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Introduction

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to retrieve ERC20 token transfer history using the Moralis API. You can fetch transfers for a specific wallet address or for a specific token contract. This is essential for building transaction history pages, token analytics dashboards, or tracking token movements. We’ll use the following Moralis API endpoint:

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Prerequisites

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Step 1: Set Up Your Project

Create a new directory for your project and initialize it: 
mkdir get-token-transfers && cd get-token-transfers
npm init -y

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Step 2: Create the Script

Create a file called index.js and add the following code: 
// index.js
const API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
const WALLET_ADDRESS = '0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045'; // Vitalik's wallet

async function getWalletTokenTransfers() {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/${WALLET_ADDRESS}/erc20/transfers?chain=eth`,
    {
      headers: {
        'X-API-Key': API_KEY,
      },
    }
  );

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
}

getWalletTokenTransfers();
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual Moralis API key.

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Step 3: Run the Script

Execute the script to fetch the transfer history: 
node index.js

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Example Response

{
  "page": 1,
  "page_size": 100,
  "cursor": null,
  "result": [
    {
      "token_name": "USD Coin",
      "token_symbol": "USDC",
      "token_logo": "https://cdn.moralis.io/eth/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48.png",
      "token_decimals": "6",
      "from_address": "0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045",
      "from_address_label": "Vitalik Buterin",
      "to_address": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
      "to_address_label": null,
      "address": "0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48",
      "block_hash": "0x...",
      "block_number": "18500000",
      "block_timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "transaction_hash": "0x...",
      "transaction_index": 45,
      "log_index": 123,
      "value": "1000000000",
      "value_formatted": "1000",
      "possible_spam": false,
      "verified_contract": true
    }
  ]
}

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Understanding the Response

FieldDescription
token_nameName of the transferred token
token_symbolSymbol of the token
from_addressSender’s wallet address
from_address_labelKnown label for sender (if available)
to_addressRecipient’s wallet address
to_address_labelKnown label for recipient (if available)
valueTransfer amount in smallest unit
value_formattedHuman-readable transfer amount
block_timestampWhen the transfer occurred
transaction_hashTransaction hash of the transfer
possible_spamWhether the token is flagged as spam

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