# Verifying A Contract

**EVM**

**Foundry**

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Verify a pre-existing contract
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**Hardhat**

{% embed url="<https://hardhat.org/hardhat-runner/docs/guides/verifying>" %}

**Solana**

In Anchor you need to build a verifiable build using Docker to produce a consistent executable.

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IDL (Interface Definition Language) is Solana's lingo for ABI. An IDL is uploaded to an account on-chain and block explorers are able to pick it up automatically.

```sh
anchor idl init --filepath target/idl/your_program.json $PROGRAM_ID --provider.cluster mainnet
```

To verify that it is stored correctly, run

```
anchor idl fetch $PROGRAM_ID --provider.cluster mainnet
```

Solana programs are upgradeable by default, so you can also upgrade the IDL:

```
anchor idl upgrade --filepath target/idl/your_program.json $PROGRAM_ID --provider.cluster mainnet
```


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