NEAR RPC API

Learn how to interact with the NEAR network using the RPC API, including available providers, node snapshots, and quick links to all RPC endpoints.

The RPC API allows you to communicate directly with the NEAR network. For example, tools such as near-api-js are just abstractions making RPC calls.

RPC Providers

There are multiple RPC providers which you can choose from. These providers will work as intermediaries to help you interact with the NEAR network.

Node Snapshots

FREE SNAPSHOT SERVICE BY FASTNEAR WILL BE DEPRECATED STARTING JUNE 1ST, 2025. We strongly recommend all node operators to use Epoch Sync when possible.

If you’re looking for node snapshots in order to set up a validator node or RPC, you can download the latest NEAR blockchain state from:

• Allnodes
• FastNEAR

NEAR RPC - Quick Links

API	Description
Access Keys	Retrieve information about an account’s access keys.
Accounts / Contracts	View details about accounts and contracts as well as perform contract calls.
Block / Chunk	Query the network and get details about specific blocks or chunks.
Gas	Get gas price for a specific block or hash.
Protocol	Retrieve current genesis and protocol configuration.
Network	Return status information for nodes and validators.
Transactions	Send transactions and query their status.

You can access the JSON RPC 2.0 endpoints using Postman, JavaScript, and HTTPie.