Solana 101: Funding Your Solana Account via Airdrop (From Figment.io's Solana 101 Course)

fund.ts

import {Connection, PublicKey, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL} from '@solana/web3.js';
import type {NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse} from 'next';
import {getNodeURL} from '@figment-solana/lib';

export default async function fund(
  req: NextApiRequest,
  res: NextApiResponse<string>,
) {
  try {
    const {network, address} = req.body;
    const url = getNodeURL(network);
    const connection = new Connection(url, 'confirmed');
    const publicKey = new PublicKey(address);
    const hash = await connection.requestAirdrop(publicKey, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
    await undefined;
    res.status(200).json(hash);
  } catch (error) {
    let errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown Error';
    res.status(500).json(errorMessage);
  }
}