# @solana/programs

> Helpers for defining programs and resolving program errors

Latest version **8.3.0** (published 2026-09-09) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @solana/programs
pnpm add @solana/programs
yarn add @solana/programs
bun add @solana/programs
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.3.0 |
| Published | 2026-09-09 |
| First published | 2024-01-05 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=20.18.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 27.6 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 694 |
| Author | Solana Labs Maintainers |
| Maintainers | solana-devs |
| Keywords | blockchain, solana, web3 |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@solana/programs
- Repository: https://github.com/anza-xyz/kit
- Homepage: https://www.solanakit.com/api#solanaprograms
- Issues: https://github.com/anza-xyz/kit/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@solana/programs

## Dependencies (2)

- [@solana/errors](https://npm.io/package/@solana/errors.md) 8.3.0
- [@solana/addresses](https://npm.io/package/@solana/addresses.md) 8.3.0

## Recent versions

- 8.3.0 (latest) — 2026-09-09
- 8.4.0-canary-20260925083045 (canary) — 2026-09-25
- 5.1.0-experimental-20251205104522 (experimental) — 2025-12-05
- 4.0.0 (4x) — 2025-10-08
- 3.0.3 (3x) — 2025-09-11
- 2.0.0 (next) — 2024-11-07
- 2.0.0-rc.4 (rc) — 2024-11-05
- 2.0.0-preview.4.20240731091009.c2717fc498afa3228c8f8b01600a575989afae99 (preview) — 2024-07-31
- 2.0.0-preview.4 (tp4) — 2024-07-02
- 2.0.0-preview.3 (tp3) — 2024-04-25
- 2.0.0-preview.2 (tp2) — 2024-03-19
- 8.4.0-canary-20260924083259 — 2026-09-24
- 8.4.0-canary-20260923083123 — 2026-09-23
- 8.4.0-canary-20260922155338 — 2026-09-22
- 8.4.0-canary-20260922151509 — 2026-09-22
- … 1960 more at https://npm.io/package/@solana/programs/versions

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# @solana/programs

This package contains helpers for identifying custom program errors. It can be used standalone, but it is also exported as part of Kit [`@solana/kit`](https://github.com/anza-xyz/kit/tree/main/packages/kit).

## Functions

### `isProgramError()`

This function identifies whether an error -- typically caused by a transaction failure -- is a custom program error from the provided program address. It takes the following parameters:

- The `error` to identify.
- The `transactionMessage` object that failed to execute. Since the RPC response only provides the index of the failed instruction, the transaction message is required to determine its program address.
- The `programAddress` of the program from which the error is expected to have originated.
- Optionally, the expected error `code` of the custom program error. When provided, the function will check that the custom program error code matches the given value.

```ts
try {
    // Send and confirm your transaction.
} catch (error) {
    if (isProgramError(error, transactionMessage, myProgramAddress, 42)) {
        // Handle custom program error 42 from this program.
    } else if (isProgramError(error, transactionMessage, myProgramAddress)) {
        // Handle all other custom program errors from this program.
    } else {
        throw error;
    }
}
```

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