Near Protocol

NEAR RPC for AI agents

Build AI agents and chain-abstracted apps on NEAR, with ~600 ms blocks and sub-cent fees.

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PRICING

NEAR Infrastructure Pricing

Free

$0 /month

Best for: prototypes, side projects, and first integrations.

  • Shared NEAR mainnet endpoint
  • 50K Compute Units a day, no card required
  • JSON-RPC access
  • Keys, usage and limits in one dashboard
  • Upgrade to a paid Shared plan whenever traffic grows

Shared Node

from $49 /month

Best for: wallets, dApps, AI agents and mid-traffic workloads.

  • High-performance NEAR RPC endpoint
  • Scalable RPS tiers (250 – 800 RPS)
  • JSON-RPC on one API key
  • Monitoring & standard SLA (99.99% uptime guaranteed)
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STAKING

Hold NEAR? Stake it with the GetBlock validator

Delegate from your own wallet: GetBlock never takes custody of your NEAR, rewards compound every epoch and you can unstake at any time.

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  • 7%

    Validator commission

  • 99.9%

    Endorsement rate, 30 days

  • ~12h

    Until rewards start

  • 4 epochs

    Unbonding period

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AT A GLANCE

NEAR network specifications

Architecture & Consensus ModelSharded Layer 1 with Thresholded Proof-of-Stake
Launch DateApril 22, 2020
Average Block Time~600 milliseconds
Throughput (TPS)Scales with the number of shards
Gas TokenNEAR
Smart Contract SupportYes
Programming LanguagesRust, JavaScript/TypeScript
Notable Use CasesAgentic economy, cross-chain payments, DeFi, consumer apps
Chain IDNone
Data AvailabilityNative
State ValidationNative
Block ProposerValidators, rotated by stake each epoch
Network TypePublic
Transaction PrivacyNone
Transaction OrderingBlock producer–determined
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STARTUP PROGRAM

Building on NEAR? Apply for an infrastructure grant

The GetBlock x NEAR Startup Program backs early-stage NEAR teams with RPC credits, engineering support and co-marketing, so you launch on production-grade infrastructure from day one.

  • RPC grant

    Requests credited straight to your GetBlock account for the term set on the onboarding call.

  • Tech support

    Direct help from GetBlock engineers to integrate, migrate and scale on NEAR.

  • Co-marketing

    Promotion across GetBlock channels and a chance to be featured on the marketplace.

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Why build on NEAR with GetBlock

Essential performance and infrastructure features for developers.

Low-latency API endpoints

Response times as low as 14 ms with globally distributed infrastructure for consistent performance.

High throughput capacity

Full JSON-RPC API access

99.99%+ uptime

low-latency blockchain API
Low-latency API endpoints

Response times as low as 14 ms with globally distributed infrastructure for consistent performance.

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TRUST

Trusted by leading Web3 teams

From wallets and exchanges to DeFi protocols and infra teams, GetBlock powers production workloads across 130+ networks.

  • 400k+developers registered on the platform
  • 100,000+hours of Web3 DevOps engineering invested in the GetBlock infrastructure
  • 6 yearsof infrastructure development expertise
  • Non-Custodial Wallets
    124MActive users

    Trust Wallet consolidated 12 networks onto managed infrastructure, with an estimated 4,500 engineering hours saved.

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  • Hardware Wallets
    6MWallets sold

    Tangem has held three years of 99.99% uptime and doubled its supported network count on GetBlock infrastructure.

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  • Payment Processors
    7M+Payments processed

    CoinGate gained a DORA and GDPR framework built from scratch, with an estimated 1,400 hours of engineering work saved.

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  • DeFi Protocols
    $400B+Cumulative volume on Aerodrome

    Revert moved from trial to production analytics on Base, on the first production overlay-enabled Base node we know of.

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  • Web3 Security
    $500B+In digital assets protected

    Blockaid extended screening to networks with no commercial RPC support, with an estimated 1,500 hours of work saved.

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ENTERPRISE

Business-tuned NEAR infrastructure

Redundant, secure, and SOC 2 Type II attested. Engineered for enterprise-grade uptime and trust

  • Dedicated Nodes & Clusters

  • Global node deployment

  • Tailored load-balancing

  • Guaranteed throughput

  • 99.99%+ uptime SLA

  • 24x7 dedicated support

FAQ

Everything you need to know about NEAR RPC nodes, network access, and choosing the right setup for your dApp.

NEAR performance notes

NEAR Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain with a sharded Proof-of-Stake architecture, using Nightshade sharding and Doomslug finality to deliver parallel transaction processing across shards. It uses an account-based model, built-in account abstraction, and a WebAssembly runtime supporting smart contracts in Rust and JavaScript/TypeScript. The network produces blocks in roughly 600 milliseconds with ~1.2-second finality and transaction fees under one cent.

NEAR Protocol is primarily used for high-throughput smart contract execution, cross-chain coordination, and the AI agent economy. Distinguishing capabilities include Dynamic Resharding, Chain Signatures for signing transactions on external blockchains via MPC, Global Smart Contracts for cross-shard composability, and Shade Agents for verifiable autonomous execution. These primitives are most useful for developers, DeFi protocols, multichain dApps, and AI agents that need scalable, interoperable, and verifiable onchain infrastructure.

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Launch your RPC endpoint in less than 5 clicks with reliable, production-ready access for devs who want to move fast. Like, really fast.

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Need dedicated throughput, custom infrastructure, or engineering services? Let our team design and deliver the solutions your business demands.