Testnet ZEC on tap
Free TAZ for wallets, contracts, and integration testing. The faucet mines its own testnet rewards; UA-first and shielded by default.
- Drip
- 1 TAZ
- Cooldown
- 24h
- Privacy
- ShieldedUA + Sapling
fauzec/v1 01KRDWGD0CXG34ZBHJJ1PFCN0Z 1715625600000 https://fauzec.com/help
Every shielded drip carries a short encrypted memo only your wallet can read. It's your receipt, decryptable in any Zcash wallet.
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UA or Sapling
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Request testnet ZEC
1 TAZ per address every 24 hours, sent to Unified Addresses or Sapling.
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Receipt
awaiting submitYour drip will appear here.
Your testnet drip will land here, along with its transaction ID, an explorer link, and the shielded memo your wallet will decrypt.
- One claim per address every 24 hours.
- Unified Addresses and Sapling supported today; transparent support is on the roadmap.
- The shielded memo is your receipt, visible only to you and the faucet.
Support the faucet
fauzec mines its own TAZ, so donations are optional. They let us increase drip sizes during busy weeks and keep extra reserve through testnet upgrades.
No donation address is published yet. Operators set donations.donation_address in the runtime config to enable this panel.
No donations recorded in the 7 days window yet. Be the first; test contributions get listed here.
Common questions
The fast answers, then the rest. Click any question to expand.
What is the Zcash testnet?
Zcash testnet is a public sandbox version of Zcash for developers and users to test wallets, transactions, and integrations without using real ZEC. Testnet ZEC is called TAZ and has no monetary value.
What address types can I use?
We send to Unified Addresses (UA, prefixed u1… on mainnet or utest1… on testnet) and to Sapling addresses (zs… or ztestsapling…). Transparent addresses are not currently supported; they require an upcoming hot-wallet mode.
How long does the drip take to arrive?
Most drips arrive within a minute: the faucet broadcasts immediately, the transaction confirms in the next block (about 2.5 minutes on testnet), and the receipt updates as the state moves from broadcasting to confirmed.
I claimed too recently. When can I claim again?
Each address can claim once every 24 hours, and each network is bounded by an IP/24 hash so a single attacker cannot drain the faucet. We never store your raw IP, only the hashed subnet; the receipt shows your next eligible time when you're throttled.
Where do the testnet funds come from?
Fauzec mints its own TAZ by mining the public testnet. The faucet runs a Stratum bridge connected to a Zebra node, so every drip comes from a coinbase reward the faucet earned itself; the runtime never takes custody of user funds.
Can I donate to keep the faucet healthy?
Yes. The donations panel on the home page lists the current donation address and recognises contributors who help extend the faucet's runway during testnet upgrades or sustained traffic. Donations are not required for the faucet to operate; they let us increase drip sizes and stretch supply through busy weeks.
What is the shielded memo about?
Every shielded drip carries a short encrypted memo that only the recipient's wallet can decrypt. Fauzec's memo format is four lines: a version tag (fauzec/v1), the request ID, the next eligible timestamp, and the support URL. The memo is a Zcash-native feature; no EVM faucet has an equivalent.
Why do I see a Cloudflare Turnstile challenge?
Cloudflare Turnstile is a privacy-friendly captcha that uses no cookies or behavioral tracking. We use it to keep the faucet usable by humans without storing your IP address.
How do I integrate with CI or my own tooling?
The HTTP contract is stable and OpenAPI-described: POST /api/v1/claim to submit, then poll GET /api/v1/status/{network}/{request_id} until terminal. Error codes are machine-readable, and the full schema is published at /.well-known/openapi.json.