution should fail or be rejected.
- Price impact: the trade’s expected effect on the market price because of available liquidity depth.
- Intent: an off-chain signed instruction describing the outcome the user wants, not the exact transaction path.
- Settlement: the final on-chain state change that delivers the destination token.
Build it
Start with the Quickstart to get a first quote with cURL, the SDK, or the Widget. Then pick the execution path:Delta
Gasless, MEV-protected intent swaps filled by competing solvers.
Market API
Atomic on-chain transactions that compose with other contract calls.
Trading modes
Let Velora choose between Delta and Market server-side with
mode=ALL.