ℹ Introduction to Stellar Testnet Faucets
Stellar provides an easy way to fund accounts on test environments usingFriendbot, a built-in faucet service fortestnet,futurenet, andlocal networks. Friendbot helps developers get started quickly by automatically sending test XLM to new accounts—no real tokens needed.
How Friendbot Works
- Testnet & Futurenet:
Friendbot is hosted and ready to use. Your local network willproxyrequests to the appropriate public faucet.
- Local Networks:
Alocal instance of Friendbotruns on
:8000/friendbotwhen using Stellar Quickstart.
Example Usage
You can fund a new account by sending a simple HTTP request:
curl http://localhost:8000/friendbot?addr=G...YOUR_ADDRESS
ReplaceG...YOUR_ADDRESSwith your public key.
Friendbot will respond with a transaction hash confirming that the account has been created and funded.
This tool is essential for developers who want to simulate real account funding and transaction flows across all Stellar test environments.