# Custom GraphQL on Minascan!

By [Staketab](https://paragraph.com/@staketab) · 2024-01-17

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[Minascan](https://minascan.io/) is proud to present **Custom GraphQL**: a feature that gives you the power to access and monitor any Mina node you want. You can use our simple and intuitive blockchain explorer interface to connect to any private or public node and get the data you need. Check out our release notes to find out how to get started with this awesome feature.

**How to Use**

To get started you just need to follow these simple steps:

1.  Go to the new Network Switcher on Minascan
    
2.  Select Node address link [https://api.minascan.io/node/berkeley/v1/graphql](https://api.minascan.io/node/berkeley/v1/graphql) and press connect or use any link from the section “Public GraphQL Nodes“
    
3.  Done!
    

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You can also jump back to any previously excessed nodes using the cashed records in the **Recent** section:

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**Features**

We tried to show all the data available through the Graph, and this is what this set of features looks like:

*   **Simplified homepage dashboard**
    
*   **Snarkers and snarker page**
    
*   **Blocks and block details**
    
*   **Pending Transactions**
    
*   **User Transactions**
    
*   **Internal Commands**
    
*   **zkApp Transactions**
    
*   **Transaction Details**
    
*   **Chain Parameters**
    

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**Search**

Search by account is available.

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**Account Details**

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*Originally published on [Staketab](https://paragraph.com/@staketab/custom-graphql-on-minascan)*