Node & API Providers

Note

Some API calls, such as those in the personal namespace (opens new window) make no sense in a shared environment. Such RPCs are either totally unsupported, or will return nonsensical values.

# Ankr

# Description and Pricing

Ankr (opens new window) provides a geo-distributed and decentralized (free) public and premium (Pay-as-you-go) Optimism RPC (opens new window) comprised of many independent blockchain nodes running worldwide for low-latency and incredibly reliable connections.

Moreover, Ankr offers access to developer tooling on OP Mainnet (and testnets) like SDKs and Advanced APIs (opens new window) such as NFT, Token and Query API.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# Alchemy

# Alchemy's Description & Pricing

Alchemy (opens new window) is a popular API provider and developer platform. Its robust, free tier offers access to enhanced features like SDKs and enhanced APIs and hosted OP Mainnet and testnet nodes.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# Blast

# Description and Pricing

Blast (opens new window) offers access to dedicated OP Mainnet (and testnet) nodes with free data access up to 12M API calls per month and 25 req/s. Paid subscription tiers are available for all development needs. On the platform, there are also Public APIs (opens new window) available that can be added easily in Metamask.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# BlockPI

# Description and Pricing

BlockPI (opens new window) Network ships scalable, high performance and globally distributed infrastructure with the most flexible and developer-first pricing in the industry. Build from scratch all the way to enterprise without monthly subscription. Register at dashboard (opens new window) and get Free 100M RU every month!

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# BlockSpaces

BlockSpaces (opens new window) is a multiweb integration platform that is currently offering Web3 infrastructure for free, up to 10 million transactions supported DAILY. To get started, click here (opens new window) and leave an email address. If being able to integrate your OP Mainnet dApp to other web2 business platforms (like Quickbooks) interestes you, make sure to sign up for our Multiweb integration waitlist.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet

# BlockVision

BlockVision (opens new window) is a one-stop development platform and onchain data retrieval portal for developers that boasts impressively low-latencies and high availability.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet

# Chainnodes

# Description and Pricing

Chainnodes (opens new window) offers low-latency archival nodes for OP Mainnet (and testnets) with a free tier and transparent pricing for all needs. Websocket support is included for all networks. Debug and trace APIs and archival requests are available and free.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# GetBlock

GetBlock developer (opens new window) tools and valuable insights guarantee a simple and reliable API access to multiple blockchains.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# Infura

# Description and Pricing

Infura (opens new window) is a Web3 infrastructure provider that offers free access to hosted OP Mainnet and testnet nodes (opens new window), with the option to upgrade to paid plans (opens new window) for more features. With Infura's highly performant Optimism node infrastructure, developers can eliminate the need for syncing or complex setups and get reliable and consistent access to the Optimism blockchain.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

# NodeReal

# Description and pricing

NodeReal (opens new window) is a one-stop blockchain infrastructure and services provider, we provide scalable, reliable, and efficient blockchain solutions for everyone, aiming to support the massive adoption, growth, and long-term success of the Web3 ecosystem. You can connect to the OP Mainnet MegaNode for free every month. Details are here (opens new window)

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet

# NOWNodes

# Description and pricing

NOWNodes (opens new window) provide access to an OP Mainnet node. Shared and Dedicated nodes are Available. You can connect to the shared OP Mainnet node for free for one month with 5,000 requests/per day or for €20 with 1,000,000 requests/per month.

The URL format is https://optimism.nownodes.io/?API_key=<API key from NOWNodes.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet

# OnFinality

# Description and pricing

OnFinality (opens new window) is a blockchain infrastructure platform that saves Web3 builders time and makes their lives easier. OnFinality delivers scalable API endpoints for the biggest blockchain networks and empowers developers to automatically test, deploy, scale and monitor their own blockchain nodes in minutes. OnFinality offers free and premium (Pay-as-you-go or subsription-based) API services for OP Mainnet (opens new window).

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet

# Pocket Network

# Description and pricing

Pocket (opens new window) offers access to a highly-available dedicated pool of OP Mainnet nodes coordinated autonomously by the Pocket Network protocol. Through the Pocket Portal, developers may mint OP Mainnet RPC endpoints with a generous free tier of 1M requests per day (per endpoint, max 2 per account).

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet

# QuickNode

# Description and Pricing

QuickNode (opens new window) offers access to hosted OP Mainnet (and testnet) nodes for free. With the option to upgrade to a premium plan for additional features, we allow you to focus solely on optimizing your application while we manage the complex infrastructure.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli
OP Sepolia

# Stackup

# Description and Pricing

Stackup (opens new window) provides ERC-4337 account abstraction infrastructure, including nodes, on EVM-compatible blockchains.

# Supported Networks

OP Mainnet
OP Goerli

Block Explorers Oracles