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How do you differentiate an airdrop transaction from a normal transaction in the etherscan API?

I want to know how to differentiate an airdrop transaction from a normal transaction using the etherscan API. I read the documentation of the api, I contacted the support and looked for airdrops but it does not appear on their website

Luciano Pulido
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  • Can you give examples of airdrop transactions? If the airdrop is performed with a specific function, you'll be able to differentiate it from a regular token transfer between wallets. But it all depends on the context. Some airdrops might not be differentiable from regular token transfers. – Petr Hejda Dec 22 '22 at 18:33
  • I mean any airdrop in general – Luciano Pulido Jan 09 '23 at 12:42

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There are multiple ways to perform an airdrop. Some of which are not distinguishable from swaps and other types of transfer.

Some mint new tokens, some transfer tokens from a vault address. Some airdops are initiated by an authorized address, some have users to claim their tokens.

So generally, there is no generic way to recognize an airdrop.

Petr Hejda
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