# WebSockets
Rostrum supports both plain text WebSocket and encrypted WebSocket Secure (WSS) connections.
WebSocket ports (20003, 30003, etc.) provide the same Electrum functionality as TCP ports (20001, 30001, etc.) but via WebSocket protocol instead of raw TCP.
## Connection Types
- **WebSocket (WS)**: Plain text connections
- BCH: Port 50003 (mainnet), 60003 (testnet), 60403 (regtest)
- Nexa: Port 20003 (mainnet), 30003 (testnet), 30403 (regtest)
- **WebSocket Secure (WSS)**: Encrypted connections using SSL/TLS
- BCH: Port 50004 (mainnet), 60004 (testnet), 60404 (regtest)
- Nexa: Port 20004 (mainnet), 30004 (testnet), 30404 (regtest)
## Enabling WSS
WSS support is automatically enabled when SSL certificate files are provided. You can disable it using the `--no-websocket-ssl` flag:
```bash
# Automatic WSS enabling (recommended)
rostrum --ssl-cert-file=/path/to/cert.pem --ssl-key-file=/path/to/key.pem
# Disable WSS explicitly
rostrum --no-websocket-ssl --ssl-cert-file=/path/to/cert.pem --ssl-key-file=/path/to/key.pem
```
## JavaScript / TypeScript
[electrum-cash](https://www.npmjs.com/package/electrum-cash) is a decent library for working with electrum web sockets.
Example usage: <https://gitlab.com/dagurval/flipstarters/-/blob/master/src/electrum.ts>
## Example request
**Request:**
```
{"method":"blockchain.transaction.get","params":["ef6d2825e320a7e738240de3e8c7cec02aa86506baf3b142ed3e48d4614bd20a",true],"id":194}
```
Notice the newline.
**Response:**
```
{
"id": 194,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockhash": "000000000000000005489fc85f7244647ea0a28542f79a33167b38e1e205b441",
"blocktime": 1647108743,
"confirmations": 23671,
"hash": "ef6d2825e320a7e738240de3e8c7cec02aa86506baf3b142ed3e48d4614bd20a",
"height": 731035,
"hex": "0100000001ae7a7bb1dd88c9d2ec81a311a584cd6edefc9e74c4543c5ff9cb7d331107446e2f0000006441339bf3d12cea59f2305bdab15fadd2034c599b63429e6b5b567b420b29720255dd957ff1476e6c323f11fc3f91682a7a009de856e83f1bfa05f6d8d812b69bc9412103c729493827c3d84edab740162e9ade303b33d687ce352539a24773200a7b48a2feffffff0249fa2a67000000001976a91427c44ecd750fb9a8c0a2119d95b9c1efa9502e7b88ac3a26b770000000001976a914efad7f10ac64f8f4f8f953d965c688f9583e858e88ac9a270b00",
"locktime": 731034,
"size": 219,
"time": 1647108743,
"txid": "ef6d2825e320a7e738240de3e8c7cec02aa86506baf3b142ed3e48d4614bd20a",
"version": 1,
"vin": [
{
"coinbase": null,
"scriptSig": {
"asm": "OP_PUSHBYTES_65 339bf3d12cea59f2305bdab15fadd2034c599b63429e6b5b567b420b29720255dd957ff1476e6c323f11fc3f91682a7a009de856e83f1bfa05f6d8d812b69bc941 OP_PUSHBYTES_33 03c729493827c3d84edab740162e9ade303b33d687ce352539a24773200a7b48a2",
"hex": "41339bf3d12cea59f2305bdab15fadd2034c599b63429e6b5b567b420b29720255dd957ff1476e6c323f11fc3f91682a7a009de856e83f1bfa05f6d8d812b69bc9412103c729493827c3d84edab740162e9ade303b33d687ce352539a24773200a7b48a2"
},
"sequence": 4294967294,
"txid": "6e440711337dcbf95f3c54c4749efcde6ecd84a511a381ecd2c988ddb17b7aae",
"vout": 47
}
],
"vout": [
{
"n": 0,
"scriptPubKey": {
"addresses": [
"bitcoincash:qqnugnkdw58mn2xq5ggem9dec8h6j5pw0vet778mv4"
],
"asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 OP_PUSHBYTES_20 27c44ecd750fb9a8c0a2119d95b9c1efa9502e7b OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
"hex": "76a91427c44ecd750fb9a8c0a2119d95b9c1efa9502e7b88ac",
"type": "pubkeyhash"
},
"value_coin": 17.30869833,
"value_satoshi": 1730869833
},
{
"n": 1,
"scriptPubKey": {
"addresses": [
"bitcoincash:qrh66lcs43j03a8cl9fajewx3ru4s0593cwk7wdqvx"
],
"asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 OP_PUSHBYTES_20 efad7f10ac64f8f4f8f953d965c688f9583e858e OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
"hex": "76a914efad7f10ac64f8f4f8f953d965c688f9583e858e88ac",
"type": "pubkeyhash"
},
"value_coin": 18.91051066,
"value_satoshi": 1891051066
}
]
}
}
```
## Python
[websocket-client](https://pypi.org/project/websocket-client/) is a popular library for working with web sockets in Python.
## Example usage
### WSS Connection (Recommended for Production)
```Python
from websocket import create_connection
from time import sleep
import websocket
import json
import ssl
# For self-signed certificates, disable SSL verification
websocket.enableTrace(True)
ws = create_connection("wss://localhost:50004/", sslopt={"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_NONE})
content = {
"method": "blockchain.transaction.get",
"params": ["ef6d2825e320a7e738240de3e8c7cec02aa86506baf3b142ed3e48d4614bd20a", True],
"id": 0
}
ws.send(json.dumps(content).encode('utf-8')+b'\n')
sleep(0.5)
result = ws.recv()
print(result)
ws.close()
```
### Plain WebSocket Connection (Development Only)
```Python
from websocket import create_connection
from time import sleep
import websocket
import json
ws = create_connection("ws://localhost:50003/")
content = {
"method": "blockchain.transaction.get",
"params": ["ef6d2825e320a7e738240de3e8c7cec02aa86506baf3b142ed3e48d4614bd20a", True],
"id": 0
}
ws.send(json.dumps(content).encode('utf-8')+b'\n')
sleep(0.5)
result = ws.recv()
print(result)
ws.close()
```
**Response:**
Will be same as the response to the Javascript request above.