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# Metis

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

Metis (Andromeda) is an EVM-compatible Optimistic Rollup Layer-2 that settles to Ethereum, designed for low-cost, high-throughput applications and a decentralized sequencer model. 

It is bytecode-compatible with Ethereum, so standard Solidity contracts, the `eth_*` JSON-RPC surface, and tooling such as Foundry, Hardhat, Ethers.js, and Viem work without modification. The native gas token is METIS. This reference document describes the Ethereum-compatible JSON-RPC interface over HTTP.

## Key Features

* **Optimistic Rollup L2**: Settles to Ethereum with an optimistic-rollup security model
* **METIS Gas**: Transaction fees are paid in METIS, the network's native gas token
* **EVM Compatible**: Runs standard Ethereum bytecode and tooling (Foundry, Hardhat, Ethers, Viem) unchanged
* **EIP-1559 Fees**: Base-fee pricing with `eth_feeHistory` and priority fees
* **Decentralized Sequencer**: Metis operates a decentralized sequencer set for its rollup
* **Core Trace Support**: The core `debug_trace*` tracers for transaction and block inspection

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*TECHNICAL DISCLAIMER: AUTHORITATIVE JSON-RPC API SPECIFICATION.*

*GetBlock's RPC API reference documentation is provided exclusively for informational purposes and to optimize the developer experience. Metis implements the standard Ethereum JSON-RPC interface; the canonical specification for these methods is the Ethereum JSON-RPC specification at* [*ethereum.org*](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/)*, and Metis-specific behaviour is documented at* [*docs.metis.io*](https://docs.metis.io/)*.*
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This GetBlock Metis endpoint is served over **JSON-RPC (HTTP) only** — there is no WebSocket endpoint — so the subscription methods `eth_subscribe` and `eth_unsubscribe` are not available and are not documented here. It is available in the **Frankfurt** region.
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## Network Information

| Property        | Value                     |
| --------------- | ------------------------- |
| Network Name    | Metis Andromeda           |
| Chain ID        | 1088                      |
| Native Currency | METIS                     |
| EVM Compatible  | Yes                       |
| Network Type    | Optimistic Rollup Layer-2 |
| Fee Model       | EIP-1559                  |

## Base URL

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Frankfurt, Germany" %}

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

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Supported Networks

| Network | Chain ID | JSON-RPC | WSS | GraphQL | MEV protected (WebSocket) | MEV protected (JSON-RPC) | Frankfurt, Germany | New York, USA | Singapore, Singapore |
| ------- | -------- | -------- | --- | ------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------------- | -------------------- |
| Mainnet | 1088     | ✅        | ❌   | ❌       | ❌                         | ❌                        | ✅                  | ❌             | ❌                    |

## Quickstart

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Javascript(Axios)" %}
{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Setup project

```bash
mkdir metis-api-quickstart && cd metis-api-quickstart && npm init --yes
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Install dependency

```bash
npm install axios
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Add code

{% code title="index.js" %}

```javascript
const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/';

const payload = {
  jsonrpc: '2.0',
  method: 'eth_blockNumber',
  params: [],
  id: 'getblock.io'
};

axios.post(url, payload, {
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(response => {
  console.log('Latest block:', parseInt(response.data.result, 16));
})
.catch(error => console.error(error));
```

{% endcode %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Run the script

```bash
node index.js
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Response

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
Latest block: 23275483
```

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python(Request)" %}
{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Setup project

```bash
mkdir metis-api-quickstart && cd metis-api-quickstart
python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Install dependency

```bash
pip install requests
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Add code

{% code title="main.py" %}

```python
import requests
import json

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

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_blockNumber",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Run the script

```bash
python main.py
```

{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Available API Methods

### Chain & Client Info

<table data-search="false"><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>web3_clientVersion</td><td>Client software version identifier</td></tr><tr><td>web3_sha3</td><td>Keccak-256 hash of hex-encoded data</td></tr><tr><td>net_version</td><td>Network ID as a decimal string</td></tr><tr><td>net_listening</td><td>Whether the node is listening for P2P connections</td></tr><tr><td>net_peerCount</td><td>Number of connected peers</td></tr><tr><td>eth_chainId</td><td>Chain ID per EIP-155</td></tr><tr><td>eth_blockNumber</td><td>Current chain tip block number</td></tr><tr><td>eth_syncing</td><td>Sync status, or false if fully synced</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Gas & Fees

| Method                    | Description                                       |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| eth\_gasPrice             | Legacy gas price estimate in wei                  |
| eth\_maxPriorityFeePerGas | Suggested EIP-1559 priority fee in wei            |
| eth\_feeHistory           | Historical base fees and priority-fee percentiles |

### Account & State

| Method                   | Description                                  |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| eth\_getBalance          | METIS balance of an address at a given block |
| eth\_accounts            | Accounts owned by the client                 |
| eth\_getStorageAt        | Value at a specific contract storage slot    |
| eth\_getTransactionCount | Address nonce (transaction count)            |
| eth\_getCode             | Deployed bytecode at an address              |

### Blocks

| Method                                | Description                             |
| ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| eth\_getBlockByHash                   | Block data by block hash                |
| eth\_getBlockByNumber                 | Block data by block number or tag       |
| eth\_getBlockTransactionCountByHash   | Transaction count in a block, by hash   |
| eth\_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber | Transaction count in a block, by number |

### Transactions

| Method                                   | Description                                    |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| eth\_getTransactionByHash                | Transaction data by transaction hash           |
| eth\_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex   | Transaction by block hash and index            |
| eth\_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex | Transaction by block number and index          |
| eth\_getTransactionReceipt               | Transaction receipt with status, gas, and logs |

### Execution & Simulation

| Method           | Description                                    |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| eth\_call        | Execute a message call without a transaction   |
| eth\_estimateGas | Estimate gas required to execute a transaction |

### Filters & Logs

<table data-search="false"><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>eth_newFilter</td><td>Create a log filter with address and topic criteria</td></tr><tr><td>eth_newBlockFilter</td><td>Create a filter for new block hashes</td></tr><tr><td>eth_newPendingTransactionFilter</td><td>Create a filter for pending transaction hashes</td></tr><tr><td>eth_uninstallFilter</td><td>Remove a previously created filter</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getFilterChanges</td><td>Poll new entries for a filter since the last poll</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getFilterLogs</td><td>Get all logs matching a log filter</td></tr><tr><td>eth_getLogs</td><td>Query logs matching criteria in one call</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Transaction Submission

| Method                  | Description                                |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| eth\_sendRawTransaction | Submit a signed transaction to the network |

### Debug & Trace

| Method                    | Description                                 |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| debug\_traceBlockByHash   | Trace all transactions in a block by hash   |
| debug\_traceBlockByNumber | Trace all transactions in a block by number |
| debug\_traceCall          | Trace a simulated message call              |
| debug\_traceTransaction   | Trace execution of a mined transaction      |

## Support

For technical support and questions:

* Support: <support@getblock.io>

## See Also

* [Metis Documentation](https://docs.metis.io/)
* [Ethereum JSON-RPC Specification](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/)
* [Metis Explorer](https://andromeda-explorer.metis.io/)
* [Metis Website](https://www.metis.io/)