name: NEAR RPC API Rate Limits
description: Rate limits for the NEAR Protocol JSON-RPC API public endpoints. The official NEAR Foundation endpoint is severely rate-limited. Third-party providers like FASTNEAR offer higher-throughput free RPC endpoints.
url: https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers
rate_limits:

  - provider: NEAR Foundation Mainnet
    endpoint: https://rpc.mainnet.near.org
    plan: public
    limits:
      - type: requests_per_second
        value: 5
        note: Severely rate-limited; exact number not published. Use third-party providers for production.
    enforcement: HTTP 429 Too Many Requests

  - provider: NEAR Foundation Archival
    endpoint: https://archival-rpc.mainnet.near.org
    plan: public
    limits:
      - type: requests_per_second
        value: 5
        note: Severely rate-limited; intended for archival queries only
    enforcement: HTTP 429 Too Many Requests

  - provider: FASTNEAR Free RPC
    endpoint: https://free.rpc.fastnear.com
    plan: free
    limits:
      - type: requests_per_second
        value: 50
        note: Approximate; higher limits available with paid FASTNEAR API key
    enforcement: HTTP 429 Too Many Requests

  - provider: 1RPC
    endpoint: https://1rpc.io/near
    plan: free
    limits:
      - note: Free tier available; exact limits not published

  - provider: BlockPI
    endpoint: https://near.blockpi.network/v1/rpc/public
    plan: free
    limits:
      - note: Free tier available; exact limits not published

  - provider: dRPC
    endpoint: https://near.drpc.org
    plan: free
    limits:
      - note: Free tier available; exact limits not published