Creating node endpoints

Follow the steps below to set up an endpoint and generate access tokens for your project.

This short guide shows you how to create an RPC endpoint (an RPC URL) for any supported protocol in your GetBlock Shared Node dashboard to connect it to your app, script, or wallet.

In GetBlock, an endpoint URL includes your unique Access Token — the credential that authenticates RPC requests. GetBlock’s UI sometimes labels the whole endpoint provisioning flow “Get Access Token” because a new RPC URL is created together with the token.

Related:

• Access token management

• GetBlock Deploys Major Security Upgrade: Introducing Access Tokens

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The steps below cover how to generate a new endpoint URL with an Access Token:

1

Log in to your GetBlock account and navigate to the Dashboard

2

Find the Endpoints section on the Dashboard

3

Click Get endpoint to open the endpoint setup menu

4

In the modal that opens, select:

• The desired blockchain protocol (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, etc.)

• The network you want to interact with: mainnet or testnet

• Node mode: full (default) or archive

• The API interface that you need (JSON-RPC, WebSockets, GraphQL, etc.)

• One of the available server locations (Frankfurt, New York, or Singapore)

5

Click 'Get' and have the endpoint URL with an access token generated.

Generate and add as many access tokens as required for this protocol. Each token is a unique endpoint for you and your application to interact with the blockchain.

All GetBlock endpoints follow a predictable format. The visible difference is the hostname reflecting the region selected during the setup.

Endpoint examples:

EU (Frankfurt):   https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/
US (New York):    https://go.getblock.us/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/
Asia (Singapore): https://go.getblock.asia/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/

The token encodes the protocol, networks, and routing on the server — clients don’t need to specify a chain in the URL.

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Full vs Archive mode

When creating an endpoint in your GetBlock Dashboard, for select protocols, you can choose between two node access modes – Full and Archive. This selection determines how much historical blockchain data your endpoint can access.\

• Full mode: Standard full (pruned) node behavior — current state lookups, sending transactions, reading blocks, etc.

• Archive mode: Enables access to the historical chain state. Useful for querying balances, contract storage, UTXO sets, executing historical calls, simulating transactions at a past block, or reconstructing chain state for analytics and audits.

Selecting the Archive mode for an endpoint changes how requests are billed in Compute Units (CU). Learn more in the Archive mode guide.

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Viewing and managing endpoints

The created URL is shown on the endpoints list so you can copy it and start calling the node. Use the right-side menu () to roll (regenerate) or delete the endpoint from the list.

Because the Access Token is embedded, the URL is the credential. Keep it secret and store securely. If the URL is exposed, regenerate or revoke it from your GetBlock account.