Migrating from Alchemy to Moralis

Moralis is a drop-in alternative to Alchemy. Moralis combines RPC node access, an enriched Web3 Data API, and real-time Streams behind a single API key — so you can replace Alchemy’s enhanced APIs (NFT, Token, Prices, Portfolio, Transfers, Webhooks) and, if you want, your RPC traffic too. This page maps the Alchemy surface to Moralis method-by-method so the swap is mostly search-and-replace.

Alchemy and Moralis solve the same problem: get clean, decoded, enriched blockchain data into your app without running indexers. Alchemy exposes this through its Enhanced APIs (mostly JSON-RPC method extensions plus REST Data APIs); Moralis exposes it through a REST Web3 Data API. Field names differ, but the resource shapes line up — most teams write a thin response adapter and keep shipping.

Quick reference: Alchemy → Moralis

NFT API

Alchemy method	Moralis equivalent
`getNFTsForOwner`	Get NFTs by Wallet
`getContractsForOwner`	Get NFT Collections by Wallet
`getNFTsForContract`	Get NFTs by Contract
`getNFTMetadata` / `getNFTMetadataBatch`	Get NFT Metadata
`getContractMetadata`	Get NFT Collection Metadata
`getOwnersForNFT`	Get NFT Owners by Token ID
`getOwnersForContract`	Get NFT Owners by Contract
`getFloorPrice`	Get NFT Floor Price by Contract
`getNFTSales`	Get NFT Trades by Contract
`getTransfersForContract`	Get NFT Contract Transfers
`getTransfersForOwner`	Get NFT Trades by Wallet
`summarizeNFTAttributes`	Get NFT Traits by Collection
`computeRarity` / search by trait	Get NFTs by Traits
`getSpamContracts` / `isSpamContract`	Built in — every NFT response includes a `possible_spam` flag

Token API & Prices API

Alchemy method	Moralis equivalent
`alchemy_getTokenBalances`	Get Token Balances by Wallet
`alchemy_getTokenMetadata`	Get Token Metadata
`alchemy_getTokenAllowance`	Get Wallet Token Approvals
Prices — Token Prices by Address/Symbol	Get Token Price · Get Multiple Token Prices
Prices — Historical Token Prices	Get OHLCV by Pair Address
Token holders (via indexing)	Get Token Holders

Transfers & transaction data

Alchemy method	Moralis equivalent
`alchemy_getAssetTransfers`	Get Wallet History (native + ERC20 + NFT, decoded)
`alchemy_getTransactionReceipts`	Get Wallet Transactions
Decoded transaction view	Get Decoded Wallet Transactions
`eth_getTransactionByHash`	Get Transaction by Hash

Portfolio API (multichain)

Alchemy endpoint	Moralis equivalent
Tokens by Wallet (`/assets/tokens/by-address`)	Cross-Chain Token Balances
NFTs by Wallet (`/assets/nfts/by-address`)	Get NFTs by Wallet
NFT Collections by Wallet	Get NFT Collections by Wallet
Transaction History by Wallet	Get Wallet History
Net worth (derived)	Get Wallet Net Worth

Real-time — Webhooks (Notify) & Subscription API → Streams

Alchemy feature	Moralis equivalent
Address Activity webhook	EVM Streams — address activity + ERC20/native filters
NFT Activity / NFT Metadata Update	EVM Streams — NFT transfer filters
Mined / Dropped Transaction	EVM Streams
Custom (GraphQL) webhook	EVM Streams — contract-event + smart-filter expressions
Subscription API (`eth_subscribe`, `alchemy_minedTransactions`)	Streams API (push delivery) or websockets via RPC Nodes

Solana (SVM)

Alchemy capability	Moralis equivalent
Solana token balances / `getTokenAccountsByOwner`	Get SPL Token Balances · Get Portfolio
Solana NFTs (DAS `getAssetsByOwner`)	Get NFTs by Wallet
Solana NFT metadata	Get NFT Metadata
Solana token prices	Get Token Price
Solana swaps / transactions	Get Wallet Swaps
Real-time events	Solana Streams

RPC

Alchemy feature	Moralis equivalent
Supernode JSON-RPC	Moralis RPC Nodes

Endpoint details

Each section shows the Alchemy call, the Moralis URL(s) that replace it by chain, and a runnable example.

