Filecoin

name: Filecoin
description: 'Filecoin is the world''s largest decentralized storage network, providing cryptographically verifiable storage
  backed by a global network of storage providers. Developers can query storage deals, retrieval markets, miners, blocks,
  and Filecoin+ verified storage operations through the Glif-hosted Lotus JSON-RPC API and the Filecoin HTTP REST API. The
  network also exposes protocol-level actors (Miner, Market, Datacap, Verified Registry, Storage Power) through built-in actor
  methods, and offers high-level storage onramps such as Filecoin Onchain Cloud (Synapse SDK) and S3-compatible Fil One storage.

  '
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
x-docs-platform: gitbook
x-docs-platform-confidence: high
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-03
tags:
- Decentralized Storage
- Web3
- IPFS
- Blockchain
- Storage Deals
- Filecoin+
- FVM
url: https://filecoin.io/
apis:
- 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
- name: Filecoin Calibration Testnet Glif API
  description: 'Glif-hosted public Lotus node endpoint for the Filecoin Calibration testnet. Provides the same read-only JSON-RPC
    surface as mainnet, including Filecoin and Ethereum-compatible RPC methods, for development and testing without real FIL
    costs.

    '
  image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
  baseURL: https://api.calibration.node.glif.io/rpc/v1
  tags:
  - JSON-RPC
  - Testnet
  - Calibration
  - Development
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
  contact:
  - FN: Glif Nodes
    url: https://github.com/glifio
- name: Filecoin HTTP REST API
  description: 'OpenAPI-specified HTTP REST interface for Filecoin nodes, covering chain resources (tipsets, blocks, executed
    messages), actor management, payment channels, storage market asks, and storage deal initiation. Requires a bearer token
    issued by the Lotus daemon and TLS in production deployments.

    '
  image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://filecoin-project.github.io/filecoin-http-api/
  baseURL: https://filecoin-project.github.io/filecoin-http-api/
  tags:
  - REST
  - OpenAPI
  - Chain
  - Storage Deals
  - Payment Channels
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://filecoin-project.github.io/filecoin-http-api/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/_original/api.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-http-api
  contact:
  - FN: Filecoin Project
    url: https://github.com/filecoin-project
  x-apis-io-info:
    auth: Bearer Token
- name: Filecoin Protocol Actor API
  description: 'Built-in actor method interface exposed through Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM). Covers Account, Datacap, Miner,
    Multisig, Storage Market, Storage Power, and Verified Registry actors. Used for on-chain deal management, miner administration,
    Filecoin+ DataCap allocation, and network power queries.

    '
  image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api
  baseURL: https://api.node.glif.io/rpc/v1
  tags:
  - Protocol
  - Actors
  - FVM
  - Storage Market
  - Verified Registry
  - Miners
  - Datacap
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api
  - type: Actor-Reference
    url: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api
  contact:
  - FN: Filecoin Docs
    url: https://docs.filecoin.io/
- name: Filecoin Onchain Cloud Synapse API
  description: 'High-level TypeScript SDK and API for the Filecoin Onchain Cloud — a smart-contract-based marketplace providing
    programmable, verifiable storage with cryptographic Proof-of-Data Possession (PDP) and automated payments via Filecoin
    Pay. Enables developers to create storage deals, verify data integrity on-chain, and integrate decentralized storage into
    dApps without managing low-level deal mechanics.

    '
  image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.cloud/developer-guides/synapse/
  baseURL: https://docs.filecoin.cloud/
  tags:
  - Storage
  - Onchain
  - Synapse
  - SDK
  - PDP
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.filecoin.cloud/developer-guides/synapse/
  contact:
  - FN: Filecoin Cloud
    url: https://filecoin.cloud/
- name: Filrep.io Storage Provider API
  description: 'RESTful JSON API for discovering and evaluating Filecoin storage providers (miners). Returns reputation scores,
    geographic distribution, pricing, verified deal history, and uptime metrics to help clients identify optimal storage partners
    for deal-making.

    '
  image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://filrep.io/
  baseURL: https://api.filrep.io/
  tags:
  - Storage Providers
  - Miners
  - Reputation
  - Discovery
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://filrep.io/
  contact:
  - FN: Filrep
    url: https://filrep.io/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.filecoin.io/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/filecoin-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/filecoin-authentication.yml
- type: Plans
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/filecoin/blob/main/plans/plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/filecoin/blob/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/filecoin/blob/main/finops/finops.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/filecoin-project
- type: GitHub Glif
  url: https://github.com/glifio
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.filecoin.io/
- type: Protocol Specification
  url: https://spec.filecoin.io/
- type: Blog
  url: https://filecoin.io/blog/
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/filecoin
- type: Slack
  url: https://filecoin.io/slack
- type: Status
  url: https://status.filecoin.io/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'