name: NEAR Protocol
description: NEAR Protocol provides blockchain infrastructure with JSON-RPC 2.0 and REST APIs for querying accounts, transactions, tokens, NFTs, and staking data on the NEAR network. Developers can interact with the NEAR blockchain through the official RPC endpoints, the FASTNEAR indexed REST API, and the NearBlocks explorer API.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Web3
  - NEAR
  - NFT
  - Tokens
  - Staking
  - Crypto
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:

  - name: NEAR RPC API
    description: The NEAR JSON-RPC 2.0 API provides programmatic access to the NEAR blockchain network. All requests are POST to a provider endpoint with the method name encoded in the URL path. Supports transactions, blocks, accounts, network status, gas, and light client proofs.
    humanURL: https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/introduction
    baseURL: https://rpc.mainnet.near.org
    tags:
      - RPC
      - Blockchain
      - Transactions
      - Accounts
      - Blocks
      - Network
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/introduction
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/plans/near-rpc-api.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/near-rpc-api.yml
    contact:
      - FN: NEAR Protocol
        url: https://near.org
        email: hello@near.org

  - name: FASTNEAR Indexed REST API
    description: FASTNEAR provides indexed REST endpoints for account-centric reads on the NEAR blockchain. Offers low-latency access to account state, fungible token balances, NFT holdings, staking positions, and public key lookups without raw JSON-RPC envelopes.
    humanURL: https://docs.fastnear.com/
    baseURL: https://api.fastnear.com
    tags:
      - REST
      - Accounts
      - Tokens
      - NFT
      - Staking
      - Indexed
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.fastnear.com/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/openapi/fastnear-api.json
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/plans/fastnear-api.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/fastnear-api.yml
    contact:
      - FN: FASTNEAR
        url: https://fastnear.com

  - name: NearBlocks Explorer API
    description: NearBlocks provides a REST API derived from the NearBlocks NEAR Protocol block explorer. Supports querying accounts, transactions, blocks, tokens, NFTs, and staking data with tiered access plans and API key authentication.
    humanURL: https://nearblocks.io/apis
    baseURL: https://api.nearblocks.io
    tags:
      - Explorer
      - REST
      - Accounts
      - Transactions
      - Blocks
      - Tokens
      - NFT
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://api.nearblocks.io/api-docs/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/openapi/nearblocks-api.json
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/plans/nearblocks-api.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/nearblocks-api.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/finops/nearblocks-api.yml
    contact:
      - FN: NearBlocks
        url: https://nearblocks.io

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com