# Searchers

## Get Started Integrating

Please reach out via <contact@blinklabs.xyz> or @YNBlink / @ciaranmcveigh on telegram or discord to get an API key to access the searcher websocket and to bid on transactions.

### Next Steps

Searchers looking to connect to Blink's open marketplace on Solana will need to understand the following sections.

* [Listening to Transactions](https://docs.blinklabs.xyz/blink/solana/integration#listen-to-transactions)
* [Submitting a Bid](https://docs.blinklabs.xyz/blink/solana/integration#bid-on-transactions)