Asset Whitelisting
Asset whitelisting lets you control which Stellar assets your dedicated OBSRVR Node retains in history. This helps reduce storage usage and keeps your node focused on the data your application needs.
When to Use Asset Whitelisting
Use asset whitelisting when you want to:
- Retain history only for specific assets
- Reduce storage and indexing costs
- Improve query performance for targeted workloads
- Support compliance or reporting requirements for a known asset set
Configure a Whitelist
- Open the OBSRVR Console
- Navigate to Nodes
- Select your node
- Open Data Retention or Asset Whitelisting
- Add the assets you want to retain
- Save the configuration
Asset Identifiers
For Stellar assets, provide:
- Asset code, such as
USDC - Asset issuer account ID
Native XLM does not require an issuer.
Example
Asset code: USDC
Issuer: GA5ZSEJYB37EA2QJ...EXAMPLE
Network: mainnet
Notes
Changes may take time to apply depending on the current node state and the amount of retained history. Contact support if you need help planning a retention policy for production workloads.