NFTs by wallet

Alchemy: GET https://{network}.g.alchemy.com/nft/v3/{apiKey}/getNFTsForOwner

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Get NFTs by Wallet	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/:address/nft`	Documentation
Solana	Get NFTs by Wallet	`https://solana-gateway.moralis.io/account/:network/:address/nft`	Documentation

# Alchemy
curl "https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/nft/v3/$ALCHEMY_API_KEY/getNFTsForOwner?owner=0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045&withMetadata=true"

# Moralis
curl "https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045/nft?chain=eth&format=decimal&normalizeMetadata=true&media_items=true" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY"

Notes: Moralis returns ERC721 and ERC1155 holdings with normalized metadata, hosted media previews, and a possible_spam flag — no separate getSpamContracts call needed.

Token balances

Alchemy: POST {rpcUrl} with method alchemy_getTokenBalances

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Get Native & ERC20 Balances	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/:address/tokens`	Documentation
Solana	Get Portfolio (native + SPL)	`https://solana-gateway.moralis.io/account/:network/:address/portfolio`	Documentation

# Alchemy
curl "https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/$ALCHEMY_API_KEY" \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"alchemy_getTokenBalances","params":["0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045"]}'

# Moralis
curl "https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045/tokens?chain=eth" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY"

Notes: Unlike alchemy_getTokenBalances (which returns raw balances and requires a second alchemy_getTokenMetadata call), Moralis returns balance, decimals, USD price, USD value, and full metadata (symbol, name, logo, verified flag, spam flag) in one response.

Asset transfers / wallet history

Alchemy: POST {rpcUrl} with method alchemy_getAssetTransfers

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Wallet History	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/:address/history`	Documentation
Solana	Wallet Swaps	`https://solana-gateway.moralis.io/account/:network/:address/swaps`	Documentation

# Alchemy
curl "https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/$ALCHEMY_API_KEY" \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"alchemy_getAssetTransfers","params":[{"fromAddress":"0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045","category":["external","erc20","erc721","erc1155"]}]}'

# Moralis
curl "https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045/history?chain=eth" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY"

Notes: Moralis returns a single normalized, chronological feed of native transfers, ERC20 movements, NFT transfers, swaps, contract interactions, and approvals — already decoded into human-readable summaries.

Token prices

Alchemy: GET https://api.g.alchemy.com/prices/v1/{apiKey}/tokens/by-address

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Get Token Price	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/erc20/:address/price`	Documentation
EVM	Get Multiple Token Prices	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/erc20/prices`	Documentation
Solana	Get Token Price	`https://solana-gateway.moralis.io/token/:network/:address/price`	Documentation

Notes: For historical prices and candles, use Get OHLCV by Pair Address. Moralis pricing is sourced from on-chain DEX liquidity with USD conversion.

Portfolio (multichain balances)

Alchemy: POST https://api.g.alchemy.com/data/v1/{apiKey}/assets/tokens/by-address

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Cross-Chain Token Balances	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/:address/tokens`	Documentation

Notes: Alchemy’s Portfolio API rolls up multiple chains in one request; Moralis offers the same with Cross-Chain Token Balances, and per-chain calls can be parallelized for full control.

Webhooks (Notify) → Moralis Streams

Alchemy: Notify API webhooks (Address Activity, NFT Activity, Mined/Dropped Transaction, Custom GraphQL)

Feature	Moralis Equivalent	Documentation
Address activity events	EVM Streams	Documentation
NFT activity events	EVM Streams	Documentation
Solana account events	Solana Streams	Documentation
Stream management API	Streams API Reference	Documentation

# Moralis Streams — create one stream, then attach many addresses to it
curl -X POST "https://api.moralis-streams.com/streams/evm" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "webhookUrl": "https://your.app/webhooks/moralis",
    "description": "Wallet activity",
    "tag": "wallet-activity",
    "chainIds": ["0x1", "0x2105"],
    "includeNativeTxs": true,
    "includeContractLogs": true
  }'

Notes: Where Alchemy’s Notify API is one webhook per address list, Moralis Streams uses a stream-with-attached-addresses model — create the stream once and add or remove addresses dynamically without re-subscribing. Streams also adds ABI-decoded contract events and smart-filter expressions, covering the same ground as Alchemy’s Custom (GraphQL) webhooks.

