Who is Layer3?

Layer3 is a web3 platform designed to simplify onchain interactions for users. Layer3 provides a set of protocols that enable token distribution, identity verification and incentive mechanisms across 50+ blockchain networks, including EVM L2s, and Solana.

Challenges Layer3 team faced

The primary vehicle Layer3 relies on to drive attention and distribution is the Quest platform. Quests in Layer3 are designed as bite-sized, interactive experiences where users perform a series of actions in exchange for rewards. To be able to distribute rewards, Layer3 teams first need a tool that can help them verify user’s transactions onchain. 

To achieve this, the Layer3 team relied on legacy tools like Etherscan and SolScan, along with dozens of APIs from various sources. This setup posed several challenges for the team: latency, vendor management and unreliable data. To break it down, here are some specific problems their developers faced:

• "Solana requests often took 2–30 seconds to respond, causing delays in verifying user actions."
• "Many APIs didn’t provide raw transaction data or logs, forcing the team to build workarounds to extract the needed information."
• "API downtime was a frequent problem, disrupting campaigns and leading to gaps in data retrieval."
• "Managing separate APIs for each chain added complexity and consumed engineering time."

Integrating Dune Sim addressed these pain points and significantly enhanced Layer3’s backend operations. The transition was seamless, requiring minimal changes to their existing infrastructure.

"We replaced hundreds of requests with a single request to Sim. It’s fast, reliable, and lets me focus on building." – Lars Karbo, Engineering at Layer3

One API, Multichain reliable data

Integrating Dune Sim provided Layer3 with a unified multichain API for accessing all the blockchain data they need, solving all of their operational challenges mentioned above.

The integration led to significant performance improvements, reducing Solana query times from 3–30 seconds to under 500 milliseconds, a 50X improvement. Sim's API also offered comprehensive data access, including raw transaction data, logs, and event details, eliminating the need for custom workarounds. By consolidating multiple APIs into a single, unified solution, Layer3 also simplified its backend operations, saving time and reducing complexity.

The scalability of Dune Sim allowed Layer3 to quickly integrate new blockchains, often on the first day of launch, so they can stay ahead in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.

“With response times far better than alternatives and support for a wide breadth of chains, we were able to both launch and sustain high RPS on Solana and many other EVM chains.” – Brandon Kumar, Co-founder of Layer3 

By using Dune Sim, developers at Layer3 now have a faster and more reliable process to verify transactions onchain, both by requiring less API keys to manage, as well as faster response time.

Switching to Sim is pain-free

Switching providers can be challenging, but for Layer3, integrating Dune Sim was quick and seamless. The team fully evaluated Sim alongside their existing setup with minimal effort, even with just one engineer managing blockchain data. With Sim's developer-friendly design and Dune's dedicated support team, the migration was completed in 48 hours without additional resources.

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