> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hermis.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send Transaction

> How to send SOL and create transactions

## Send SOL

```tsx theme={null}
import { useWallet, useConnection } from '@hermis/solana-headless-react';
import { Transaction, SystemProgram, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, PublicKey } from '@solana/web3.js';

function SendSOL() {
  const { publicKey, sendTransaction } = useWallet();
  const { connection } = useConnection();

  const send = async (recipient: string, amount: number) => {
    if (!publicKey) return;

    const transaction = new Transaction();

    transaction.add(
      SystemProgram.transfer({
        fromPubkey: publicKey,
        toPubkey: new PublicKey(recipient),
        lamports: amount * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL
      })
    );

    const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
    transaction.recentBlockhash = blockhash;
    transaction.feePayer = publicKey;

    const signature = await sendTransaction(transaction, connection);

    // Wait for confirmation
    await connection.confirmTransaction(signature, 'confirmed');

    return signature;
  };

  return (
    <button onClick={() => send('recipient...', 0.1)}>
      Send 0.1 SOL
    </button>
  );
}
```

## With UI Feedback

```tsx theme={null}
function SendTransaction() {
  const [sending, setSending] = useState(false);
  const [signature, setSignature] = useState('');
  const [error, setError] = useState('');

  const handleSend = async () => {
    setSending(true);
    setError('');

    try {
      const sig = await send(recipient, amount);
      setSignature(sig);
    } catch (err) {
      setError(err.message);
    } finally {
      setSending(false);
    }
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={handleSend} disabled={sending}>
        {sending ? 'Sending...' : 'Send'}
      </button>
      {signature && <p>Success: {signature}</p>}
      {error && <p>Error: {error}</p>}
    </div>
  );
}
```

## With Retry Logic

```tsx theme={null}
const sendWithRetry = async (transaction: Transaction, maxRetries = 3) => {
  for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
    try {
      if (i > 0) {
        const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
        transaction.recentBlockhash = blockhash;
      }

      const signature = await sendTransaction(transaction, connection);
      await connection.confirmTransaction(signature);
      return signature;
    } catch (error) {
      if (i === maxRetries - 1) throw error;
      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * (i + 1)));
    }
  }
};
```

## Vanilla JavaScript

```javascript theme={null}
import { WalletAdapterManager } from '@hermis/solana-headless-adapter-base';
import { Connection, Transaction, SystemProgram, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, PublicKey } from '@solana/web3.js';

// Assuming you have a connected wallet manager instance
const manager = new WalletAdapterManager(adapters);
await manager.connect();

const transaction = new Transaction();
// Add instructions
transaction.add(
  SystemProgram.transfer({
    fromPubkey: manager.publicKey,
    toPubkey: new PublicKey(recipient),
    lamports: amount * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL
  })
);

const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
transaction.recentBlockhash = blockhash;
transaction.feePayer = manager.publicKey;

// Send transaction using the manager
const signature = await manager.sendTransaction(connection, transaction);
await connection.confirmTransaction(signature);
```

## Send SOL (@solana/kit)

```tsx theme={null}
import { useWallet, useConnection, createKitTransaction } from '@hermis/solana-headless-react';
import { createKitSignersFromAdapter } from '@hermis/solana-headless-adapter-base';
import { HermisError, HERMIS_ERROR__WALLET_INTERACTION__FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED } from '@hermis/errors';
import { address, lamports } from '@solana/web-sdk';
import { getTransferSolInstruction } from '@solana-program/system';

function SendSOLKit() {
  const { wallet, addressString } = useWallet();
  const { connection } = useConnection();

  const send = async (recipient: string, amount: number) => {
    if (!wallet || !addressString) return;

    // Create Kit signers from adapter
    const { transactionSigner } = createKitSignersFromAdapter(
      wallet.adapter,
      connection
    );

    if (!transactionSigner) {
      throw new HermisError(
        HERMIS_ERROR__WALLET_INTERACTION__FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED,
        { feature: 'transactions' }
      );
    }

    // Create transfer instruction using Kit
    const instruction = getTransferSolInstruction({
      source: address(addressString),
      destination: address(recipient),
      amount: lamports(BigInt(Math.floor(amount * 1_000_000_000)))
    });

    // Create Kit transaction with automatic blockhash
    const transaction = await createKitTransaction(
      connection,
      address(addressString),
      [instruction]
    );

    // Sign and send using Kit transaction signer
    const [signature] = await transactionSigner.signAndSendTransactions([transaction]);

    console.log('Transaction signature:', signature);
    return signature;
  };

  return (
    <button onClick={() => send('recipient...', 0.1)}>
      Send 0.1 SOL (Kit)
    </button>
  );
}
```

**When to use Kit for transactions:**

* Building modern Solana applications with @solana/kit
* Need type-safe instruction building
* Want better tree-shaking and smaller bundle sizes
* Working with Kit-native programs and libraries

**Key differences from web3.js:**

* Uses `address()` type instead of `PublicKey`
* Uses `lamports()` for amounts (native BigInt support)
* `createKitTransaction` handles blockhash automatically
* `transactionSigner` combines sign + send in one call
* Instructions come from `@solana-program/system` instead of `SystemProgram`