Near RPC Endpoint
Fast and reliable. Near is served on the Premium plan and needs a paid API key.
Operational
Premium endpoint
Public and Freemium access have been deprecated. This chain needs a Premium key.
JSON-RPC Endpoint
https://near.publ...
Network Status
Block height
215,841,857
Across healthy nodes
Median latency
8 ms
Typical response
Global reach
5
Served from 5 global regions
Quickstart
The Near endpoint is served on the Premium plan. Get a Premium key, then send your first request with the endpoint and that key.
List of nodes
The network is kept stable, using a backbone of multiple underlying
nodes. The network is constantly monitored and traffic is
automatically routed to the best suited nodes.
Node
Location
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Frankfurt
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Frankfurt
ankr.com
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London
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London
ankr.com
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Singapore
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Singapore
ankr.com
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New York
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New York
ankr.com
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San Francisco
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San Francisco
ankr.com
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New York
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New York
Plans
Near is served on the Premium plan. Upgrade for higher throughput and advanced methods, or talk to us about a custom Enterprise setup.
Free
- No API key required
- All standard JSON-RPC methods
- Community rate limit
- Best-effort availability
Premium
Popular
- Everything in Free, plus a dedicated API key
- Higher throughput and rate limits
- Archive and trace methods
- 99.9% uptime and priority routing
- Usage analytics and support
Enterprise
- Everything in Premium, plus custom throughput
- Dedicated infrastructure and multi-region routing
- Custom SLA and 24/7 support
- Compliance and security add-ons
Ready for more? Upgrade to Premium
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Resources
Everything you need to start building on Near.
Documentation
Guides, API reference, and integration docs for Near.
Block Explorer
Inspect blocks, transactions, and addresses on Near.
Faucet
Get testnet tokens to start experimenting on Near.
NEAR Wallet
Official NEAR web wallet, linked directly from the official Networks page (docs.near.org/protocol/network/networks) as the Mainnet wallet.
NEAR Developer Hub
Official near.org property (developer onboarding hub), same foundation domain as docs.near.org.
Near RPC: frequently asked questions
What is the Near RPC endpoint?
A JSON-RPC endpoint for the Near network, operated by Ankr. Public and Freemium access have been deprecated: Near is served on the Premium plan and needs a paid API key.
Is the Near RPC endpoint free to use?
No. Near is served on the Premium plan. Keyless and free-plan access to this network have been deprecated.
How do I connect to Near?
Get a Premium key on Ankr RPC, then take the endpoint with that key and set it as the provider URL in your library of choice (near-api-js or any JSON-RPC client).
Need more? Explore Ankr RPC.
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