Consensys

Consensys is a blockchain and Web3 software company founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin that builds core Ethereum infrastructure and developer tooling for the decentralized web. Its product suite includes MetaMask (the self-custodial wallet and MetaMask Developer / Connect SDK), Infura (managed, high-availability JSON-RPC blockchain node APIs, IPFS, and a Gas API across Ethereum and 40+ EVM networks), Linea (a zkEVM Layer 2 network), Besu and Teku (execution and consensus clients), and Diligence/MythX smart-contract security tooling. Developers use Infura's API-key-authenticated JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoints to read and broadcast to Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Linea and more without operating their own nodes.

Consensys publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Infrastructure, Blockchain, Ethereum, and Web3.

Consensys’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 23 more developer resources.

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39.5/100 thin Agent 24/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
1 APIs 0 Features
CompanyInfrastructureBlockchainEthereumWeb3Developer ToolsJSON-RPCNode InfrastructureWalletLayer 2

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scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 39.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 24/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3
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APIs

Infura Web3 API

Infura's managed Web3 API surface — JSON-RPC 2.0 access to Ethereum and 40+ EVM networks (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Linea, and more), plus IPFS and a Gas API. Authentic...

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown
WellKnown
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 Compliance
Compliance
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 Security
Security
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 SecurityTxt
SecurityTxt

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Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 Deprecation
Deprecation

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: consensys
name: Consensys
description: Consensys is a blockchain and Web3 software company founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin that builds core
  Ethereum infrastructure and developer tooling for the decentralized web. Its product suite includes MetaMask (the self-custodial
  wallet and MetaMask Developer / Connect SDK), Infura (managed, high-availability JSON-RPC blockchain node APIs, IPFS, and
  a Gas API across Ethereum and 40+ EVM networks), Linea (a zkEVM Layer 2 network), Besu and Teku (execution and consensus
  clients), and Diligence/MythX smart-contract security tooling. Developers use Infura's API-key-authenticated JSON-RPC 2.0
  endpoints to read and broadcast to Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Linea and more without operating their own
  nodes.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consensys/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://images.ctfassets.net/gjyjx7gst9lo/KSIfy6249SncAzulCYpbk/64a8d62db48e733cb7705247d6d70953/Consensys_is_building_the_era_of_decentralized_finance.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- electric-capital
- softbank-vision-fund
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Infrastructure
- Blockchain
- Ethereum
- Web3
- Developer Tools
- JSON-RPC
- Node Infrastructure
- Wallet
- Layer 2
apis:
- name: Infura Web3 API
  description: Infura's managed Web3 API surface — JSON-RPC 2.0 access to Ethereum and 40+ EVM networks (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism,
    Polygon, Linea, and more), plus IPFS and a Gas API. Authenticated with an API key embedded in the endpoint path.
  humanURL: https://docs.infura.io/
  baseURL: https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Ethereum
  - JSON-RPC
  - Web3
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.infura.io/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.infura.io/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.infura.io/get-started/infura
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/consensys-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/consensys-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/consensys-problem-types.yml
  - type: Sandbox
    url: sandbox/consensys-sandbox.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://consensys.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.metamask.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.infura.io/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.infura.io/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.infura.io/get-started/infura
- type: Support
  url: https://support.metamask.io/
- type: Blog
  url: https://consensys.io/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Consensys
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.infura.io/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.infura.io/register
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://consensys.io/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://consensys.io/privacy-notice
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.infura.io/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/consensys-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/consensys-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/consensys-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/consensys-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/consensys-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/consensys-lifecycle.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: lifecycle/consensys-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/consensys-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.consensys.io/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/consensys-trust-center.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://consensys.io/security/
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/consensys-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/consensys-domain-security.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/consensys-sandbox.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/consensys-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/consensys-security.txt
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/consensys-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence