Helium Network website screenshot

Helium Network

Helium operates two decentralized wireless networks - a global LoRaWAN network for low-power IoT devices and a cellular + Wi-Fi offload network for mobile connectivity (Helium Mobile). The network is settled on the Solana blockchain with HNT, IOT, and MOBILE tokens. Developer surface includes the Helium Console / LoRaWAN Network Server APIs used to onboard devices and stream uplinks, on-chain Solana programs for the Helium DAO and rewards, the open-source Helium-Program-Library and helium-wallet SDKs, and partner-operated Network Servers (e.g. Nova Labs, MeteoScientific).

Helium Network publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Wireless, IoT, LoRaWAN, 5G, and DePIN.

Helium Network’s developer surface includes documentation, GitHub presence, and 6 more developer resources.

18.3/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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5 APIs
WirelessIoTLoRaWAN5GDePINSolanaCrypto

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Composite quality — 18.3/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Helium Console / LoRaWAN Network Server API

REST + WebSocket / MQTT integration surface exposed by Helium-compatible LoRaWAN Network Servers (e.g. Nova Labs Console) for provisioning IoT devices, managing organizations an...

Helium Program Library (Solana)

Open-source Solana on-chain programs and TypeScript client SDKs powering the Helium DAO, sub-DAOs, HNT / IOT / MOBILE token emissions, hotspot onboarding (HEM), and rewards dist...

Helium Wallet CLI (Rust)

Reference Rust command-line wallet for managing Helium accounts, tokens, and hotspot operations on Solana. Used by hotspot operators and integrators.

Helium Protobuf Definitions

Canonical protocol buffer definitions for Helium message formats used across packet routing, oracles, and rewards. Required when implementing Helium-compatible services or tooling.

Helium Documentation Repository

Source repository for docs.helium.com, covering the Mobile and IoT networks, tokens, wallets, and network-data resources. Useful as the authoritative pointer to per-vendor Netwo...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Helium Network Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Helium Network Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: helium-network
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/helium-network/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Helium Network
kind: company
description: Helium operates two decentralized wireless networks - a global LoRaWAN network for low-power IoT devices and
  a cellular + Wi-Fi offload network for mobile connectivity (Helium Mobile). The network is settled on the Solana blockchain
  with HNT, IOT, and MOBILE tokens. Developer surface includes the Helium Console / LoRaWAN Network Server APIs used to onboard
  devices and stream uplinks, on-chain Solana programs for the Helium DAO and rewards, the open-source Helium-Program-Library
  and helium-wallet SDKs, and partner-operated Network Servers (e.g. Nova Labs, MeteoScientific).
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/helium-network.png
tags:
- Wireless
- IoT
- LoRaWAN
- 5G
- DePIN
- Solana
- Crypto
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: helium-network:console-lns
  name: Helium Console / LoRaWAN Network Server API
  description: REST + WebSocket / MQTT integration surface exposed by Helium-compatible LoRaWAN Network Servers (e.g. Nova
    Labs Console) for provisioning IoT devices, managing organizations and labels, configuring integrations, and receiving
    uplink and join events from end devices on the Helium IoT network.
  humanURL: https://docs.helium.com/iot/lorawan-network-servers
  baseURL: https://docs.helium.com/iot/lorawan-network-servers
  tags:
  - IoT
  - LoRaWAN
  - Devices
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.helium.com/iot/lorawan-network-servers
- aid: helium-network:helium-program-library
  name: Helium Program Library (Solana)
  description: Open-source Solana on-chain programs and TypeScript client SDKs powering the Helium DAO, sub-DAOs, HNT / IOT
    / MOBILE token emissions, hotspot onboarding (HEM), and rewards distribution. Used by integrators that need to read or
    write Helium on-chain state.
  humanURL: https://github.com/helium/helium-program-library
  baseURL: https://github.com/helium/helium-program-library
  tags:
  - Solana
  - Smart Contracts
  - SDK
  - TypeScript
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/helium/helium-program-library
- aid: helium-network:helium-wallet-rs
  name: Helium Wallet CLI (Rust)
  description: Reference Rust command-line wallet for managing Helium accounts, tokens, and hotspot operations on Solana.
    Used by hotspot operators and integrators.
  humanURL: https://github.com/helium/helium-wallet-rs
  baseURL: https://github.com/helium/helium-wallet-rs
  tags:
  - Wallet
  - CLI
  - Rust
  - Solana
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/helium/helium-wallet-rs
- aid: helium-network:proto
  name: Helium Protobuf Definitions
  description: Canonical protocol buffer definitions for Helium message formats used across packet routing, oracles, and rewards.
    Required when implementing Helium-compatible services or tooling.
  humanURL: https://github.com/helium/proto
  baseURL: https://github.com/helium/proto
  tags:
  - Protobuf
  - Protocol
  - Schemas
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/helium/proto
- aid: helium-network:docs-repo
  name: Helium Documentation Repository
  description: Source repository for docs.helium.com, covering the Mobile and IoT networks, tokens, wallets, and network-data
    resources. Useful as the authoritative pointer to per-vendor Network Server APIs and integration patterns.
  humanURL: https://github.com/helium/docs
  baseURL: https://github.com/helium/docs
  tags:
  - Documentation
  - Reference
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/helium/docs
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/helium-network-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.helium.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.hellohelium.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.helium.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/helium
- type: Foundation
  url: https://www.helium.foundation/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helium-systems-inc-
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.helium.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com