name: NEAR RPC API Plans
description: Access plans for the NEAR Protocol JSON-RPC API. The official public mainnet endpoint is free and open but severely rate-limited. Third-party RPC providers offer free tiers with registration and paid tiers for production usage.
url: https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers
plans:

  - name: Public Free Tier
    description: Free public RPC endpoint provided by NEAR Foundation. Severely rate-limited, suitable for development and testing only.
    url: https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers
    spec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/near/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
    auth: none
    rate_limits:
      - requests_per_second: 5
        note: Severely rate-limited; exact limit not published
    quota:
      requests_per_month: unlimited
      note: Rate-limited but no hard monthly cap stated
    endpoints:
      included:
        - send_tx
        - tx
        - block
        - chunk
        - query
        - status
        - health
        - network_info
        - validators
        - gas_price
        - genesis_config
        - light_client_proof
        - next_light_client_block

  - name: FASTNEAR Free RPC
    description: Free public RPC endpoint provided by FASTNEAR at free.rpc.fastnear.com with higher limits than the official NEAR endpoint.
    url: https://free.rpc.fastnear.com
    auth: none
    rate_limits:
      - requests_per_second: 50
        note: Approximate; exact limit not published
    endpoints:
      included:
        - send_tx
        - tx
        - block
        - chunk
        - query
        - status
        - health
        - network_info
        - validators
        - gas_price

  - name: Archival RPC (NEAR Foundation)
    description: Archival node endpoint for querying historical data. Severely rate-limited and intended for archival queries.
    url: https://archival-rpc.mainnet.near.org
    auth: none
    rate_limits:
      - requests_per_second: 5
        note: Severely rate-limited
    endpoints:
      included:
        - block
        - chunk
        - query
        - tx