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[0x][website-url] is an open protocol that facilitates trustless, low friction exchange of Ethereum-based assets. A full description of the protocol may be found in our [whitepaper][whitepaper-url].

This repository contains a Javascript library that makes it easy to build Relayers and other DApps that use the 0x protocol.

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## Installation

0x.js ships as both a [UMD](https://github.com/umdjs/umd) module and a [CommonJS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CommonJS) package.

#### CommonJS *(recommended)*:

**Install**

```bash
npm install 0x.js --save
```

**Import**

```javascript
import {ZeroEx} from '0x.js';
```

#### UMD:

**Install**

Download the UMD module from our [releases page](https://github.com/0xProject/0x.js/releases) and add it to your project.

**Import**

```html
<script type="text/javascript" src="0x.js"></script>
```

## Documentation

Extensive documentation of 0x.js can be found on [our website][docs-url].

[website-url]: https://0xproject.com/
[whitepaper-url]: https://0xproject.com/pdfs/0x_white_paper.pdf
[docs-url]: https://0xproject.com/docs/0xjs