Aurora

aid: aurora
name: Aurora
description: Aurora is an EVM-compatible blockchain platform that lets developers launch fully customizable Virtual Chains
  running as smart contracts on the NEAR Protocol, pairing full Ethereum tooling compatibility with NEAR's low fees, sub-second
  block times, and fast finality. Developers integrate with Aurora primarily through its Ethereum-compatible JSON-RPC API
  (public mainnet and testnet endpoints), the Rainbow Bridge for moving assets between Ethereum, NEAR, and Aurora, block explorers,
  price oracles, data indexers, and the Aurora Cloud platform for spinning up dedicated virtual chains. Aurora ships open-source
  Rust engine crates and SDK, a Rust command-line interface, and TypeScript widgets for building intents-based cross-chain
  swaps.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aurora/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- lightspeed-venture-partners
- pantera-capital
- softbank-vision-fund
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: library
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Library · distributed through package registries, no callable service
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://aurora.dev/favicon.ico
tags:
- Company
- Blockchain
- EVM
- Web3
- JSON-RPC
- NEAR
- Ethereum
- Layer 2
- Smart Contracts
- DeFi
apis:
- name: Aurora JSON-RPC API
  description: Ethereum-compatible JSON-RPC 2.0 API for the Aurora EVM network of virtual chains on NEAR. Exposes the standard
    eth_* method set over HTTPS (and WebSocket subscriptions) on public mainnet and testnet endpoints; no API key is required
    for the shared public endpoints.
  humanURL: https://doc.aurora.dev/
  baseURL: https://mainnet.aurora.dev
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - EVM
  - JSON-RPC
  - Web3
  - Ethereum
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://doc.aurora.dev/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://doc.aurora.dev/getting-started/what-is-aurora
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://aurora.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://doc.aurora.dev/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://doc.aurora.dev/getting-started/what-is-aurora
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://dev.aurora.dev/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aurora.dev/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aurora-is-near
- type: Support
  url: https://discord.gg/auroralabs
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.aurora.dev/
- type: Explorer
  url: https://explorer.aurora.dev/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/aurora-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/aurora-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/aurora-cli.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/aurora-components.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/aurora-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/aurora-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/aurora-conformance.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/aurora-sandbox.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/aurora-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/aurora-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/aurora-llms.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aurora-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/aurora-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: security/aurora-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence