Get started with cheqd Network

Building and integrating with the cheqd Network

The cheqd network is a highly scalable, enterprise-ready blockchain for identity interactions. Using the native CHEQ token, cheqd network is creating new commercial models for identity writes and trusted interactions.

Get started

Setup your wallet

Setup a wallet to hold your CHEQ tokens.

Setup a node

Setup a validator node on either cheqd mainnet or testnet.

Explore other tools

Explore our cheqd Network tooling and APIs.

Other useful information

Block Explorer

Check out our BigDipper 2.0 block explorer here.

Get CHEQ

Start your journey of acquiring CHEQ.

Identity Write Pricing

Understand how much it costs to write to the cheqd Network.

Staking Dashboard

Use this dashboard for managing your CHEQ, hosted by our friends at OmniFlix.

Governance Framework

Check out our cheqd Governance Framework.

CHEQ Tokenomics

Learn about the tokenomics of CHEQ.

Integrating with cheqd

Below are a list of three core ways to integrate with the cheqd network. Each offers a different set of protocols and underlying technical capabilities:

cheqd Studio

Low complexity

Customers can easily integrate cheqd's identity functionality into their existing applications through hitting simple REST APIs using cheqd Studio.

Software Development Kits (SDKs)

Moderate complexity

To have greater customisability, customers can customers can build identity solutions through a set of SDKs to meet different technical stacks and requirements.

Direct integration with ledger code (cheqd SDK)

High complexity

For full customisability and flexibility, the cheqd SDK plugs directly into cheqd Network and is responsible for communicating with the core ledger code.