Introduction It’s been 14 months since we published the first stable version of polkadot-api. The library has matured a lot since then, largely thanks to feedback from our users :person_bowing:. We’re now focused on delivering PAPI v2: leaner, easier to use, and more performant. Equally important, …

Bro, polkadot-api should of course be better than dedot, given that dedot has received ~$50k in grants working as a one-man project. And i am assuming PAPI has raised >$500k? That’s a >10x difference in funding. I’m also pretty sure Dedot is a side project. …So, i think the comparison are a little…

Last time I tried papi is building this with AI tool. The AI tool have chosen papi initially which I am happy with. However, it ended up using some private methods (starts with underscore) and making raw RPC calls directly. So I have to force it to switch to polkadot.js because I (and the AI) couldn…

Hey @decentration , thank you for the comment, there’s a lot of valuable feedback here. I want to clarify that this post is about promoting interoperable standards across the ecosystem, and moving past the problematic PJS interfaces. We all benefit from that direction, regardless of which library pe…

Hey @xlc , regarding this specific point, it’s actually simple: const api = client.getUnsafeApi(); const now = await api.query.Timestamp.Now.getValue(); This ties back to the earlier comment about improving the first-time developer experience. It’s something we’re actively working on. We’re also c…

Thank you for the comparison post, I have been waiting for this. I also value how the communication has gotten more productive. I have worked with papi and dedot extensively and can only agree to what has been said. I value papi’s effort in shaping the ecosystem positively with upstream contribution…

My 2½ cents: People should be free to build and use whatever they want Influential voices and leaders, however, should want what’s best for Polkadot Shilling out of self-interest is cringe and counterproductive, e.g. this

[image] leonardocustodio: But say “about the elephant” in the room and speech agains’t Dedot is far from being fair play. I believe the elephant in the room here isn’t Dedot itself. I have nothing but respect for legitimate builders like Sinzii. Rather, it’s the apparent push for its adoption…

[image] leonardocustodio: are you saying that this post is not driven by self-interest? Race to the bottom needs to stop [image] leonardocustodio: are you saying that alphabetic order is not neutral? The PR author had a public fallout with the PAPI team and went on a crusade, that PR…

Thanks for chiming in, @leonardocustodio . [image] leonardocustodio: I agree here, I mean, I understand the point PJS vs PAPI, where, PJS in theory is on maintenance mode. That’s not the point we are making. We didn’t create PAPI because PJS entered maintenance mode; when we started PAPI, PJS…

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swenthebuilder October 14, 2025, 5:36pm 2

I agree — at the end of the day, we need more standardization. Also, I’ve really enjoyed working with polkadot-api; it’s probably the best in Polkadot right now in terms of developer experience.

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