Msgport API

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If you're looking to explore the workings of the Msgport API more thoroughly, there is a runnable demo at your disposal. This practical example serves as an excellent resource to witness the Msgport API's functionality in real-time.

The Msgport API serves as a specialized tool to assist Msgport Apps in acquiring additional information necessary for the message delivery process. Its primary role is to provide an estimation of the cross-chain fee in the native token of the source chain. This fee covers the various cross-chain expenses that Dapps are responsible for, encapsulating the costs associated with handling token value differences between chains and the delivery and execution fees incurred on both the source and destination chains. By offering the fee estimation in the source chain's native currency, the Msgport API simplifies these complexities, resulting in a seamless user experience. Users benefit from this approach as it eliminates the need for them to possess any tokens from the target chain to facilitate cross-chain transactions.

Beyond providing fee information, the API also delivers associated parameter data. These parameters are necessary for the messaging layer, which is the cross-chain messaging protocol employed by Msgport. Simply put, these parameters are the directives required by the messaging protocol's relayer to carry out cross-chain operations on the destination chain.