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Seamless and secure communication between blockchains

Intro to Hyperlane

Hyperlane is the modular interoperability platform. Hyperlane empowers developers to build interchain applications, apps that can communicate between many blockchain environments and offer users a unified experience.

Hyperlane's API's offer developers secure and simple ways to communicate between blockchains, and the Hyperlane SDK can makes building interchain applications quick and easy.

flowchart LR
    
    subgraph oc[Origin Chain]
        sc(Sender Contract) 
        mb[\Mailbox/]
    end
    
    subgraph rc[Recipient Chain]
        rec(Recipient Contract)
        mb2[/Mailbox\]
    end

    val{{"Validator(s)"}}
    aws[(Off-Chain<br>Highly-Available<br>Storage)]
    rel[/Relayer/]

    
    sc--"mailbox.dispatch()"-->mb
    mb--"latestCheckpoint()"-->val
    val--signed checkpoint-->aws
    mb-->rel
    aws-->rel
    rel--"mailbox.process()"-->mb2
    mb2--"recipient.handle()"-->rec

    
    style val fill:#fcf,stroke:#929,stroke-width:3px
    style aws fill:#fc9,stroke:#f90,stroke-width:3px
    style rel fill:#e4f3ff,stroke:#025aa1,stroke-width:3px 
    style oc fill:#c8e6fe,stroke:#ddd,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,stroke-width:3px
    style rc fill:#c8e6fe,stroke:#ddd,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,stroke-width:3px
    style sc stroke-width:3px
    style rec stroke-width:3px
    style mb fill:#e4f3ff,stroke:#025aa1,stroke-width:3px
    style mb2 fill:#e4f3ff,stroke:#025aa1,stroke-width:3px

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Looking to integrate Hyperlane?

Check out the getting started guide for everything you need to start building with Hyperlane. If you run into an issues or have any questions, join our discord to get support from the community of Hyperlane builders!

Want to learn more about the protocol?

Take a look at the protocol docs to understand the Hyperlane protocol architecture and security model.

Why should you use Hyperlane? Continue to the next page to learn more

{% hint style="warning" %} Hyperlane was originally named Abacus. For the time being you may encounter the name Abacus still referenced throughout the docs, github repos, and smart contracts. {% endhint %}