Axelar (AXL)

GetBlock provides fast and reliable access to Axelar nodes via JSON-RPC and REST APIs. Connect to the Axelar network without running your own infrastructure.

Axelar is a decentralized cross-chain communication network built on the Cosmos SDK and secured by CometBFT (Tendermint) consensus with a delegated Proof-of-Stake validator set. Rather than serving a single application, Axelar connects blockchains: its validators observe events on external chains (both EVM and Cosmos), reach consensus, and produce threshold signatures that authorize transfers and general message passing (GMP) between chains. Developers use it to build interchain applications, move assets across ecosystems, and deploy Interchain Tokens. The native token is AXL, used for staking, fees, and governance. Because Axelar is a Cosmos SDK chain, GetBlock exposes it over two interfaces: JSON-RPC (the CometBFT node RPC) and REST (the Cosmos SDK LCD, including Axelar's cross-chain modules).

Key Features

• Cross-Chain Interoperability: Connects EVM and Cosmos ecosystems with asset transfers and General Message Passing

• Threshold Signatures: Validators produce multi-party signatures that authorize actions on external chains

• Cosmos SDK + CometBFT: Deterministic single-block finality, DPoS validators, and IBC connectivity

• Axelar Modules: Chain-specific nexus, evm, multisig, and reward modules exposed over REST

• Two Interfaces: CometBFT JSON-RPC for consensus/block/tx data and broadcast; Cosmos REST for module queries

• bech32 Addresses: Accounts use the axelar1… address format; AXL is denominated in uaxl (10^-6 AXL)

TECHNICAL DISCLAIMER: AUTHORITATIVE API SPECIFICATION.

GetBlock's API reference documentation is provided exclusively for informational purposes and to optimize the developer experience. The canonical specifications are the CometBFT RPC (for JSON-RPC), the Cosmos SDK REST/gRPC (for standard modules), and the Axelar protobuf definitions (for the nexus, evm, multisig, and reward modules), published at docs.axelar.dev.

Network Information

Property	Value
Network Name	Axelar (axelar-dojo-1)
Native Currency	AXL (1 AXL = 1,000,000 uaxl)
Consensus	CometBFT (Tendermint) BFT, delegated Proof-of-Stake
Framework	Cosmos SDK
Address Format	bech32 (axelar1…)
Block Time	~6 seconds
Finality	Deterministic (single block)

Interfaces

Interface	Transport	Use it for
JSON-RPC	CometBFT JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP	Consensus, block, and transaction data; transaction broadcast; abci_query for any module state
REST	Cosmos SDK REST (LCD) over HTTP	Module queries — bank, staking, gov, distribution, and Axelar's nexus / evm / reward modules

Base URL

Frankfurt, Germany

https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/

Supported Networks

Network	JSON-RPC	REST	Frankfurt, Germany	New York, USA	Singapore, Singapore
Mainnet (axelar-dojo-1)	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌

Quickstart

Javascript(Axios)

1

Setup project

mkdir axelar-api-quickstart && cd axelar-api-quickstart && npm init --yes

2

Install dependency

npm install axios

3

Add code

index.js

const axios = require('axios');
let data = JSON.stringify({
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "method": "status",
  "params": []
});

let config = {
  method: 'post',
  maxBodyLength: Infinity,
  url: 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>',
  headers: { 
    'Content-Type': 'application/json', 
    'Accept': 'application/json'
  },
  data : data
};

axios.request(config)
.then((response) => {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch((error) => {
  console.log(error);
});

4

Run the script

node index.js

5

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "node_info": {
            "protocol_version": {
                "p2p": "8",
                "block": "11",
                "app": "0"
            },
            "id": "821fa0f7ce74a211c5f5ec93cc6cc301564b92b6",
            "listen_addr": "0.0.0.0:26656",
            "network": "axelar-dojo-1",
            "version": "0.38.25",
            "channels": "40202122233038606100",
            "moniker": "Tendermint",
            "other": {
                "tx_index": "on",
                "rpc_address": "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657"
            }
        },
        "sync_info": {
            "latest_block_hash": "5280FDEC95142F25A06A0654066AA08BE84C2036505D8C1667A2DDDEDC08535D",
            "latest_app_hash": "CA7F71F89A940520E975C463D08CE322F22E4DF3EAA592BF0B9E48FD79AF5164",
            "latest_block_height": "35202311",
            "latest_block_time": "2026-09-24T12:14:27.931417491Z",
            "earliest_block_hash": "86F60563C7D4C9172C67C85033FA62B58D3AED454465CAAF9E2821504D9FFA2B",
            "earliest_app_hash": "CD85F7AB6DEF0FE4D55D7CE3CFCE411D5EF2BBE1C36BD3339A95FAEE0EC1045A",
            "earliest_block_height": "34702311",
            "earliest_block_time": "2026-09-15T01:53:05.005785113Z",
            "catching_up": false
        },
        "validator_info": {
            "address": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
            "pub_key": {
                "type": "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1",
                "value": "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
            },
            "voting_power": "0"
        }
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

Python(Request)

1

Setup project

mkdir axelar-api-quickstart && cd axelar-api-quickstart
python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate

2

Install dependency

pip install requests

3

Add code

main.py

import requests
import json

url = "https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>"

payload = json.dumps({
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "method": "status",
  "params": []
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Accept': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)

4

Run the script

python main.py

APIs

• JSON-RPC API — CometBFT consensus, block, tx, and abci_query

• REST API — Cosmos SDK and Axelar cross-chain module queries

Support

For technical support and questions:

• Support: [e-mail]

See Also

• Axelar Documentation

• CometBFT RPC

• Cosmos SDK REST

• Axelar Block Explorer (Axelarscan)