# General Introduction for Baltex API **What is Baltex?**\ Baltex is a toolkit for crypto apps. It helps you move and trade tokens across different blockchains, do privacy-enhanced swaps, and route trades on decentralized exchanges (DEXs)—all from one place. **Who is it for?** * Wallets and super-apps that want smooth swaps and transfers * Exchanges and brokers adding cross-chain and private options * DeFi projects that need reliable routing and pricing **What you can do with Baltex:** * **Cross-Chain**: Move value from one blockchain to another, even switching tokens along the way. * **Private Swaps**: Swap with enhanced privacy options when that’s important to your users. * **DeFi (DEX) Routing**: Get competitive prices by routing across many DEXs and liquidity sources. **Why teams choose Baltex:** * **One integration, many features** * **Smart routing** to balance price, speed, and reliability * **Clear status tracking**, from start to finish * **Compliance-aware** features and controls * **User-first design**: simple flows your users understand --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.baltex.io/general-introduction-for-baltex-api.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.