solana-program-library/docs/src/memo.md

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Memo Program

A simple program that validates a string of UTF-8 encoded characters. It can be used to record a string on-chain, stored in the instruction data of a successful transaction.

Background

Solana's programming model and the definitions of the Solana terms used in this document are available at:

• https://docs.solana.com/apps
• https://docs.solana.com/terminology

Source

The Memo Program's source is available on github

Interface

The on-chain Memo Program is written in Rust and available on crates.io as spl-memo.

Operational overview

The Memo program attempts to UTF-8 decode the instruction data; if successfully decoded, the instruction is successful.