> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.magic.link/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Near

## Installation

Magic interacts with the Near blockchain via Magic's extension NPM package [`@magic-ext/near`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@magic-ext/near). The Near extension also lets you interact with the blockchain using methods from [near-api-js](https://www.npmjs.com/package/near-api-js).

<Note>
  **NOTE**

  You can skip straight to our Near Guide directly:

  [**Near Guide**](https://magic.link/posts/near)
</Note>

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash NPM icon="npm" theme={null}
  npm install --save @magic-ext/near
  ```

  ```bash Yarn icon="yarn" theme={null}
  yarn add @magic-ext/near
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Initialization

```js JavaScript icon="square-js" theme={null}
import { Magic } from "magic-sdk";
import { NearExtension } from "@magic-ext/near";

const magic = new Magic('YOUR_API_KEY', {
  extensions: [
    new NearExtension({
        rpcUrl: '',
    }),
  ]});
```

## Common Methods

### Sign Transaction

To sign a standard Near blockchain transaction, you can call the `magic.near.signTransaction` method to get the signature and raw transaction then send to blockchain by yourself.

```javascript JavaScript icon="square-js" theme={null}
import { Magic } from "magic-sdk";
import { NearExtension } from "@magic-ext/near";
import { transactions, utils } from 'near-api-js'

const publicKeyString = await magic.near.getPublicKey();

const publicKey = utils.PublicKey.fromString(publicKeyString);

const actions = [
    transactions.transfer(sendAmount)
];
const transaction = transactions.createTransaction(publicAddress, publicKey, destinationAddress, 0, actions, '9av2U6cova7LZPA9NPij6CTUrpBbgPG6');

const rawTransaction = transaction.encode();

const result = await magic.near.signTransaction({rawTransaction, networkID: 'testnet'});

const signedTransaction = transactions.SignedTransaction.decode(Buffer.from(result.encodedSignedTransaction));

console.log('signedTransaction', signedTransaction)
```

## Resources

* [Near Developer Guide](https://near.org/blog/the-beginners-guide-to-the-near-blockchain)