Learning Resources
Welcome to the Resources page. This is a list of links and pages that you might need to help you throughout your learning journey. If you're new to Chainlink, start with the Getting Started guide to better understand the products and services Chainlink offers. This page contains more resources, inspiration, and outreach information to further your learning.
Smart contract learning materials
Videos, tutorials, examples, and bootcamps are a great way to get experience building smart contracts and using Chainlink products. The following learning materials are useful for expanding your knowledge.
Video tutorials
We're constantly uploading new videos to our YouTube channel. Here are some direct links to playlists that may be helpful if you're starting your Chainlink learning journey or if you're looking for interesting ways to apply Chainlink to your project:
- Two-Minute Explainers
- Chainlink Developer Workshops
- Chainlink Engineering Tutorials
- Solidity, Blockchain, and Smart Contract Python Course
- Chainlink Engineering YouTube
- Dapp University
- Austin Griffith
- Patrick Collins
- Nader Dabit
- Alchemy University
Applications
Below is a list of applications of Chainlink's products and services sorted by difficulty and type to help you navigate and search for projects that you might find interesting. See the Chainlink Blog to stay up to date with new ways to use Chainlink.
Data feeds
| Name | Type | Difficulty | | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------- | :--------- | | How to Calculate Price Volatility for DeFi Variance Swaps | DeFi | Advanced | | Build a dApp on Gnosis Chain (xDai) with Secure Data Feeds | DeFi | Medium | | Craft Whiskey Crypto Payments With Chainlink Oracles | Payments | Advanced | | Convert a Vending Machine to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments Using Chainlink Data Feeds | Payments | Advanced | | Build a dApp on BNB Chain With Secure Data Feeds | DeFi | Medium | | How to Use Chainlink With Hardhat | DeFi | Medium | | Develop a DeFi Project Using Python | DeFi | Medium | | Build a DeFi Call Option Exchange With Chainlink Data Feeds | DeFi | Advanced | | Build a DeFi Yield Farming dApp Using Chainlink Data Feeds | DeFi | Advanced | | Build and Deploy an Avalanche Smart Contract | DeFi | Beginner |
Randomness (VRF)
| Name | Type | Difficulty | | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------- | :--------- | | How to Get a Random Number on Polygon | DeFi | Medium | | Build Your Own Dynamic NFT With Hardhat | NFT | Advanced | | Build, Deploy, and Sell Your Own Dynamic NFT | NFT | Advanced | | How to Build a Blockchain Lottery | Gambling | Advanced |
API requests
| Name | Type | Difficulty | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------- | :--------- | | Build a Real Estate dApp With Chainlink Oracles | Real-Estate | Medium | | Off-Chain Computation: Statistical Analysis With Chainlink | Statistical Analysis | Advanced | | Blockchain Fintech Tutorial: Lending and Borrowing With Python | Lending | Medium | | Build a Blockchain-Based Fantasy Sports Game Using a Chainlink External Adapter | Sports | Medium | | Fetch IPFS Data in Smart Contracts Using a Chainlink External Adapter | Audius | Medium | | How to Connect a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) API to a Smart Contract With Chainlink | Security | Medium | | Build a Marine Insurance Smart Contract With Chainlink | Insurance | Medium | | How to Build a Parametric Insurance Smart Contract | Insurance | Advanced | | Connect a Smart Contract to the Twitter API | Social Media | Advanced | | Build an RFID Blockchain Integration With Chainlink External Adapters | Identification | Advanced | | How to Connect a Tesla Vehicle API to a Smart Contract Via a Chainlink External Adapter | Transportation | Advanced | | OAuth and API Authentication in Smart Contracts | Security | Advanced | | Connect APIs to your Smart Contracts using Chainlink | NFT | Advanced |
Automation (Keepers)
| Name | Type | Difficulty | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------- | :--------- | | Automation Introduction Video | Automation | Beginner | | Smart Contract Automation Master Class Module #1 | Automation | Beginner | | Smart Contract Automation Master Class Module #2 | Automation | Beginner | | Smart Contract Automation Master Class Module #3 | Automation | Beginner | | Smart Contract Automation Master Class Module #4 | Automation | Beginner | | Entropyfi Saves Engineering Hours with Chainlink Keepers | Gaming | Medium | | Enabling Limit Orders on CivTrade With Chainlink Keepers | Trading | Medium | | Pickle Finance UniV3 Jars Powered by Chainlink Keepers | Finance | Medium | | JamonSwap Introduces New Limit Order Functionality Using Chainlink Keepers | DeFi | Medium | | How Cratos used Chainlink Keepers to automate the token vesting process | DeFi | Medium | | Enabling automated NFT lotteries with Chainlink Keepers and VRF | NFT | Medium | | How ApeSwap Integrated Chainlink Keepers for BANANA Maximizer Vaults | DeFi | Medium |
Game resources
Coding bootcamps
Starter kits
Our Starter Kits help jumpstart your full-stack development process. You can get starter kits for Brownie (Python), Truffle (Javascript), and Hardhat (Javascript). See the Engineering Tutorials playlist to learn more about each kit and how to use them.
- Chainlink Brownie Starter Kit (Python)
- Chainlink Truffle Starter Kit (Javascript)
- Chainlink Hardhat Starter Kit (Javascript)
External tutorials
More inspiration
Looking for more ways to use Chainlink? Here are some resources that discuss Chainlink's use cases as well as the winning projects we've had in our previous hackathons. There is also a link to the Marketplace where you can find the latest data provider nodes and explore the network.
Outreach
The Chainlink community is an inviting group of engineers that is always looking to help users expand their knowledge on Chainlink and solve related issues. Refer back to the Getting Help page for the latest information about how to get support.