Pi Network JS SDK – Community Developer Guide

This package provides a fully-typed, modern ES module interface to the Pi Network protocol for browser or web-app integrations. It is intended for developers building applications that use the Pi browser extension or the window.Pi global API, and wish to use TypeScript or class-based control. It is part of the "Ten Minutes to Transactions" effort described in this video.

** This package only contains the front end interface for initiating and completing Pi transations. It does not include back end support and will not operate without it. ** Use one of the back end packages such as pi-sdk-nextjs or pi-sdk-rails.

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Install with yarn or npm

yarn add pi-sdk-js

or

npm install pi-sdk-js

2. **Ensure the global Pi SDK (`window.Pi`) is available in your HTML**
```html
<script src="https://sdk.minepi.com/pi-sdk.js"></script>

3. Import and use the SDK in your project:

   import { PiSdkBase, PiUser, PaymentData } from 'pi-sdk-js';
   
   const pi = new PiSdkBase();
   await pi.connect();
   // Now PiSdkBase.user is available (or listen for onConnection)
   pi.createPayment({ amount: 1, memo: "Demo", metadata: { productId: 42 } });

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📦 API Overview

Classes and Types

PiSdkBase (Class)

Core interface to Pi Network via the browser SDK. Example usage:

• connect() – Initiates authentication and session handshake. Should be called on user intent (or mount).
• createPayment(paymentData) – Begins a payment operation. All server callbacks are handled automatically via Pi's callback protocol.
• Static helpers:
  • PiSdkBase.user: PiUser | null – Current user after .connect()
  • PiSdkBase.connected: boolean – Is SDK authenticated/connected?
  • PiSdkBase.accessToken: string | null – Latest session or payment JWT

PiUser (Type)

Represents an authenticated Pi user, at minimum { name: string, ... }.

PaymentData (Type)

interface PaymentData {
  amount: number;
  memo: string;
  metadata: Record<string, unknown>;
}

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🔑 Key Details

• ESM Only: Use import { ... } from 'pi-sdk-js'; no CommonJS support.
• Depends on the global window.Pi: The SDK does NOT bundle or polyfill the Pi Network global; you must include the Pi SDK <script> yourself.
• Callbacks & Events: Payment lifecycle events (approve, complete, cancel, error, incomplete) are managed via static methods—override or listen as needed.
• No React dependency.

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❓ FAQ

How do I mock window.Pi for testing/development?

Assign a stub to window.Pi with mock methods (see your test runner for examples). No real payments or network calls will be made.

What is required to run in Node.js?

This package is intended for browsers; headless use requires you to polyfill window and window.Pi.

Where are user roles or advanced Pi features?

See the complete API in source. Most advanced features are mapped, but basics are exposed as above for typical dApps.

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📚 Further Resources

• Official Pi SDK Docs
• Pi SDK JavaScript API Reference

For advanced integration patterns, see the pi-sdk-react package or your framework's best practices.