RPC nodes
What to consider when choosing a node
- Trust: Choose a node that you can trust the people who operate it.
- It should not alter your requests, for example, changing the operation data before forging it.
- It should not censor your operations; you want to know that your operations will reach the network.
- Reliability: Consider your requirements for uptime, and choose your node option accordingly. If node availability is critical for your user-case, consider self-hosting a node or contracting someone to operate a node specifically for you.
- End-points support: Public nodes have different policies on the end-points that they expose. Your use case may require specific end-points to be available to your app. We have made a suite of integration tests for the Taquito RPC package. These tests show what RPC end-points are available on a given node. These tests are available here: integration-tests/rpc-nodes.spec.ts.
List of community-run nodes
If you are aware of a public node missing from our list or our information is inaccurate, please help us by submitting an issue or pull request on our GitHub page.
| Provider | Net | URL | Header |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECAD Labs | Mainnet | https://mainnet.api.tez.ie | Check |
| ECAD Labs | Hangzhounet | https://hangzhounet.api.tez.ie | Check |
| ECAD Labs | Ithacanet | https://ithacanet.ecadinfra.com | Check |
| SmartPy | Mainnet | https://mainnet.smartpy.io | Check |
| SmartPy | Hangzhounet | https://hangzhounet.smartpy.io/ | Check |
| SmartPy | Ithacanet | https://ithacanet.smartpy.io/ | Check |
| Tezos Foundation | Mainnet | https://rpc.tzbeta.net/ | Check |
| Tezos Foundation | Ithacanet | https://rpczero.tzbeta.net/ | Check |
| LetzBake! | Mainnet | https://teznode.letzbake.com | Check |
| GigaNode | Mainnet | https://mainnet-tezos.giganode.io | Check |
| GigaNode | Hangzhounet | https://testnet-tezos.giganode.io/ | Check |
How to run a node
Running a node is a good way of contributing to Tezos by increasing the decentralization of the network.
There are many ways to set up a node. Here are some links providing general instructions: