Filecoin

Filecoin Glif Lotus JSON-RPC API

Public, load-balanced Lotus node endpoint hosted by Glif providing read-only access to the Filecoin mainnet JSON-RPC API, including all Filecoin and Ethereum-compatible RPC methods. Supports MPoolPush and EthSendRawTransaction for broadcasting pre-signed transactions. Limited to the most recent 2 000 blocks on the public endpoint; archival access requires a dedicated node.

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https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/general

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Filecoin Glif Lotus JSON-RPC API
description: 'Public, load-balanced Lotus node endpoint hosted by Glif providing read-only access to the
  Filecoin mainnet JSON-RPC API, including all Filecoin and Ethereum-compatible RPC methods. Supports
  MPoolPush and EthSendRawTransaction for broadcasting pre-signed transactions. Limited to the most recent
  2 000 blocks on the public endpoint; archival access requires a dedicated node.

  '
image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
baseURL: https://api.node.glif.io/rpc/v1
tags:
- JSON-RPC
- Lotus
- Mainnet
- Blockchain
- Storage Deals
- Miners
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/general
- type: RPC-Providers
  url: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
contact:
- FN: Glif Nodes
  url: https://github.com/glifio
x-apis-io-info:
  type: JSON-RPC
  version: v1
  network: mainnet