Solana: Existed account is not shown on explorer

Secret of a closed account in Solana Explorer

As a Solana developer, you are not alone in this unpleasant problem. Many users have reported that their accounts show up as “Closed” in Solana Explorer, even though they are active and accessible to others.

In this article, we will consider the possible causes of this phenomenon and offer some potential solutions to solve the problem.

Problem: Closed account in Explorer

When you access a specific address in Solana Explorer, your account is expected to be displayed. However, in some cases this is not the case. In particular, accounts that appear as “Closed” in Explorer appear as inactive or suspended accounts.

Code-based and CLI-based solutions

The good news is that there are solutions available for both code-based and CLI-based approaches to solve this problem:

• Use the solana-keypair' library: The [Solana-Key-Pair] library allows you to interact with your Solana account programmatically. You can use it to get information about the account, including checking whether it has been closed.

• Error checking withsolana-transaction-toolkit: [Transaction Tool Kit (TTK)] is a command-line tool that helps you manage and debug Solana transactions. By checking the error output, you can determine if there are any problems with your account.

const { Connection } = require("@solana/web3.js");
// Initialize Solana network connection
const connection = new Connection(" "testnet");
try {
// Retrieve information about the account
const accountInfo = await connection AccountInfo(
"E8a2qSSEoe5pShCYnRuxbdxmNhFsqeuWFrsQW7iZNtUh"
);
if (accountInfo.status === "inactive") {
console.log("Account closed.");
}
} catch (error) {
// Handle any errors that occur
console.error(error);
}

• solana-keypaircommand: Runsolana-keypair –info E8a2qSSEoe5pShCYnRuxbdxmNhFsqeuWFrsQW7iZNtUhto verify your account information.

• solana-transaction-toolkitcommand

  : Usesolana-transaction-toolkit –status E8a2qSSEoe5pShCYnRuxbd xmNhFsqeuWFrsQW7iZNtUh` to check for errors.

Conclusion

Having a closed account in Solana Explorer is an annoying problem that can be difficult to solve. However, with the right tools and knowledge, you can investigate and fix this problem. Using code or cli-based approaches, you can check whether your account is actually inactive or suspended before asking to interact with it.

Additional Resources

For additional help and guidance, you can refer to the official Solana documentation and community resources:

• [Solana Developer Guide](

• [Solana Explorer Documentation](

• [Solana Community Forum](