> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Raw request

> Call any API path with client.request()

For endpoints that don’t have a dedicated SDK method, use **`client.request(method, path, body?)`**. It sends `GET` or `POST` with JSON and uses the client’s API key when set.

## Signature

```typescript theme={null}
request<T>(method: "GET" | "POST", path: string, body?: object): Promise<T>
```

* **method**: `"GET"` or `"POST"`.
* **path**: Path including query string (e.g. `/chain/all?page=1&pageSize=20`).
* **body**: Optional object for POST (sent as JSON).
* **Returns**: Parsed JSON as `T`.

## Examples

```typescript theme={null}
const client = alphscan({ apiUrl: "https://api.alphscan.io", apiKey: "sk_..." });

const chains = await client.request<{ items: unknown[]; total: number }>(
  "GET",
  "/chain/all?page=1&pageSize=20"
);

const addresses = await client.request<{ items: unknown[]; total: number }>(
  "GET",
  "/addresses/all?page=1&pageSize=20"
);

const added = await client.request<{ name: string }>("POST", "/chain/add", {
  chainId: 123,
});
```

## Query parameters

Build the path with `URLSearchParams` or template strings:

```typescript theme={null}
const page = 1;
const pageSize = 20;
const path = `/token/all?${new URLSearchParams({ page: String(page), pageSize: String(pageSize) })}`;
const data = await client.request("GET", path);
```

## Errors

On non-2xx responses, `request()` throws with the response body text. Use try/catch to handle errors.