RPC nodes
What to consider when choosing a node
- Trust: Choose a node that you can trust the people who operate it.
- It should not alter your requests, for example, changing the operation data before forging it.
- It should not censor your operations; you want to know that your operations will reach the network.
- Reliability: Consider your requirements for uptime, and choose your node option accordingly. If node availability is critical for your user-case, consider self-hosting a node or contracting someone to operate a node specifically for you.
- End-points support: Public nodes have different policies on the end-points that they expose. Your use case may require specific end-points to be available to your app. We have made a suite of integration tests for the Taquito RPC package. These tests show what RPC end-points are available on a given node. These tests are available here: integration-tests/rpc-nodes.spec.ts.
- Community Run Nodes
- Commercial Nodes
| Provider | Net | URL | Header |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECAD Infra | mainnet | https://mainnet.tezos.ecadinfra.com | Check |
| ECAD Infra | ghostnet | https://ghostnet.tezos.ecadinfra.com | Check |
| SmartPy | mainnet | https://mainnet.smartpy.io | Check |
| SmartPy | ghostnet | https://ghostnet.smartpy.io | Check |
| Tezos Foundation | mainnet | https://rpc.tzbeta.net | Check |
| Tezos Foundation | ghostnet | https://rpc.ghostnet.teztnets.com | Check |
| Tezos Foundation | parisnet | https://rpc.pariscnet.teztnets.com | Check |
| Tezos Foundation | quebecnet | https://rpc.quebecnet.teztnets.com | Check |
| TzKT | mainnet | https://rpc.tzkt.io/mainnet | Check |
| TzKT | ghostnet | https://rpc.tzkt.io/ghostnet | Check |
| TzKT | parisnet | https://rpc.tzkt.io/parisnet | Check |
| TzKT | quebecnet | https://rpc.tzkt.io/quebecnet | Check |
- You can also find a machine readable list in rpc_nodes.json.
- If you are aware of a public node missing from our list or our information is inaccurate, please help us by submitting an issue or pull request on our GitHub page.
| Provider | Details |
|---|---|
| MIDL.dev | https://midl.dev/tezos-rpc/ |
| Exaion | https://node.exaion.com |
If you are aware of a private node missing from our list or our information is inaccurate, please help us by submitting an issue or pull request on our GitHub page.
How to run a node
Running a node is a good way of contributing to Tezos by increasing the decentralization of the network.
There are many ways to set up a node. Here are some links providing general instructions: