Thread by @ChainLinkGod

⛓️ Introducing #Chainlink Functions ⛓️

A new serverless Web3 platform that enables devs to connect their smart contracts to *any* Web2 API and run custom off-chain computations

Includes integrations for @awscloud, @Meta, and @googlecloud, and more
blog.chain.link/introducing-ch…

What's so cool about this?

Chainlink Functions is a truly self-service oracle solution

No need to host/run your own infra or even interface with @chainlinklabs or #Chainlink node operators

Connect your dApp in a few minutes with just a few lines of code
techcrunch.com/2023/03/01/cha…

For the technical folks, think of Chainlink Functions as a more trust-minimized and blockchain-enabled version of AWS Lambda, GCP CloudFunctions, or Cloudflare Workers

Distributed serverless architecture powered by the same OCR-powered DONs that secure billions with data feeds

Functions makes it 10,000x easier for devs to connect their dApps to external data/compute

Some examples:

- Fetch outcome of a @SnapshotLabs vote
- Vest tokens via @tokenterminal metrics
- Pay artists in real-time with @Spotify data
- Trigger a SMS/email message via @twilio

The sky is truly the limit

Check out some community created Functions code examples on usechainlinkfunctions.com, including some examples I submitted myself 🙂

To showcase the power of Functions, @chainlinklabs collaborated with @awscloud, @Meta, and @googlecloud on supporting their Web2 services

There is VAST amounts of data on AWS Data Exchange alone, which can now be seamlessly connected to smart contracts
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Chainlink Functions is currently in beta, operating on the @ethereum Sepolia and @0xPolygon Mumbai testnets, and will expand to more chain in the future based on user demand

Access the private Beta for testing before the full open release 👇
chain.link/functions

A number of projects are already taking part in the beta, including @BlockScholes, @chainml_, @dopex_io, @nusicOfficial, @thirdweb, & more

This represents a wide range of Web3 verticals, from AI integrations to DAO governance

Devs, would love to hear how you're using Functions

And before you ask

TOKEN IS NEEDED

Chainlink Functions operates using a subscription model, where $LINK is funded into a contract and drawn down each time a Function executes and puts results on-chain

You can find more info in the developer docs below
docs.chain.link/chainlink-func…

Note: YOU, as a developer, are responsible for ensuring both the quality of any JavaScript code sent the network to be executed and validating any APIs used are of a sufficient quality/reliability for your relevant use case

Great power -> Great responsibility

Ultimately, Functions is the realization of Chainlink as a Web3 services platform

A generalized oracle framework that can molded and shaped by devs to meet their exact use case requirements to enable increasingly advanced dApps

Excited to see all the unique ways that devs will leverage Functions in their dApps

Just as we couldn't predict what use cases would eventually blow up on the Internet during the 90's, time will tell which Functions-enabled use cases will take the main stage

#LinkTheWorld