What is a Polygon node?

A Polygon node is a computer or server with a pre-installed software client that participates in the network, maintaining a copy of the blockchain and validating transactions and smart contracts.

How to run a Polygon node?

To run a Polygon node, you need to set up the necessary software and configurations on a computer or server, connect it to the network, and synchronize with the blockchain.

What is a Polygon (MATIC) full node?

A MATIC full node is a type of node that stores a complete copy of the blockchain and validates all transactions and smart contracts on the network.

What is the Polygon RPC?

Polygon RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is a communication protocol that allows developers to interact with the blockchain. It enables them to send requests and receive responses to access and manipulate data on the network.

How does MATIC API work?

The MATIC API provides a set of endpoints that developers can use to access various functionalities of the network. It allows them to retrieve blockchain data, interact with smart contracts, and perform other operations programmatically.

What’s the difference between testnet vs mainnet Polygon nodes?

Mainnet RPC is used by live applications that process real transactions and interact with the main Polygon PoS network. MATIC Testnet RPC provides access to Polygon’s Amoy test network. Developers use it to build and test their applications before launching on the mainnet.

What’s the difference between dedicated and shared MATIC RPC nodes?

A dedicated Polygon node offers exclusive access to high-performance servers ideal for projects needing high throughput and low latency with customizable settings. Shared nodes, on the other hand, provide reliable Polygon public RPC for projects with lighter requirements.

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Polygon Nodes FAQ

What is a Polygon node?
A Polygon node is a computer or server with a pre-installed software client that participates in the network, maintaining a copy of the blockchain and validating transactions and smart contracts.
How to run a Polygon node?
To run a Polygon node, you need to set up the necessary software and configurations on a computer or server, connect it to the network, and synchronize with the blockchain.
What is a Polygon (MATIC) full node?
A MATIC full node is a type of node that stores a complete copy of the blockchain and validates all transactions and smart contracts on the network.
What is the Polygon RPC?
Polygon RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is a communication protocol that allows developers to interact with the blockchain. It enables them to send requests and receive responses to access and manipulate data on the network.
How does MATIC API work?
The MATIC API provides a set of endpoints that developers can use to access various functionalities of the network. It allows them to retrieve blockchain data, interact with smart contracts, and perform other operations programmatically.
What’s the difference between testnet vs mainnet Polygon nodes?
Mainnet RPC is used by live applications that process real transactions and interact with the main Polygon PoS network. MATIC Testnet RPC provides access to Polygon’s Amoy test network. Developers use it to build and test their applications before launching on the mainnet.
What’s the difference between dedicated and shared MATIC RPC nodes?
A dedicated Polygon node offers exclusive access to high-performance servers ideal for projects needing high throughput and low latency with customizable settings. Shared nodes, on the other hand, provide reliable Polygon public RPC for projects with lighter requirements.

Polygon RPC: Why should you choose it?

Launched in 2017 as Matic Network, Polygon gained popularity as a second-layer scalability solution for Ethereum network. Via its own Proof-of-Stake (PoS) design, it bundled up Ethereum transactions to reduce the usage of its computational resources.

Polygon network is the most popular smart contracts platform in EVM ecosystem. It is fully compatible with Ethereum but is able to process transactions way faster and cheaper.
In 2021, the Matic blockchain re-branded to Polygon Network and started promoting itself as a one-stop scalability hub for dApps on Ethereum. MATIC RPC nodes on-boarded thousands of dApps since.
Its core native asset is called MATIC. It serves as a gas fee currency for all users of Polygon APIs and can be used in governance referendums.

What types of MATIC RPC Nodes does GetBlock.io provide?

Our suite of Polygon RPC nodes is tailored to exactly what your project requires. Use our MATIC API to quickly integrate and access the blockchain data you need.

Polygon Full Node

Interact with the latest state of the blockchain in real time: read data, send transactions, deploy smart contracts. Essential for building decentralized applications.

Polygon Archive Node

Need historical blockchain data for in-depth analytics or time-travel debugging? Our MATIC archive nodes with their complete history of all state changes, can serve such requests.

Get all the data you need whenever you need it to support your audits, research, or development needs.

Polygon RPC Node Requirements

Running a full MATIC node demands significant hardware resources to meet even minimal requirements:

Ample storage to handle a full node size: 2.5 TB SSD
Memory: 32 GB
Processing power: Fast multi-core CPU

Archive settings require expanded storage capacity.

GetBlock handles the heavy lifting. Our servers meet all Polygon node requirements, whether you need a full node or an archive node. We offer the storage, memory, and processing power necessary to support your operations.

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As long as you work with GetBlock’s MATIC nodes, you don’t need to spend resources on servers, Devops teams and so on: we offer ready-made blockchain nodes solutions that can be activated in minutes.
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Our users can customize their MATIC RPC nodes endpoints regardless of their previous experience with GetBlock’s intuitive interface and premium-level customer support.

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