Developers

Pocket Network is an open network for data services. As a developer you can use it from either side: publish a service and get paid for every request it serves, or call the services already on the network from your app or agent.

Choose Your Path

Blockchain RPC

The Foundation’s public RPC at api.pocket.network gives free access to dozens of blockchain networks with no account and no API key. Every network is at https://{chain-slug}.api.pocket.network; drop the URL into your existing code:

# Ethereum mainnet
curl -X POST https://eth.api.pocket.network \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}'

// ethers.js — just change the URL
import { JsonRpcProvider } from "ethers";
const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("https://eth.api.pocket.network");
const blockNumber = await provider.getBlockNumber();

# web3.py — same idea
from web3 import Web3
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider("https://eth.api.pocket.network"))
print(w3.eth.block_number)

Every network and its slug is on Supported Chains.

Building Something Heavier?

If you need more than a public endpoint — your own gateway, custom routing, dedicated access, or high-volume production traffic — PATH is the open-source gateway framework for Pocket Network. It handles sessions, supplier selection, quality scoring, and relay signing for any service on the network, blockchain or not. See Building with PATH.

What’s in This Section

• Supported Chains — every public RPC endpoint and its slug
• Integration Examples — drop-in RPC code for ethers.js, web3.py, wagmi, viem, and curl
• Application Staking — stake POKT to pay for relays to any service yourself
• Building with PATH — when and how to run your own gateway
• API Reference — relay, chain, and PATH endpoints