Chain coverage

Alchemy supports 80+ EVM networks plus Solana. Moralis covers a comparable footprint across EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin — see Supported Chains. Before cutover, diff the chains you’ve configured in Alchemy against the supported list and flag any gaps.

Migration checklist

Get an API key — Get your API key.
Map your call sites — replace each Alchemy method with the equivalent above. Field names differ; most teams write a thin response adapter rather than threading new shapes through the codebase.
Collapse multi-call patterns — Alchemy flows that chained getTokenBalances + getTokenMetadata (or getNFTsForOwner + spam checks) usually become a single Moralis call.
Move Notify webhooks to Streams — create one Stream per event class and attach addresses dynamically instead of one webhook per address list.
Verify chain coverage — diff your Alchemy network configuration against Supported Chains.
(Optional) Move RPC traffic — point your JSON-RPC calls at Moralis RPC Nodes to consolidate billing.

Beyond Alchemy: what Moralis adds

Once migrated, teams commonly adopt Moralis endpoints that have no direct Alchemy counterpart:

Wallet PnL — realized and unrealized PnL per wallet with token-level breakdown. See Wallet PnL Summary and Wallet PnL by Token.
Wallet Net Worth — full USD net worth in one call. See Wallet Net Worth.
DeFi positions — protocol positions with USD value and breakdown. See Wallet DeFi Positions.
Token discovery — Trending Tokens.
Token holder analytics — Token Holder Stats and Historical Token Holders.
DEX & pair analytics — Pair Stats and Token Pairs.
Name resolution — ENS Lookup and Resolve Address.

Need help migrating off Alchemy?

If you’re moving a production Alchemy workload to Moralis, the support team can help size the migration and review your call patterns — reach out via moralis.com.

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Migrating from Alchemy to Moralis

Migrating from Alchemy to Moralis

Quick reference: Alchemy → Moralis

NFT API

Token API & Prices API

Transfers & transaction data

Portfolio API (multichain)

Real-time — Webhooks (Notify) & Subscription API → Streams

Solana (SVM)

RPC

Endpoint details

NFTs by wallet

Token balances

Asset transfers / wallet history

Token prices

Portfolio (multichain balances)

Webhooks (Notify) → Moralis Streams

Chain coverage

Migration checklist

Beyond Alchemy: what Moralis adds

Need help migrating off Alchemy?

​Migrating from Alchemy to Moralis

​Quick reference: Alchemy → Moralis

​NFT API

​Token API & Prices API

​Transfers & transaction data

​Portfolio API (multichain)

​Real-time — Webhooks (Notify) & Subscription API → Streams

​Solana (SVM)

​RPC

​Endpoint details

​NFTs by wallet

​Token balances

​Asset transfers / wallet history

​Token prices

​Portfolio (multichain balances)

​Webhooks (Notify) → Moralis Streams

​Chain coverage

​Migration checklist

​Beyond Alchemy: what Moralis adds

​Need help migrating off Alchemy?

Migrating from Alchemy to Moralis

Quick reference: Alchemy → Moralis

NFT API

Token API & Prices API

Transfers & transaction data

Portfolio API (multichain)

Real-time — Webhooks (Notify) & Subscription API → Streams

Solana (SVM)

RPC

Endpoint details

NFTs by wallet

Token balances

Asset transfers / wallet history

Token prices

Portfolio (multichain balances)

Webhooks (Notify) → Moralis Streams

Chain coverage

Migration checklist

Beyond Alchemy: what Moralis adds

Need help migrating off Alchemy?